Monthly live group critiques
Watch Bill work through selected member paintings and explain what he sees. Even when your painting is not selected, you learn a repeatable way to diagnose your own work.
Guided oil painting help
When Your Painting Feels Off, Learn How to See What to Fix
Build your skills with guided lessons, monthly live group critiques, weekly artist hangouts, and a private on-site community led by professional artist Bill Inman.
Prefer monthly billing? Growth is $29/month.
See the problem clearly
Stop guessing at the canvas
Muddy color, a weak value pattern, an awkward edge, or a distracting shape can make a painting feel wrong even when you cannot name the cause. Growth helps you learn to see the problem, understand why it matters, and choose a practical next step.
- Learn the principles behind Bill’s choices instead of copying a finished image.
- Watch group critiques that correct color, value, composition, edges, and brushwork.
- Return to the lesson or replay you need when a painting stalls.
“I have learned to look at paintings differently now and enjoy critiquing along with you. I challenge myself to see tangents and other shapes that distract the viewer. This opportunity is just awesome. Thank you!!!!”
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Growth-exclusive guidance
Get help while you are painting
Weekly artist hangouts
Spend time with other artists, talk about art and life, and ask Bill practical questions about brushes, materials, or whatever you are working through.
Private on-site community
Post your work, ask for feedback, and stay connected with other members inside MasterOilPainting.com.
“Bill, the course content is a fantastic core to get started with! Your critiques, to me, are hands down worth every penny of the tuition alone. Bill is too nice a guy to self-promote, but you won't find a course of this caliber out there anywhere for this price!”
Real people, recurring connection
You do not have to figure it out alone
Growth members meet each week for a relaxed get-together with other artists. Talk about your work, exhibitions, and life; ask Bill a practical art question; or simply listen. When a member asks, Bill may also offer a quick critique. The private on-site community keeps the conversation going between live sessions.
- Learn.Use a guided lesson or full painting demonstration from the library.
- Bring your questions.Share where your painting feels stuck.
- See it with others.Listen to other artists’ questions and Bill’s responses in critiques, hangouts, and community discussion.
- Return to the easel.Choose one practical next step for the painting.
“Enrolling in the Membership has been the wisest decision I have made and learning from you and all the other member's work has been a joy. You, Kristie, and your family have really created something great for artists. Thank you.”
A useful learning path
Build a foundation, practice, then get unstuck
- Start with a course. Work through painting fundamentals, plein air lessons, and materials guidance in a clear sequence.
- Practice at the easel. Use full-length demonstrations, beginner challenges, and reference images to turn ideas into brushwork.
- Return when you need help. Use live group sessions and the replay library to solve the next painting problem in front of you.
“The training materials are really good. Bill keeps information simple enough for a beginner and interesting enough for more advanced painters. I also appreciate the variety of forums provided for learning, feedback, tips, and questions. I have been a member for only a couple of weeks, but I have already picked up several tips. The Master Oil Painting community and training have rejuvenated my interest in painting.”
Start with the painting in front of you
What do you need help seeing?
Use the lessons, demonstrations, and critique examples to understand the problem—not merely copy someone else’s finished painting.
Muddy color
Learn to recognize why mixtures lose clarity and what to study before adding more paint.
Weak values
Practice seeing the large light-and-dark pattern before details take over.
Distracting shapes
Notice tangents and competing shapes that pull attention away from the subject.
Awkward edges
Study how edge variety changes focus, depth, and atmosphere.
Composition
Understand when simplifying, moving, or removing a shape strengthens the design.
Brushwork
Return to demonstrations and critiques when strokes become tight or overworked.
Learn with Bill Inman
Meet the artist behind the lessons
Bill is a professional landscape and floral painter and teacher. Inside the membership, he shares how color, value, composition, edges, and brushwork work together at the easel. You can follow a structured course when you want a foundation and use the live group sessions when you need help seeing what to do next.
This is not one-to-one coaching or unlimited personal access. Growth gives you recurring group access to Bill through the scheduled critiques and weekly hangouts, plus the shared learning that comes from other members’ questions and paintings.
These are a few of the landscape and floral paintings behind the eye and experience Bill brings to each lesson and critique.
Growth membership
Choose the level of guidance that fits you
Learn at your own pace
Courses, demonstrations, reference images, and the self-paced training library.
Add recurring live help
Everything in Essentials, plus monthly critiques, weekly hangouts, critique replays, and the private on-site community.
Choose annual or monthly billing for the same Growth access.
Annual Growth
$179 / year
Less than $15 per month when paid annually.
Monthly Growth
$29 / month
The same Growth access with monthly billing.
Want only the self-paced training library? Essentials starts at $9/month or $99/year.
Questions
Questions before you join?
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Visit your account before your next billing date and click the cancel button.
When are the live critiques?
Critique dates are posted inside the membership. Replays are included if you miss the live event.
Is this for a beginner or an advanced painter?
Both. Start with the structured lessons if you need fundamentals, or use the critiques, replays, and group sessions to work through more advanced painting decisions.
What does Growth add beyond Essentials?
Growth adds the monthly live group critiques, weekly artist hangouts, critique replays, and the private on-site community. Essentials is the quieter self-paced training option.
Your next painting
Stop guessing and start solving the painting in front of you
Join Growth for guided lessons, recurring group access to Bill, and a community of painters working through the same kinds of decisions.
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