Siege studio is well known for their commission painting but I cant say the same for their 1 on 1 online tuition. Imagine forking close to $1000 usd for private online lessons only to have your instructor give you mostly theory based lessons with some pictures and videos from youtube. It is just plain lazy to me.My experiences with online tuition has been nothing short of sub par with James their president and Ceo. Alot of the lessons James has provided during these lessons has been nothing but Theory sprinkled with some painting recipes and images. There was no practical demonstration at all and it sucks because 7 hours were pretty much wasted on Theory anyone can find online either through youtube videos or online articles at a fraction of the price.Sure James may have won some awards for painting and has years of experience. However that does not translate into being a good instructor. A good instructor tailors a lesson plan to the student and has practical demonstration to ensure the student is moving along and progressing in their journey. I didn’t feel I got anywhere through the lessons I was provided and it’s a shame.Out of curiosity I went out of my way to take a online private lesson at a fraction of the cost with a well seasoned miniature artist (not going to name who but Im talking winning best of show among some prestigious competition) through patreon and the difference is night and day. First off the patreon painter actually tailored their lesson based off of what I was asking for and demonstrated how to achieve it with guidance along the way. Something James failed to consistently do.Some of the worst part of this is the fact that when I pointed this out along with Jame’s sporadic schedule which I did not mention earlier, their customer service rep decides to say here are George’s availability. Why am I going to suddenly switch instructors all of a sudden. And then when James finally decides to respond to my email he said he would be very serious in helping me with my remaining hours. Seriously this is such a disgrace.The online tuition is nothing short of a sham. James told me that they get over 100s of students each year which translate to roughly 100k usd in Revenue. And yet when I asked for half of my remaining tuition which would be less than 500 usd as a refund I get thrown their company policy in my face. Anyways I would not recommend their online tuition to anyone. They may have amazing painters in their studio but I can say without a doubt that James is terrible as an instructor online. Dont be stupid like me and waste your hard earned money for their online private tuition.It expensive for one and the lessons you are getting are not of any value at all and you will not get anywhere at all. You are way better off using that money for private 1 on 1 lessons at a fraction of the cost with an artist on Patreon.
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