Video
Step-by-step lessons
5
Short, unhurried films for one painting. Watch on a phone propped by the easel, or on a laptop.
Online painting course
Paint what you’ve always wanted to.
A calm, guided method from a Forbes-featured artist. Each course ends with one finished oil painting you’ll want on your wall.
Your evening.
Your canvas.
Three layers
From £29
From £29One-time payment
Three layersSketch, acrylic, oil
Yours for goodNo deadlines, no renewals
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You don’t lack talent, you lack a sequence. Each course hands you one: the same three layers, in the same order, every time.
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Everything is taught from the ground up, from holding the brush to mixing your first colours. Nothing is assumed.
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You can start tonight. The drawing comes to you as a template, so your first evening is spent painting rather than measuring.
Your teacher
Hello, I am Vlada.
“I made a lot of muddy canvases before I understood that painting is a sequence. These courses are that sequence, the one I wish someone had handed me.”
I am self-taught: I started in 2018, kept going, and have now been teaching for five years. My approach is patient and practical. No jargon, no pressure to be perfect. Just clear steps, honest feedback, and the quiet confidence that comes from finishing something with your own hands.
Painting since 2018
8 years
Eight years of paint,
five of teaching.
I started late, at a kitchen table, with the wrong brushes and far too many colours. For the first two years almost everything I made went grey — and then one evening a painting did not, and I understood why. What changed was not talent. It was order: sketch, underpainting, oil, in that sequence, every time.
Since then I have painted between London and Valencia, been written about in Forbes, and shown work in Cannes and at Paris Fashion Week. For the last five years I have been teaching the same sequence to people who were sure they could not paint.
Self-taught · London & Valencia
Paintings
3 coursesOpen a painting to see the lessons, the materials and what you learn. Already bought? My courses.
Not sure which one? Tell me what you like and I will help you choose.
Write to meWhat you get
Two ways to take a course.
Course only, or course with my eyes on your painting. Both are one-time payments, in pounds.
What is inside
Everything you need, nothing you don’t.
Printable PDF
The materials guide
1
The exact colours, brush sizes and surfaces. Take it to the shop; you do not need expensive supplies.
Template
The drawing, traced
1:1
The composition handed to you at full size, so the first evening goes on paint and not on proportions.
Colour
Mixing and light
6 tubes
Every colour in the painting is mixed from six. You learn the mixing, not a shopping list.
Feedback
My notes on your work
+£9
Send a photo at any stage. I write back with what is working and the one change that would lift it.
Access
Yours for good
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No deadlines and nothing to renew. Paint the same canvas again in a year if you want to.
In their words
Three students on the courses.
“I finished my first real painting in week two. I never thought I could.”
Masha, 27
“Calm, clear, and never overwhelming. It is the first course I did not quit.”
Daniela, 12
“My work finally looks like mine. That alone was worth it.”
Julia, 52
For collectors
Would you rather own one?
Not everyone wants to paint it themselves. The originals and the prints live on my main site, and commissions start with an email.
- Originals, painted between London and Valencia
- Limited prints of the pieces that sold
- Commissions, sized to your wall
- Shown in Cannes and at Paris Fashion Week, featured in Forbes
Questions
Good to know.
Before you start
Do I need any experience?
None at all. The courses are built for complete beginners and start from the very first brushstroke. If you have painted before, you can simply move faster.
What materials do I need?
A short, affordable starter list comes with the course as a printable PDF: the exact colours, brush sizes and surfaces. You will need oil paints, a tear-off palette, linseed oil and a standard solvent, plus watercolour pencils and a little acrylic for the first two layers. Nothing expensive.
How much time does it take?
It is fully self-paced. Most students spend a few quiet evenings a week and finish a painting in two to three weeks. There is no deadline and no pressure.
Which painting should I choose first?
Lavender Paradise if you want the gentler start: wide strokes, soft colour, very forgiving. Meet Me by the Sea if you love clean whites and one bold accent. If you cannot choose, the Mediterranean Collection is both for £49.
Lessons and access
How long do I have access?
For good. There are no deadlines and nothing to renew. You pay once and the lessons stay open to you, so you can paint the same canvas again in a year if you want to.
How do I get in after I pay?
The moment your payment goes through you land in the studio, already signed in. You also get an email with your own link in. Lost it? Open My courses, type your email and a fresh link arrives.
Can I watch on my phone?
Yes. Everything works on a phone, a tablet or a laptop, and the player remembers which lesson you were on.
Feedback and payment
What does personal feedback include?
You send me a photo of your painting, at any stage or when it is finished, and I write back with notes: what is already working, and the one change that would lift it most. Add it when you buy, or ask for it later from inside the course.
How do I pay?
Through Stripe: all major cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay. It is a one-time payment, in pounds. Your card details never reach me.
What if it is not for me?
Reach out within 48 hours and I will make it right. I want you painting, not stuck. Write to team@artbyvaynberg.com, or simply reply to any email from me.
Still wondering about something? Write to team@artbyvaynberg.com or send me a message on Instagram — both reach me, not an assistant.
Start today
Your first painting is closer than you think.
One-time payment · access for good · 48-hour promise
Choose your paintingThe Studio by Vaynberg is a set of online oil painting courses for beginners by Vlada Vaynberg, a self-taught contemporary artist working between London and Valencia, featured in Forbes and shown in Cannes and at Paris Fashion Week. Each course is one finished painting taught in three layers — a watercolour pencil sketch, an acrylic underpainting and an oil layer — with video lessons, a printable materials guide and a full-size tracing template. Courses are a one-time payment from £29, access never expires, and personal feedback on your own painting can be added to any of them.