Oil painting techniques, watercolor painting, and acrylic painting art instruction.  Oil painting techniques, watercolor painting, and acrylic painting art instruction.
  You are here: » Home   
  Special Offer Packages
Beginner Course
Full Course
Upgrade Package
Free Painting Lessons
  Course Building Blocks
  1. Course Overview
  2a. Process (Oil)
  2b. Process (Acrylic)
  2c. Process (Watercolor)
  3. Drawing
  4. Form
  5. Observation
  6. Notan
  7. Color
  8. Design & Composition
  9. Brushwork
  10. Visual Music & Poetry
  Workshop Week 1
  Workshop Week 2
  Academy Membership
  ->
  FAQ and Help Me
About Us ->
Help Me
Contact Us ->
  Information
Free Newsletter
Testimonials
The Virtual Art AcademyŽ

About the Program

Next Slideshow

Learn to paint at your own pace
in your own place...

Self-study painting lessons authored by Barry John Raybould, M.A. on oil painting techniques, watercolor painting techniques, and acrylic painting techniques.

Read these emails we have received from our students. We are so sure you will be pleased with the painting lessons that we offer a 30-day Money Back Guarantee, so you have absolutely nothing to lose.

Our difference

Compared with other painting lessons on the internet, all our painting lessons are:

  • based on 20 years of research by a professional artist on the studio and plein air painting techniques of the masters so you get comprehensive information that matches that taught in the world's best art schools and academies.
  • presented using professional instructional design standards (unlike most painting lessons) to make the courses very easy to understand and follow.

"Your courses are the best, most comprehensive, and exciting courses I have found anywhere - in books, in class and/or on the internet. Thank you for compiling these for us. I always look forward to your newsletters and putting them into practice."..... R. Bennett, USA, April, 2009

"This is an in depth, extensive, comprehensive, practical and very revealing treatise on painting and art. I am very happy I bought it."..... Patricia, Bulgaria, November, 2008

Our comprehensive three-year program of study for all levels A one-year program of study in painting for beginners Download individual course Building Blocks

If you are serious about becoming a good artist, and you are looking for a comprehensive in-depth program of study in painting that is logically sequenced and organized, then this is the choice for you. It also includes all the beginner courses. You will get immediate access to:

Designed for beginners, but also with the busy professional in mind, this shorter course gets you started on a simple series of exercises and assignments so you make progress quickly. You can upgrade to the full course anytime. You get access to:

Want to just hone a particular skill like color, brushwork, notan, or composition? You can buy the individual course Building Blocks and work through the course one block at a time. You will get immediate access to:
55 Courses
(pdf format)
250 Assignments
(pdf format)
One Year Academy Membership
Online Campus
Free Monthly
Updates
Member
Newsletter
20 Courses
(pdf format)
75 Assignments
(pdf format)
One Year Academy Membership
Online Campus
Free Monthly
Updates
Member
Newsletter
6 Courses
(pdf format)
4-6 Assignments per course
(pdf format)

Not ready to commit? Buy the Academy Membership even if you have not bought any of our painting lessons. This is a great way to get to see the quality of our materials first hand, and to meet the other students on our online campus.
This level of art education costs up to $60,000 in traditional art institutions.
What happens after you click
'Buy Now'...
Purchase
You will be redirected to our credit card payment site 2checkout.com (2CO) and asked for your billing details. You will see the cost in your own currency for your convenience.
Register
After you have filled out your details and the payment has processed, you will see our Registration page. Just complete the details there and then check your email for a confirmation message.
Download
Once you have confirmed your registration we will email you the instructions for downloading your painting lessons. Before you download your painting lessons, make sure you have the latest version of Adobe Reader installed on your computer (to read the PDF files).
Our Money-Back Guarantee
If you are not completely satisfied with the quality of our materials you can request a refund at any time within 30 days, no questions asked.

"Wow. Even better than what I expected. So well sequenced, organized & comprehensive. The content is all that I cannot find at workshops, art books & fine art students graduate without the great foundation that this course provides. Am so glad I bought the complete course."... Dawn, Australia, August, 2009

"I want to let you know how happy I am with your courses. Your courses are exactly what I needed, and I had seached for a long time for most comprehensive materials. I am confident to say that your courses are truly unique, honest, and written with so much passion. You are generous in sharing your knowledge and your dedication in helping others is evident. Thanks for giving me great tools and vision to be a better artist."... Jo, USA, August, 2009


Copyright © 2007 Virtual Art Academy®
Powered by osCommerce

 Oil Painting Techniques    |    Watercolor Painting Techniques    |    Acrylic Painting Techniques