Refine Your Realism, and Learn to Sell It

170+ lessons, four complete painting tutorials, and everything that comes after the painting is finished.

Who This Course Is For

You Know the Basics. Now You’re Ready to Take Realism Further

Designed for artists who already have some oil painting experience and want to move beyond the fundamentals. Refine your technique, tackle more challenging subjects and develop the confidence to sell and share your work effectively.

Artists refining their realism

Build on your existing skills and push the detail further.

If you're ready for a bigger challenge

Tackle more ambitious subjects and larger, more complex paintings.

Artists ready to sell their work

Learn to price your paintings and handle commissions with confidence.

Those wanting to build an online audience

Learn how to film, edit and share your work.

Take Your Painting Further

Course Overview

Everything You Need to Refine Your Realism

Go beyond the basics with 170+ step-by-step lessons designed to help you refine your technique and create more polished, lifelike oil paintings.

170+ Lessons: Follow detailed, step-by-step demonstrations in full 4K.
4 Guided Paintings: Develop your skills through four complete, realistic painting projects.
Lifetime Access: Revisit every technique and tutorial whenever you need.
Learn at Your Own Pace: Progress through the course on your schedule, with no deadlines.

Explore the Course

A Step by Step Path to More Lifelike Paintings

Build on your existing skills through ten structured modules designed to refine your technique, strengthen your confidence and take your realism further.

Module 1

Introduction to the Course

Refresh your setup, materials and essential oil painting knowledge so you’re ready to confidently tackle the more advanced techniques ahead.

Module 2

The Painting Process & Techniques

Learn Charlotte’s complete process for building a realistic painting, from preparing your reference and underpainting to layering, glazing, colour accuracy and final details.

Module 3

Stag Portrait Tutorial

Create a detailed stag painting while learning how to build convincing layers, intricate textures and realistic fur and antlers.

Module 4

Jadis’ Portrait Tutorial

Discover how to paint light coloured fur with depth, using subtle tonal shifts, layering and detail to create a lifelike portrait.

Module 5

Lacey’s Portrait Tutorial

Develop greater control over depth, contrast and edges as you create realistic fur and bring a characterful animal portrait to life.

Module 6

Fruit Still Life Tutorial

Master reflections, luminosity, transparency and realistic shadows as you paint a vibrant still life from start to finish.

Module 7

Finalising and Preserving Your Artwork

Give your finished paintings a professional presentation with guidance on signing, varnishing, certificates of authenticity, packaging and shipping.

Module 8

Pricing & Commissions

Learn how to price your work, when and how to raise your prices, and how to communicate confidently with clients and commission enquiries.

Module 9

Creating Social Media Content

Learn how Charlotte films, edits and shares her work, with posting and engagement strategies to help you grow an audience online.

Module 10

Reference Images

A library of over 400 reference images, giving you plenty of inspiration and opportunities to keep practising beyond the course.

Why You'll Love This Course

Develop Your Skills, at Your Own Pace

Everything is designed to help you refine your technique without pressure, with detailed guidance and the flexibility to learn whenever it suits you.

Build on Your Skills

Progress beyond the basics with structured guidance.

Learn at Your Own Pace

Learn whenever it suits you, with no deadlines.

Lifetime Access

Revisit every lesson and technique whenever you need.

Dedicated Support

Ask Charlotte a question under any lesson and she'll reply personally.

Learn on Any Device

Paint and learn wherever works best for you.

Full 4K Lessons

See techniques and fine details with exceptional clarity.

Certificate of Completion

Celebrate your progress and completed course.

“Realism is about learning what to look for and knowing how to bring it to life. I’ll guide you through the techniques that transformed my own work, so you can paint with greater depth, accuracy and confidence.”

What Students Say About Learning with Charlotte

From refining their technique to creating paintings they're truly proud of, artists around the world are pushing their realism further with Charlotte's guidance. Here's what they have to say.

I've only worked with acrylic until now, oil has made it a lot easier for me now, and Charlotte of course who explains so wonderfully.

Everything I know about layering with the different mediums has come from your course. It’s genuinely changed the way I paint.

Sticking with acrylics as I start, then I'll progress to experimenting with oils! I've been watching Charlotte's amazing tutorials and learning so much.

I didn't think I would progress so quickly but you have simplified everything and I am so grateful I was recommended to this. Thank you

I shared on my insta but it is in my language, and I think at least around 10 people enrolled because of my honest recommendation during the year. And we all changed our lives for better because of you. I am so grateful 🙏 thank you ❤️

For anyone thinking of doing this course, you won't be disappointed. Charlotte is an amazing teacher and I'm blown away by how much I've learnt, and how much progress I've made. 10/10 highly recommend this course ✨

I look forward to learn so much more from you. Thank you so much for sharing your talent and teaching all us hungry artists. You are an amazing master artist.

My paint used to always be cloggy, I had no idea what was the correct way to use oils before this course... I'm literally obsessed with Charlotte's tutorials 😍 amazing teacher 🙏

First of all, THANK YOU. I just bought the intermediate course this morning and am already so impressed with the course and you skill in presenting the material. While I knew quite a bit, I picked up some very good tips. I expect that I will learn the most for my skill level in the videos to follow.

I am up to the 'Underpainting' the stag currently. Every sentence you speak imparts information, and you get right to the point. So refreshing! You are so much better than the multitude of instructions that I've heard.

READY TO START?

170+ step by step lessons
10 structured learning modules
4 complete painting tutorials
Lifetime access
Direct answers from Charlotte
Access on any device
Certificate of completion
400+ reference images
Social media guide
Pricing and commissions guide
14 day money back guarantee

One Time Payment

$297

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4 MONTHLY PAYMENTS

$79

Total $316. Full access straight away

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WANT THE COMPLETE LEARNING PATH?

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Get both the Beginner and Intermediate courses together and follow the whole path, from the first foundations through to selling and sharing your work.

Bundle Price: $497

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About Charlotte

Learn from an Artist Who Knows What It Takes to Refine Your Realism

Charlotte Gridley is a self-taught oil painter known for her realistic wildlife, still life and animal paintings, collected by art lovers around the world. Inspired by the Cotswolds countryside, she has spent years developing the techniques that bring depth, texture and lifelike detail to her work.

Having developed her own skills step by step, Charlotte understands what it takes to move beyond the basics. She’ll share the techniques and painting process she uses herself, helping you refine your realism, tackle more challenging subjects and create work with greater confidence.