Welcome from the Head Teacher

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Hi, my name is Orda. I am an artist trained in Julian Ashton Artschool in Sydney and Florence Classical Arts Academy in Italy. Fundamentalist Live Online Artschool was launched in 2021 so that artists can have access to professional academic art training wherever they are. 

13 years ago, in 2009, I was exactly where you are right now, I had a burning desire to become a professional artist, I wanted to exhibit and sell my art. I wanted to create visual stories, characters in vivid fantasy worlds. I wanted to get commissions and paint amazing portraits in oil colours. My addiction to art was like a wildfire that consumed all my time, energy and money. I was buying art tools, brushes, and sketchbooks. I even quit my day job to devout myself completely to drawing and painting, I just was not interested in doing anything else. Some of my best friends who were kind enough to stay friends with me all these years, still occasionally complain that I abandoned them back then in favour of staying home to sketch.
They were right, art took over my life completely.

It is in those initial years that I went through countless YouTube videos, online tutorials, books by famous artists to learn as much and as fast as I can. Some of them were very helpful, but it is not until I met my brilliant teachers in the 2 great art schools I went to that it all finally clicked for me. Form, shape design, composition, colours, these concepts require years of learning, perfecting, relearning, making mistakes and evolving through them again and again..

The role of a professional artist teaching you, giving you feedback and
being available to you on your journey cannot be understated.

I still recall exact moments my teachers gave me specific instructions, feedback and tips that changed my understanding of art for the better. Without them I'd be reinventing the wheel and wasting years of my time trying to become proficient at the art fundamentals. Because reading, viewing is one thing, applying it all in practice is another.

But not everyone can just pause life for 4 years, spend all their savings, even move abroad to gain the skills required.
I was very lucky to have the means and the support of my family to do all that, but it is not feasible for most of us.

With this in mind, Fundamentalist opened its door to students who want to learn art properly, who has that same burning desire to improve, who want to draw anything in any angle and size, not restricted by the reference but guided by their strong understanding of form, structure, composition and colour. 

​Art fundamentals is a rite of passage for every artist, it is the strong foundation that will get your foot through the door, and help you along your entire career. It is the best investment for your growth as an artist, and Fundamentalist Artschool is ready to welcome you on this journey.

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See you in class.

Orda
Fundamentalist Artschool