Sams Landscape Painting School
Sams Landscape Painting School is for beginner and seasoned painters. A repeatable process from first sketch to finished landscape.
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How this community works
- Pricing
- $33 a monthWell above the hobbies & crafts median of $11.50.
- Size
- 605 membersBigger than 56% of the hobbies & crafts communities indexed here.
- Revenue ceiling
- $19,965 a monthIf every member paid the listed price. Free tiers, discounts and churn are not visible from outside.
- Format
- 3 paid tiers
- Platform
- Skool
- Category
- Hobbies & Crafts
- Last verified
- 5 October 2026
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- 3 paid tiers: one price for access, another for proximity. Worth copying once you know which members want more of you.
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About Sams Landscape Painting School
Sams Landscape Painting School is for beginner and seasoned painters. A repeatable process from first sketch to finished landscape.
Why you should join: Learn composition, tonal values, colour mixing and studies, then paint from photos or imagination. A full tutorial library, weekly live painting classes with replays, and an optional 1:1 mentorship tier. From $33 a month.
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The one-liner
A landscape painting school built around one repeatable process, live classes and peer feedback.
What they actually sell
Sams Landscape Painting School is run by Samuel Earp. The headline pitch reads: "Paint landscapes you’ll be proud to display, gift or sell with a repeatable process, live classes and feedback from fellow artists." The public offer sits at $33 a month. The page highlights Just a clear system that gets you from idea to completed work in one week. Inside sit 23 courses. The page does not spell out a money-back promise.
Who pays and why
Painters with a pile of half-finished canvases who want work they are proud to hang. The disappointment is starting strong and giving up halfway through every painting. They pay for a repeatable method from sketch to finished piece, live classes and feedback from fellow artists.
Where the members come from
Samuel Earp's YouTube, Instagram and website presence appears to feed the room. The Skool community reads as the member back end for people already drawn to that work. Exact follower counts stay off the public page.
What's holding it back
The school leans on one teacher's style. Members who want variety beyond landscapes may drift once the process clicks.
Steal this
Sell one repeatable process that ends in a finished piece, and use live classes to stop people quitting halfway.
Would this work in another niche?
Yes for other visual crafts such as watercolour or pottery. Weak for open-ended creative play with no finish line.
Written 5 October 2026
Reviews
Sue McMeekin
“I just now signed up for a year membership. Even if I don't have time this coming year to make full use of it, I've already learned so much from Sam's free information and videos that I wanted to pay him back as best I could.”
Marc Pompl
“Sam is not just talented and kind, but also an amazing and patient art teacher. If you want to level up your painting skills, this is the place to go!”
Loreen Pawlak
“I love Sam's landscape painting group! I've grown a lot, and love the comradery and feedback from the other artists. I just joined for another year. You can't help but learn something new no matter what skill level, education, or experience you have.”
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