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The Bold School Course Suite
Art school—without the fluff. Grab your coffee, roll up your sleeves, and transform your ideas, color, and brushwork into finished, bold art with our stand alone class options. One time fee. Long term access.
Pick your classes and start creating!
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Interested in Starting Slow?
Start with classes from our Bold Artist Signature Series.
These Flagship classes teach the principles, process, and color mastery that define the Bold School method.
*Learn at a pace that fits your life.
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Bold Color Primer
This beginner class covers the essentials of acrylic painting, focusing on the tools and understanding color in a practical way. Create two bold portraits, with step-by-step guidance to help you get started and build confidence.
🌱 Starter
BOLD COLOR PRIMER
Acrylic and Color 101
Instructor: Charla Maarschalk
15 Lessons, Beginner
Standalone Price: $69.00
*Included in all Memberships.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
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Description and Demo of Tools – See the materials in action and learn which ones make painting easier and more effective.
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Properties of Color – Learn how hue, value, and saturation affect your painting and how they help you understand bold, abstract color.
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What is the Color Wheel? – Understand how colors relate and interact to plan your palettes with purpose.
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Two Complete Beginner Portraits – Follow step-by-step demonstrations to practice everything you’re learning.
- …and More – Extra tips, mini-demos, and techniques to help you paint better and enjoy the process.
This class will prime you to lay the groundwork taught in Bold Color Bootcamp.
Charla Maarschalk walks you through setting up your materials, keeping acrylics from drying too fast, mixing bold, expressive colors, and getting comfortable with brushwork. You’ll revisit core concepts in a hands-on way and learn to apply them in portraits that reflect your own ideas.
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Bold Color Bootcamp
Remove the barriers between you, the art you love to make, and the people your art is meant to impact. This signature class alone will teach you everything you need to know to paint your first bold color portrait with anything but skin tones.
🎨 All Levels
BOLD COLOR BOOTCAMP
Create Art and a Life you Love.
Instructor: Charla Maarschalk
32 Lessons, Beginner to Advanced
Standalone Price: $316.00
*Included in all Memberships.
WHAT'S INSIDE
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Simple Keys to Abstract Color – Learn to choose colors for expression, not just accuracy, while painting portraits.
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Color Mixing Demonstrations – Focus on hands-on mixing so you can get the colors you want without memorizing formulas.
- No Drawing Needed – Learn simple methods to get your subjects on canvas without strong drawing skills.
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Get Unstuck – Watch problem-solving in action and learn practical ways to overcome challenges in your own painting.
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Complete Real-Time Portrait – Follow the full process from start to finish.
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Bonus: Bold Color Lion – Guided project to practice vibrant, expressive color.
*No Color Theory needed
Your art should reflect you, the message you have to share and be fulfilling in the process!
Find Your Bold: Expressive portraits and fearless color, taught without the weight of theory. This foundational class sets you up to paint with confidence, clarity, and a style that feels unmistakably yours.
This is the life I'm living and I want to help you get there too! A strong foundation in bold color + skills in portraiture will give you the courage you need as a unique artist.
Move from recreating what you see to expressing what you feel. Find your bold.
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The Color Playbook
Create art where colors just work together. This series breaks it down in a simple, 5-step way, showing you how colors “get along” and make your paintings feel alive. It's not complicated—it's possible to learn how to make your colors sing.
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THE COLOR PLAYBOOK
Unravel the Science of Color
Instructor: Charla Maarschalk
47 Lessons, Beginner to Advanced
Standalone Price: $397.00
*Included in all Memberships.
WHAT'S INSIDE
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5 Main Color Schemes – Learn the key palettes that make your paintings work and literally open up a world of endless color combinations.
- Color Mixing Demonstrations – Step-by-step demos showing how to mix colors that work in real paintings.
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Self-Paced Lessons + Painting Demos – Go at your own pace and follow along with full demonstrations.
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Practical, Visual Lessons – Animated lessons paired with in-studio demos make the concepts simple to see and apply.
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Bonus: Making a Color Wheel – Hands-on project to reinforce your color skills, plus extra tips and tricks.
Discover the full potential of color through a 5-step formula. This series explores dynamic color schemes, color temperature, and major and minor keys in your paintings. Concepts are explained clearly and then shown in real painting demonstrations, so you can see them in action and apply them in your own work.
Unravel the Science of Color.
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Bold Mixology
Understand the pigments you already own so every mix is a choice, not a mistake. No more muddy results. Create your own color profiles and learn how to apply them to your work. It’s not just about theory—it’s about hands-on color control.
🎨 All Levels
Bold Mixology
Bring your pigments to life—on your terms
Instructor: Charla Maarschalk
Beginner to Advanced
Standalone Price: $197.00
*Included in all Memberships.
The Hidden Bias – Learn what’s hiding in your pigments that can throw your mixes off, and discover how to AVOID MUD.
Secondaries That Sing – Not all greens are created equal. Learn to mix rich, clean secondary colors that add emotional weight and visual harmony.
The Neutral Zone – Explore how to create balanced, sophisticated neutrals that bring harmony and mood to your paintings—without relying on pre-mixed paint.
The Color Kitchen – Play, test, and refine colors like a chef crafting flavors, leaving the studio with a rainbow of references to fuel your next painting.
One Color To Rule Them All – Discover a key pigment that can transform your palette, helping all your other colors play nice.
Bold Mixology is about putting theory into action with the paints you already have in your studio.
You’ll learn how to mix the exact hues, values, and tones you need—no more muddy results or guessing games.
Whether you're trying to create vibrant contrasts, or develop a cohesive palette, this class will give you the skills to get there with confidence.
It’s not just about color theory—it’s about practical, hands-on color control.
🌱 Starter - beginner or refresher
🔹 Build - growing skills, exploration
🎨 All Levels - beginner friendly, advancing fast
💥 Intensive - full immersion, mastery
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3-in-1 Bold Bundle
Grab all three premier classes together at a special price. Keep your learning flow going without interruptions and get the full color experience at once.
Our 3 Premier Classes.
1: Bold Color Primer
2: Bold Color Bootcamp
3: The Color Playbook
Separately: $782
Together: $590 (save $192)
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Interested in a New Medium?
Loved by masters for centuries, soft pastels are just as powerful for today’s bold, modern color. Mix, layer, and play with pigments that shine with intensity and freedom.
Soft Pastels Bootcamp
Turn soft pastels into bold, expressive portraits—layer, blend, and play with color in ways you didn’t think were possible. Learn to make pastels behave like paint while keeping your process fun, creative, and completely your own.
🎨 All Levels
Soft Pastels Bootcamp
Immerse yourself in the candy world of soft pastels!
Instructor: Luzdy Rivera
Beginner to Advanced
Standalone Price: $297.00
*Included in all Memberships.
Discover the diversity of soft pastels by exploring mark-making, essential tools, color mixing and so much more!
Bold abstract color is not reserved for acrylic medium only! The soft pastel medium both competes with the vibrant and expressive colors of acrylic and collaborates with them too! When you learn how color works across multiple mediums you become a more confident artist in and out of the studio!
Join Luzdy Rivera in this comprehensive bootcamp as she guides you through the essentials of this time tested medium and shares invaluable techniques to elevate your pastel mastery!
You'll Learn
- Old Masters + Contemporary Influences
- Exploring Pastels & Surfaces
- Materials, Tools, Cleaning & Safety
- Mark-making & Underpainting
- Composition
- Profile Portrait Methods
- and more!
Learn simplified processes so you don't get overwhelmed and your studio time becomes your favorite time!
Soft Pastels Demo's
See bold color in action across five color schemes. These demos make it easy to apply what you’ve learned in the Soft Pastels Bootcamp or The Color Playbook. Turn the knowledge you've gained into real, dynamic portraits.
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Soft Pastels Portrait Series
Create Art and a Life you Love.
Instructor: Luzdy Rivera
Standalone Price: $197
*Included in all Memberships.
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Experience soft pastels in action across five complete portrait classes, each focusing on a different color scheme. Watching each step of the process gives you far more than inspiration—it’s a masterclass in practical problem-solving. You’ll see how to:
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Plan a painting from start to finish—choose palettes, map out composition, and layer colors strategically.
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Troubleshoot common challenges—spot where values, edges, or color shifts might go off track and see exactly how to fix them.
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Select the right tools—discover which papers, pencils, and pastels work best for different effects and surfaces.
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Understand color relationships in real time—learn how hue, saturation, and temperature interact dynamically across different subjects.
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Adapt techniques to your own style—see how professional methods can be customized for your workflow and studio setup.
By experiencing these demos, you gain insight into the decision-making process behind every stroke, giving you the confidence to experiment, adjust, and bring your own portraits to life.
This series complements The Color Playbook and pairs seamlessly with the Soft Pastels Bootcamp, bridging theory with real-world application so you can take what you see and put it straight into your own work.
Acrylic Portrait Demo's
Apply color theory confidently with acrylics. This 5-class series demonstrates the five main color schemes in real time, showing planning, layering, troubleshooting, and tool use so you can confidently bring your portraits to life.
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Acrylic Portrait Series
Create Art and a Life you Love.
Instructor: Luzdy Rivera
Standalone Price: $197
*Included in all Memberships.
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Experience color theory in action with five complete acrylic portrait classes, each focusing on a different color scheme. Seeing every step unfold in real time helps you understand not just what to do—but why it works. You’ll learn how to:
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Plan and structure a portrait—map values, color relationships, and composition from start to finish.
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Troubleshoot as you paint—watch solutions in real time for blending, layering, and keeping colors vibrant.
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Choose and manage your tools—see which brushes, paints, and mediums work best for specific effects.
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Understand color dynamics in acrylics—watch how hue, temperature, and saturation interact across subjects and palettes.
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Adapt professional techniques to your own work—take methods you see in the demo and make them your own in the studio.
This series complements The Color Playbook, giving you a hands-on bridge between theory and real-world application. Watch, practice, and bring bold, expressive acrylic portraits to your canvas.
🌱 Starter - beginner or refresher
🔹 Build - growing skills, exploration
🎨 All Levels - beginner friendly, advancing fast
💥 Intensive - full immersion, mastery
Ready for New Subject Matter?
Visit our Landscape Series in thick buttery oils. Or check out our acrylic series on Wild Animals.
Bold Landscape
Three immersive oil painting classes in bold color, extreme texture, and expressive landscapes. Begin with a Bootcamp on alla prima techniques and oil texture, then explore two classes that tackle different landscape elements and turn imperfect reference photos into vibrant paintings.
3 Class Series, Oil Paint
🎨 All Levels
Paint Wild Animals
Five immersive classes exploring bold and subtle color, thick and delicate textures, and expressive portrait and wildlife painting.
Learn planning, mark-making, abstraction, and how to bring depth and emotion to every stroke.
5 Class Series, Acrylic Paint
💥 Intensive
Bold School's very own Artists.
Our instructors come from all walks of art—some rule-breakers, some detail-obsessed, some experimental. The result? A playground of classes that feel alive, fresh, and totally bold.
Seven Voices, One Bold School
40+ classes. Endless ways to find your bold.
Bold School Class Vault
Curated Art Classes—No Membership Required
🌱 Starter
Beginner or refresher
Know the Face
Faces can be tricky, but these easy-to-remember measurements provide a reliable blueprint. Master proportions, age and gender traits, and fix portraits that go off track.
$29.00 USD
Start with the Skull
Get under the surface of a face—learn the skull, key features, and proportions so you can tackle any portrait confidently.
$49.00 USD
Sketching to Paint
Learn essential sketching techniques to plan your paintings and make your brushwork flow naturally. This beginner-friendly class helps you build composition skills and confidence before you paint.
$49.00 USD
Flow in Composition
While learning the rules of composition you will also stop relying on other people’s photos for references.
$49.00 USD
Adjusting Features
Learn practical techniques to correct portraits, bringing back proportion, balance, and expression while keeping your painting dynamic.
$49.00 USD
Bold Color Primer
Start with the essentials — from choosing tools and keeping acrylics workable to the basics of color. Whether you’re new or need a refresher, this is your first step.
$69.00 USD
🔹 Build
Growing skills, exploration
Color and Mood
Explore a split-complementary palette while painting a three-quarter view portrait. Focus on expressive brushwork and pick up practical tips for using your colors to create mood and impact.
$99.00 USD
Composing Bold Portraits
Make your own reference in an unexpected way, then bring it to life on canvas. Sketching optional. Painting a must!
$99.00 USD
Choosing Bold Color Palettes
Bring your color ideas to life with a simple process for creating cohesive palettes. Plan, mix, and balance control with flow so every painting comes together.
$99.00 USD
Magenta Youth
Expression combined with vivid color is a powerful way to tell a story without using any words at all! Paint with Corey Moortgat as she demonstrates a bold, colorful young face from start to finish in real time.
$99.00 USD
Bold Mixology
Mix the colors you actually want. Bold Mixology shows you how—clear, controlled, and mess-free. It’s color theory in action.
$197.00 USD
🎨 All Levels
Beginner friendly, advancing fast
Making Bold Marks
Ready to shake things up? This class is all about making bold marks—literally and figuratively. You’ll experiment with unique marks and textures using different tools, while learning how to bring that same fearless energy into your art. If you're ready to ditch hesitation and let your work speak louder, jump in now! Time to make your mark—no strings attached.
$99.00 USD
Bold Color Bootcamp
Your bold starts here: expressive portraits and fearless color, taught without the weight of theory. This foundational class sets you up to paint with confidence, clarity, and a style that feels unmistakably yours.
$316.00 USD
Bold Eye Bootcamp
Trouble getting your portraits to come alive? Eyes hold the power to communicate emotion. This intensive bootcamp gives you the keys to master the eyes, with hands-on practice and step-by-step demos to make every portrait resonate.
$197.00 USD
Soft Pastels Bootcamp
Immerse yourself in the candy world of soft pastels! Bold abstract color is not reserved for acrylic medium only! The soft pastel medium both competes with the vibrant and expressive colors of acrylic and collaborates with them too! When you learn how color works across multiple mediums you become a more confident artist in and out of the studio!
$297.00 USD
💥 Intensive
Full immersion, mastery
The Color Playbook
Unravel the science of color with this 5 step formal to color freedom. Create dynamic color schemes with this indepth class that includes color temperature and major and minor keys.
$397.00 USD
Soft Pastels Series
Learn bold color with the Soft Pastel Medium. These 5 classes demonstrate the 5 main color schemes in action. These classes compliment The Color Playbook teaching series.
$197.00 USD
Acrylic Portrait Series
Take color theory into the studio with this 5 class series that demonstrates the 5 main color schemes in the acrylic medium. These classes compliment The Color Playbook teaching series.
$197.00 USD
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