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 First Steps Membership Plan - Launching Soon In 2025
Will Give You Full Step-By-Step Tuition In Both Drawing & Oil Painting
Monthly subscription is only £5 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
Online Art
Community
Free
to join
For everyone
interested in art
Available To
Join Now
What's Inside
Full access to our
Free Art Community
Connecting & Interreacting With Others Members
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Includes
Gallery Page To Feature Your Art
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Mini Timelapse Lesson Videos
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Art Blogs
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Art Materials Shop
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Plus A Completely Free
Oil Painting Course
With 5 Detailed Lessons
First Steps
£5
per month
For Complete Beginners Just Starting Out
Launching Soon 2025
What's Inside
All Projects
Time-Lapse Videos
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Beginners Complete
Drawing Course
Focusing On The Drawing Techniques
Proportion, Line & Mass
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Beginners Colour Theory Course & Workshops On Mixing Colours
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One Complete Beginners Painting Course
Foundation
£10
per month
For those looking to develop their skills
Launching Soon
2025
What's Inside
Everything In First Steps
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Plus
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All Level One Painting Courses
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Understanding Harmonics A Complete Course On Composition & Design
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Multiple Lessons On Step One Of The Painting Process
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One Complete Advanced Painting Course
Full Tuition
£20
per month
For those looking for complete tuition
Launching Sept
2025
What's Inside
Everything In
Foundation
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Plus
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All Essential Techniques
Lesson Videos
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All Painting Courses With Ongoing New Projects
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All Live Interactive Webinars
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20% Discount On Selected Originals
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