Painting Academy: Everything You Need to Know

Welcome to the Painting Academy! 🎨 This article covers everything you need to know: what it is, how to access it, what it costs, and how to manage or cancel it if you have a subscription.

In this article

  • What is the Painting Academy?

  • How do I get access?

  • What does it cost?

  • Is the Academy linked to my physical kit?

  • How is my subscription managed and billed?

  • How do I manage or cancel my subscription?

  • Trouble logging in to the subscription portal?

  • Still need help?

What is the Painting Academy?

The Painting Academy is a digital learning experience that may be included as either a one-time purchase or a recurring subscription, depending on the option you chose at checkout.

With the Painting Academy, you get access to:

  • 🎨  Step-by-step tutorials using the mini watercolor kit

  • 🖌️  Easy-to-follow exercises that build real skills

  • 📓  Prompts for journaling, mindfulness, and creative flow

  • 💛  A supportive community of people painting together

There is only one Painting Academy purchase associated with your order.

How do I get access?

The Painting Academy community lives on Skool. After you purchase, you'll receive an invitation email to join, sent automatically within 24 hours of your order.

If you don't see it right away:

  • Check your inbox and spam/junk folder

  • Search your inbox for "Skool"

Once you accept the invite, you can log in to Skool anytime here:

👉 https://www.skool.com/tobios/about

If it's been more than 24 hours and you still can't find your invite, you can look up your order using the subscription portal, or feel free to reach out to our support team at info@tobioshop.com.

What does it cost?

Tobio's Painting Academy is available through different purchase options. Your access and billing terms depend on the offer you selected.

Your purchase What it means
One-time purchase Purchase lifetime access directly from our Painting Academy product page. Pay once with no recurring charges. Our large Beginner's Watercolor Workbook also includes free lifetime Academy access.
30-day free trial with a monthly subscription If you selected the Academy subscription with your Mini Watercolor Kit, you receive a 30-day free trial. Afterward, monthly billing begins automatically unless you cancel. The price and billing details are shown at checkout and in your confirmation email.

Not sure which option you purchased?

Check your order or subscription confirmation email for your Academy access and billing details.

If you have a recurring subscription, you can view or cancel it through our subscription portal:

https://tobioskits.com/apps/subscriptions/#/subscriptions/list

Is the Academy linked to my physical kit?

No, the Painting Academy is separate from your physical kit. It does not affect the shipment or delivery of your order in any way. Whether your Academy access is active, paused, or cancelled has no impact on the kit you ordered.

How is my subscription managed and billed?

If you purchased through Tobio's website, any recurring Painting Academy subscription is managed through our subscription platform, Appstle. Charges are billed monthly and may appear linked to your original order.

If you subscribed directly through Skool rather than through a Tobio's purchase, that membership is managed by Skool, not by Tobio's — for billing or account questions on a direct Skool subscription, please contact Skool support.

How do I manage or cancel my subscription?

If you made a one-time payment, there's no subscription to manage or cancel — you're all set.

If you have a recurring subscription, you can cancel it at any time, with no need to contact us:

  • Open the subscription portal using the link below

  • Enter the email address you used at checkout

  • You'll receive a secure login link by email — click it to access your subscription

  • From there, you can cancel your subscription whenever you'd like

👉 Subscription portal: https://tobioskits.com/apps/subscriptions/#/subscriptions/list

For the full step-by-step walkthrough with screenshots, see our dedicated guide:

👉 How to cancel my Tobio's Academy subscription

After cancelling, you'll keep your Academy access until the end of your current free trial or billing period, whichever applies — you won't be charged again after that.

Trouble logging in to the subscription portal?

If the portal isn't loading or you can't get past the email field, try:

A reminder: the subscription portal is only for managing your subscription (like cancelling or reactivating). Your Academy community access itself comes through the separate Skool invitation email.

Still need help?

Need to update the email linked to your Academy access, gift your Academy access to someone else, or run into anything not covered here? We're happy to help — just reach out to us at info@tobioshop.com and our team will take it from there. 💛

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