Martin Close
Online Art School
& Art Community
Join our free online art community and start to learn how to draw and paint like an artist
Above is a selection of short clips from my courses & lesson videos
Many of my art students are now artists in the own right and making a living as professional artists selling their own work
Free Online Art Community Platform
Join our free online art community & grow your knowledge fast
Members can share paintings, ask questions, watch countless art lesson videos, get help and talk with others
There is even a monthly art quiz
Start your artist journey with an international art community made up of artists and art lovers just like you
Our online art community is totally free, all you need is your name and an email to join
Join with just your name and email address
About Our Online Art School
What will I learn when I join
I have been teaching classical drawing and oil painting techniques now for almost two decades with thousands of students learning these amazing skills and many becoming successful artists and following their own artistic dreams.
Through easy to follow lessons with step by step guidance, I will show you how to draw and paint like an professional artist.
Learn the classical techniques used by Renaissance artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Rembrandt. You will be amazed by the results you can achieve once you learn how.
Not sure which paid subscription membership plan to join ? Then start by joining our free Online Art Community as a full step-by-step painting course is included along with timelapse videos for you to enjoy.
50+
Years Experience
drawing and painting
Martin Close Online Art School Introduction & Welcome Video
We Invite You To Help Support Our School With A Small Monthly Donation
Your support helps us run art courses for young people in deprived areas that would not normally be able to afford the price of courses or the materials.
With your support our art school can make a difference
Your donations help support every aspect of our art school and especially helps run in person art courses in poorer communities around the world for free.
For the price of just two cups of coffee a month you can help us make a difference by teaching a young person a skill that will last a lifetime
A small £5 donation can really help
Every young person who you help support is gifted an easel, a set of brushes, a set of oil colours as well as canvases that they can keep along with their course fees all free of charge.
Our first community courses are being organised now for 2025 and will focus on teaching both drawing and basic oil painting techniques to communities in Oregon in America, Dorset and Yorkshire in the UK.
Thank you For Your Support
Testimonials
Listen To Our Students & Their Personal Learning Experiences
Shan
Tony
Sam
The Intro Membership Plan - Launching March 2025
Will Give You Full Step-By-Step Tuition In Both Drawing & Oil Painting
Monthly subscription is only £8 per month and includes an amazing package of lessons and courses to get you started on both drawing and oil painting
I will teach you how to paint clouds, skies, landscapes, seascapes and still life using techniques I've learnt over 5 decades of being a professional artist
Free
to join
Online Art
Community
Full access To Our
Free Art Community Area.
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Connecting & Interreacting With Others
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Gallery Page To Feature Your Art
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Mini Timelapse Lesson Videos
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Mixing Colours
Full Sample Lesson
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Book Onto Live Webinars
At Half Price
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Art Blogs
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Drawing & Painting Challenges
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Recommended
Art Materials Shop
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Plus A Completely Free
Oil Painting Course
With 5 Detailed Lessons
£8
per month
Intro
Membership
Launching March
2025
Everything In
Online Art Community
Plus
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Full Length 12 Minute Timelapse Videos
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Drawing Course Focusing On Classical Drawing Techniques & The Fundamental Drawing Principles Of Proportion, Line & Mass
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Multiple Level One Painting Courses Teaching The Basics Of Oil Painting With Landscapes, Seascapes & Skies
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Special Bonus Course On
Colour Theory &
How To Mix & Match Your Colours
New Courses Regularly Added
£16
per month
Full
Membership
Launching June
2025
Everything In
Intro Membership
Plus
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Special Beginners Course With Step- By-Step Guides
On How To Start Oil Painting For Those With No Experience
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Course Focussing On
Techniques Used For Mapping Out A Canvas For Both In Studio &
On Location Paintings
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Complete Painting Courses Totalling Hundreds Of Lessons On Painting Skies, Seascapes, Landscapes, Still Life Using Different Painting Styles, Techniques & Finishes
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Live Interactive Webinars
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New Courses Regularly Added
Join with just your name and email address
Our free online art community is always growing with new members wanting to learn how to draw and paint
Come and join in the fun and start your artist journey today