The Academy Honors Circle

Paintings Required: 3

For demonstrating excellence in painting farm animals (cows, pigs, roosters, etc.).

Paintings Required: 1

For taking risks and attempting difficult subjects outside of your comfort zone.

Paintings Required: 3

For mastering the painting of people, children, features, and clothing folds.

Paintings Required: 1

A milestone badge celebrating 5 years of membership in the Academy.

Paintings Required: 3

For bold palette knife work or heavy brush strokes that create physical texture on the canvas.

Paintings Required: 3

For loose brushwork and capturing light in the style of the Impressionist masters.

Paintings Required: 3

For mastering composition, depth, and scenery in landscape paintings.

Paintings Required: 1

A prestigious milestone badge honoring 10 years of membership.

Paintings Required: 3

For a student whose tutorial submission looks indistinguishable from the original Ginger Cook painting.

Paintings Required: 2

For successfully replicating a painting by Paul Cezanne

Paintings Required: 2

For successfully replicating a painting by Willard Leroy Metcalf