A Look Inside Realism Live
Everything You Need In One Event
A focused, three-day experience designed to remove confusion, speed up learning, and help you paint with confidence.
World-Class Faculty
Live Demonstrations
Interactive Q&A
Expert Presentations
Global Community
Attend From Anywhere
Perfect for artists at every skill level
- Artists looking to improve their realism skills
- Painters seeking new techniques and inspiration
- Beginners building a strong foundation
- Intermediate artists ready to advance
- Professional artists pursuing continued growth
- Anyone passionate about representational art
Watch leading realist artists paint and draw live, from start to finish.
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Portrait & figure
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Still life & floral
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Landscape & drawing
Portrait & figure
Go deeper between demos and get your questions answered.
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Breakout sessions
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Live Q&A with the artists
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Connect with fellow artists
Wrap up each day with feedback and community.
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Live critique sessions
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Cocktail Hour Paint-Along
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Replays to keep learning
See Your Art Through the Eyes of a Master!
Join Ricky Mujica, Jeanne Mackenzie, and Mandy Theis for fun, interactive evening sessions where they'll critique artwork submitted by Realism Live attendees.
Get Expert Feedback: Discover what's working and how to make your paintings even better.
Learn From Others: Watch world-class artists critique fellow attendees' artwork and pick up tips you can apply to your own.
Have Fun & Get Inspired: Enjoy a relaxed evening of artistic insights, encouragement, and those exciting "aha!" moments!
Submit your art for a chance to be critiqued live, or simply watch, learn, and grow!
Discover practical approaches and artistic principles that can help strengthen your work and confidence.
- Improve observation and drawing skills
- Understand light, shadow, and form
- Create stronger compositions
- Explore portrait and landscape techniques
- Learn professional artist workflows
- Gain confidence in your creative process
Start Realism Live with confidence by mastering the essential techniques and core principles of realist art before the main event begins.
Dedicated beginner-focused faculty (separate from main event)
Full day, 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Eastern
10-day replay access included
Early breakout rooms to meet fellow artists
Materials guidance & fundamental technique demos
No main event ticket required to attend standalone
Important: Essential Techniques Day is a separate pre-event with its own instructors. Attend it on its own, join the main event, or bundle both for the best value.
Choose the Experience That's Right for You
- Replay access (30 Days)
- 3 Full Days of Realism Live
- Pre-Event Seminars
- Realism Live Community
- Live Breakout Sessions
- Nightly Live Critiques
- Replay access (6 months)
- 3 Full Days of Realism Live
- Pre-Event Seminars
- Realism Live Community
- Live Breakout Sessions
- Nightly Live Critiques
PLUS - Essentials of Realism: Foundations Library ($873 value) including demonstrations by Oliver Sin, Todd Casey, Suzie Baker and 6 more!
- Replay access for (1 year)
- 3 Full Days of Realism Live
- Pre-Event Seminars
- Realism Live Community
- Live Breakout Sessions
- Nightly Live Critiques
PLUS - Essentials of Realism: Foundations Library ($873 value) including demonstrations by Oliver Sin, Todd Casey, Suzie Baker and 6 more!
- Limited to 50 tickets
- Must purchase by 9/27 to receive swag bag
Get single-day access - no main event ticket required.
Register with confidence! We're so confident you'll love Realism Live that we invite you to experience the first day before making your final decision. If you're not satisfied, simply let us know, and we'll refund your registration, less a $50 processing fee.
Your satisfaction matters to us. We want you to be excited about your investment in becoming a better artist.
See our Terms & Conditions for full details.
You can upgrade your Realism Live 2026 ticket from Gold to Platinum or Diamond, or from Platinum to Diamond, here: https://streamlineartevents.com/products/realism-live-2026-upgrades
As we get closer to the date, the agenda will be posted here. Note: times are subject to change.
You will have streaming access on our virtual event platform, designed to be compatible with the largest number of devices. The bandwidth will vary depending on connection speed and many other factors — we would estimate around 5GB of data will get used for the event.
Note: The conference is NOT delivered via Facebook or YouTube.
Yes! We want you to love your Realism Live experience. Join us for Day 1, and if you feel it isn't right for you, we'll refund your registration (less a $50 processing fee). See our Terms & Conditions for full details.
The demos are NEW content with some being live and some being pre-recorded with the artist talking live over the demo.
Each night after the demo sessions, we go live with our guest artist to critique artwork submitted by selected attendees. Attendees receive the submission link by email after registering.
Breakout sessions are live networking sessions where you will be paired with 3 - 5 other artists for 10 - 15 minutes of discussion.
The feedback from attendees of our previous virtual conferences is that this is their favourite part - to be able to meet and talk about art with other painters just like you!!!
It’s a Private Facebook for Realism Live. We have a way that we're allowing people to communicate as a community.
