Online art academy
Full-length oil painting lessons filmed in the studio: every underpainting, every glaze, in real time.
Our philosophy
Every underpainting and every glaze in real time, not a “before and after” edit.
Ask about any minute right under the video. Show your finished painting at a master review.
Six levels from foundation to artist, with a certificate for each level.
The artists
EI
Elena Illichova347 courses
Painting since 1978, more than 3,000 works in private and museum collections. Author of the Blade & Socks technique, with over two thousand students.
VI
Vladimir Illichov20 courses
Painter, PhD in architecture, member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, creator of the “Architecture in Painting” style. Over 1,500 works in private and museum collections.Aurum Academy
Long programmes, 323 lessons in all: a system, not single paintings.
StudentIntro videoAcademic course
Elena Illichova
StudentIntro videoAcademic course
Elena Illichova
Master of Painting and DrawingIntro videoAcademic course
Elena Illichova
ProfessionalAcademic course
Elena Illichova
ArtistIntro videoAcademic course
Elena Illichova
Master of Painting and DrawingIntro videoAcademic course
Elena Illichova
StudentAcademic course
Elena Illichova
Basic levelIntro videoAcademic course
Elena Illichova
The catalog
StudentElena Illichova
StudentElena Illichova
ArtistVladimir Illichov
Advanced levelIntro videoElena Illichova
Master of Painting and DrawingElena Illichova
StudentIntro videoElena Illichova
StudentElena Illichova
StudentElena Illichova
Advanced levelElena Illichova
Advanced levelVladimir Illichov
StudentIntro videoElena Illichova
Basic levelElena Illichova
Advanced levelVladimir Illichov
StudentIntro videoElena Illichova
Advanced levelIntro videoElena Illichova
ProfessionalAcademic course
Elena Illichova
Advanced levelElena Illichova
StudentIntro videoAcademic course
Elena Illichova
Advanced levelVladimir Illichov
StudentIntro videoAcademic course
Elena Illichova
ProfessionalElena Illichova
StudentElena Illichova
StudentElena Illichova
Advanced levelElena Illichova
StudentElena Illichova
StudentAcademic course
Elena Illichova
Basic levelElena Illichova
Advanced levelElena Illichova
Basic levelElena Illichova
StudentAcademic course
Elena Illichova
StudentIntro videoElena Illichova
StudentElena Illichova
By subject
Still life182 courses
Landscape36 courses
Flowers35 courses
Symbolism27 courses
Architecture22 courses
Multi-figure12 courses
Single figure10 courses
Female figures7 courses
Female portrait7 courses
Composed still life6 courses
Conceptual5 courses
Interior4 courses
Nude4 courses
Fairy tales3 courses
Male portrait3 courses
Animals1 course
Fundamentals1 course
Graphics1 course
Male figures1 courseThe student journey
Preview before you buy
Platinum only · Blade & Socks
Every Blade & Socks painting is assembled from techniques, like parts of a construction kit. Study them one by one, mark what you have understood and applied, and take your own painting through six levels — from underpainting to the final highlight.
Membership
The foundation of the catalog
$9.99a month
or $96 a year
110 courses · 187 lessons
More courses, includes Bronze
$19.99a month
or $192 a year
253 courses · 471 lessons
The full catalog, includes Gold
$29.99a month
or $288 a year
363 courses · 966 lessons
How it works
By genre, level or master. Many courses have an intro video.
The whole process in real time. Ask about any minute right under the video.
Upload your work to the studio and book a master review — a 20-minute call, $30.
Six levels from foundation to artist, a certificate for each.
FAQ
A membership opens the courses of its level. Levels are nested: Gold includes everything in Bronze, Platinum includes everything in Gold.
Yes. Every course has its own price, and a course you buy stays yours for good, regardless of membership.
Yes. Many courses have an intro video — 187 in all. Watch it and see if the master’s way of teaching suits you.
A 20-minute call about your painting: what works, what to adjust and how. It costs $30 and is booked from your account.
Yes, from your account: auto-renewal stops and access stays until the end of the paid period. You can also pause your membership.
On a computer and on a phone. Your progress and lesson notes are kept in your account.
Aurum
47 courses and 320 lessons, 2,262 hours of video, and masters who show every stroke.