FAQs

– After you purchase the course, YOU WILL BE DIRECTED TO A PAGE WHERE YOU MUST ENTER THE EMAIL ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT TO RECEIVE YOUR LINKS AND PASSWORD.

– You will then receive a confirmation email with a link and a password.

– Click on the link and this will send you to the course page.

– Enter the password and you have access to the course.

You have access to the course “forever” or as long as it is reasonably feasible for me to host my website!

No, Melinda does not participate actively in these affordable courses.

You do not need any painting experience for The Fundamentals of Oil Painting. However, this course does not teach you how to draw.

You may want some experience with your medium in The Five Elements of Design, however the course is suitable for beginning through intermediate students, and a great refresher for advanced students.

The videos in the course are now downloadable. In order to watch the videos via WI-FI, you will need high speed internet access. You can access the class from your computer, tablet or smart-phone, although a larger screen is most likely more desirable.

Materials are explained in each course.

You may choose any medium in the Five Elements of Design course.

– After you purchase the course, YOU WILL BE DIRECTED TO A PAGE WHERE YOU MUST ENTER THE EMAIL ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT TO RECEIVE YOUR LINKS AND PASSWORD.

– You will then receive a confirmation email with a link and a password.

– Click on the link and this will send you to the course page.

– Enter the password and you have access to the course.

I work directly with students in a Private Facebook Group for the designated month, however, students have access to the course for one year from the start date. ALL VIDEOS ARE DOWNLOADABLE.

Yes, Melinda works directly with students in a Private Facebook Group for the designated month.

No, Facebook is not a requirement. There will be an ongoing Private Facebook Group for you to share work with other artists who have purchased this course if you so choose. In this Private Group no other people will see your posts other than the students in this course. Your involvement in the group is completely up to you. I do not comment on paintings in E-ssentials.

You do not need any painting experience for The Fundamentals of Oil Painting. However, this course does not teach you how to draw.

You may want some experience with your medium in The Five Elements of Design, however the course is suitable for beginning through intermediate students, and a great refresher for advanced students.

You may want some drawing experience for my courses as I do NOT teach you HOW to draw a figure. You certainly do not need to be an expert or even draw the figure very accurately, but these courses assumes that you have some figure drawing experience.

The videos in the course are now downloadable. In order to watch the videos via WI-FI, you will need high speed internet access. You can access the class from your computer, tablet or smart-phone, although a larger screen is most likely more desirable.

Materials are explained in each course.

You may choose any medium in the Five Elements of Design course.