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THE CLASSICAL WAY explains how classical art academies teach you how to paint like the Old Masters
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To be able to paint realistically it is essential to be able to draw realistically. Many ongoing Artists slip up doing the more complex subject of painting too early without having profound education in drawing – the easier accomplished skill. Drawing trains the eyes. Practising drawing trains perception to a high degree and sets the …
The academic approach of learning how to paint like the Old Masters is a system that derived from the experience of hundreds of years. This approach is so successful that even a total beginner in arts is able to achieve mastery, no matter what skill level one has. The academies are so confident with that …
Though you can dispense with a teacher to a somewhat degree you can’t draw or paint without tools. And all the reading will lead you to nothing if you don’t practise. So here I’m going to talk about what you will need for your exercises and how to set up your little Atelier@HOME. In your …