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Welcome to the Painters Hub.

🎥 First: Watch my 5-minute Hub tour (see video below 👇) See exactly how to navigate + get your first breakthrough this week

THE TRUTH ABOUT LANDSCAPE PAINTING

Most artists struggle because they jump straight to colour without understanding the foundations. Here's what actually works:

Values does all the heavy lifting. Colours get all the glory.

That's why we start with thumbnails and values—not pretty colours. Master these fundamentals, and your paintings will transform.

YOUR BREAKTHROUGH CHALLENGE

Do these 3 exercises (in order) and post your result:

1. Thumbnail Sketching (19 min lesson + 10 min practice) → Draw 3 thumbnail sketches. Focus on: dark, mid, light. No detail.

2. Value Study (14 min lesson + 30 min practice)→ Paint your best thumbnail in 3 values only. Watch flat paintings come alive.

3. Quick Colour Sketches (optional, 30 min)→ Add colour if you're ready, but values come first.

Then post ONE of these:

FREE RESOURCES AVAILABLE NOW:

Foundation Skills:

Painting Techniques:

BONUS:

Interact in the community, gain points, and unlock my Milford Sound painting workshop when you reach Level 6.

COMMUNITY GUIDELINES:

Share your work: Post thumbnail sketches, sketches, value studies, or work-in-progress paintings and finished paintings anytime.

Help each other

I'll drop in: Regular quick notes on posts when I can, plus occasional challenges when time allows

COMMON QUESTIONS:

"I'm a complete beginner. "Perfect. Start with thumbnails. 90% of painting problems are solved at the thumbnail stage.

"I only have 30 minutes." Do just thumbnails today. That alone will improve your next painting.

"Why aren't my paintings working?" Usually, it's values, not colour. Post your work and I'll take a look.

WANT MY COMPLETE SYSTEM FOR PAINTING + WEEKLY LIVE PAINTING CLASSES

The free Painters Hub gives you the "what." The Art School shows you the "how" in detail.

In Sam's Art School ($39/month) you get:

My complete 4-stage framework (thumbnails → master sketch → value study → full painting)
Weekly LIVE painting class + all replays
Full critiques of your work
60+ detailed tutorials (oils, acrylics, gouache)
Current series: Autumn Trees (replay ready—catch up anytime)

JOIN THE ART SCHOOL → 14-day guarantee • Cancel anytime

Ready to stop struggling and start painting with confidence? Pick ONE lesson above and start now.

Post your result today.

See you in the comments,

Sam

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