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If you subscribe to MJS Tv you'll get instant access to the whole catalogue of 40+ full length, real time lessons where I'll share the techniques I've learnt and developed over the last 27 years as a professional artist. I'll show you everything from colour mixing to different brush techniques so you can produce stunning, detailed paintings like me!
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"One day, a few years ago, I came across one of Michael's videos. I was amazed at the detail and realism of his paintings. I never thought I could ever paint anything as I had never, ever taken an art class. But I signed up for his lessons and before I knew it people were commenting on the paintings I was completing from his tutorials. Michael's in-depth instruction has led me to being accepted in to a local art gallery as an oil painter recently. More importantly, Michael has taught me to really see things in life I might have missed. Even though I create my own works of art now, I continue to subscribe to Michael's instruction and classes as to me, no one teaches oil painting like Michael Smith."
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"Since starting to learn oil painting I have tried a number of different online lessons and tutorials. Michael's school is by far the best. Every brush stroke is recorded and explained. Since starting I have learned how to block in, mix paint and use each brush in different ways to achieve the required result. Each lesson is set out in a systematic way that makes oil painting a whole lot easier. Everything you learn can be applied to your own paintings. Really great value for money."
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5 videosHow to Paint a Coastal Scene
5 videos
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This dramatic beach scene with its moody sky and sunlit foreground has everything needed to make it a very attractive painting, without the need for a great variety of content. The smoothness of elements within the majority of the painting make this an ideal p...
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6 videosHow to paint a Puddle
6 videos
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I took this photograph last summer while holidaying in Wharfedale, Derbyshire. Thirteen years earlier I proposed to my wife at the Inn not more than two hundred yards from this spot.
I’m always on the lookout for a simple subject that will be more appropriate...
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6 videosWinter in Austria
6 videos
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I’ve been asked to do a tutorial on pine trees and mountains a lot over the last year but until now I’d not found any scenes that I felt inspired by. Thankfully this scene has both of those elements which work well together giving the viewer a great compositio...