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Only online learning program I have ever discovered using a training industry best practice
SharePinEmailTweetBefore repurposing my vocation into avocation, I spent 20 years in the corporate world as an instructional designer and performance consultant creating training curricula for diverse clientele from...
First quality education, materials, layered learning systems, feedback loop and social support and lifelong learning – amazing
SharePinEmailTweetIn the last couple of years, I took online painting courses and in-studio classes adding to my university courses from many years ago. After researching Anders Ericsson learning systems and...
The most comprehensive art instruction I could find anywhere online, and trust me, I had been looking for a long time.
SharePinEmailTweetI joined 2 years ago with my daughter. We have both learnt so much and have enjoyed our VAA time together. My daughter is now 13 and already produces amazing paintings. The Virtual Art Academy is...
I started learning oil painting with VAA from scratch. Just one year later my paintings started to sell
SharePinEmailTweetThe Virtual Art Academy program is really comprehensive and gave me all the information and directives to learn painting in one package. The material is very well organized, just beautiful to look at...
The improvement in my own work reaffirms that I’ve found the right program to develop as an artist
SharePinEmailTweetI have been a student of VAA since 2011. I had been searching for an online art program that could assist in helping me develop as an artist. VAA is a complete program for beginners as well as advanced...
The small steps are easy to do
SharePinEmailTweetI am extremely impressed with the process that Barry has developed for VAA. Learning to paint can be intimidating, but when broken into many small projects it is very do-able. I just did my first...
An excellent foundation on so many aspects of painting
SharePinEmailTweetI never had formal training in painting and my style has always been very realistic, slow and not at all artistic, just a copy of a photograph. When I got word of the course available through Virtual...
The most comprehensive, in depth and well-organized painting course available online
SharePinEmailTweetAfter a thorough research, my personal conclusion is that the Virtual Art Academy (VAA) is, by wide margin, the most comprehensive, in depth and well-organized painting course available in the internet...
I’m Richard Robinson …. best online art training available on the internet today
SharePinEmailTweetHi I’m Richard Robinson. I’ve been a professional painter since 2001. My claim to fame is only that I’m making a living as an artist and doing pretty well – something which I...
It is a real course that trains you in a structured way
SharePinEmailTweetThe questions you ask yourself are,”Will it be worth the cost?” and “Will it be truly useful?”. After a couple of weeks working on/in Virtual Art Academy®, I can say that the...
Barry gave me a fishing rod so I can catch my own fish
SharePinEmailTweetAfter weeks and even months of searching YouTube, “googling” and spending a fortune on art instructional books I finally came across the Virtual Art Academy®. When it comes to purchasing...
The course has a steady learning curve that keeps revealing itself as you advance
SharePinEmailTweetThe course is working great, the lessons are set out so well that every week I can see growth. In following the program it’s given me direction, and the information in the lesson plans are of a...
This is a far more superior school than anything I have seen being taught at colleges across the country
SharePinEmailTweetThis is a far more superior school than anything I have seen being taught at colleges across the country and have learned much more from the Virtual Art Academy® than from any art course I have ever...
No need to buy expensive art books…. Just do the VAA 4 year course. I still refer to it
SharePinEmailTweetI finished the VAA course a few years ago, but always refer to the notes, rereading the course many times. This is not a course the day you are finished, you are done. No, you keep practising the...
Since I started the programme I can see improvements in my composition and use of colour
SharePinEmailTweetMy painting “Primitive Pots” recently won the award given by the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at the recent selected exhibition of the Society of East Anglian watercolourists...
‘Ladder of Learning’ adds to overall positive experience of this awesome course
SharePinEmailTweetThe VAA course is built on four main building blocks including PROCESS, REALISM, MUSIC AND POETRY. These are further divided into topics that are continuously developed throughout the curriculum...
Building blocks of learning is the best I have seen
SharePinEmailTweetI joined 5 years ago when I didn’t know anything about oils, painting, composition, or drawing. Barry’s way of teaching is extremely well versed in many aspects of painting. His building...
It is impossible to fail or gain little through extensive 4 year study at VAA!
SharePinEmailTweetI would recommend taking VAA study to everyone who seriously strive of becoming exceptionally skilled professional artist. It gives more than you can ever imagine! The lessons structured in the best...
The course is for beginners, intermediate and advanced artists
SharePinEmailTweetI joined VAA in 2014, it seemed a perfect fit in content, ease of access and cost. It turned out to be all of this and much more. The wealth of information on all practical aspects of painting is...
The sky’s the limit
SharePinEmailTweetThis course was exactly what I’d been looking for as a recent “empty-nester.” The Virtual Art Academy coursework taught me not only HOW to paint well, but also how to SEE to observe a...
The equivalent of a 4 year art education at a fraction of the cost
SharePinEmailTweetThis is a great course for anyone who is serious about improving their painting. I have been a student here for several years. When I am finished, I will have the equivalent of a 4 year art education...