Private One-on-One
Oil Painting Tuition
Realism Mastery
Accelerate your growth with personalized, one-on-one mentorship designed entirely around your specific skill gaps, artistic goals, and chosen projects. Private tuition offers the most direct path to mastering the complex optical and technical demands of oil realism.
What We Focus On
Targeted Troubleshooting: Bring in a current piece or reference photo you are struggling with and break down structural or tonal errors in real time.
Advanced Colour Theory & Mixing: Learn how to read subtle shifts in value and chroma to eliminate muddy mixtures and achieve true-to-life skin tones, textures, and highlights.
Brushwork & Edge Control Mastery: Direct, hands-on critique of your application—learning precisely when to fuse an edge into a soft gradient and when to keep it sharp for maximum visual impact.
Custom Curriculum: Skip the generic lessons. Every session is structured around the exact genre of realism you want to master—whether that is classical portraiture, hyper-detailed still life, or luminous landscapes.
Develop a keen eye for observation, translating the subtle nuances of light and shadow directly onto the canvas while building precise hand-eye coordination.
Session Options
2 Hour Introductory Session: Designed to asses your requirements while working on your project.
Single Intensive Sessions (3 hours): Ideal for a deep dive into a specific roadblock, critique, or technical demonstration.
Multi-Session Packages: Recommended for developing a major realism painting from blank canvas to final artwork under direct supervision.
Location: Available as in-studio sessions or in your own space.
Pricing & Packages
- $95 - 2 Hour Introductory Session (Optional)
- $145 Single Intensive Sessions (3 hours)
- Multi-Session Packages are discounted based on required lessons.
Students at this level must provide their own painting kits, allowing you to continue working on your project between sessions. An overview of the standard artist kit can be seen on the Intermediate Classes page. All Private sessions are scheduled by appointment.
