The 3-Month Plus Program is ideal for anyone looking to deepen their skills in Realist Portrait Painting while also starting exploring abstract techniques to enrich their work.
We’ll focus on creating lifelike portraits for different complexions (primarily white and olive skin), using elaborated and textured grounds to enrich our portraits.
During the monthly LIVE CLASSES on Zoom, we’ll dive into extra-curricular topics .
Here's Briefly What Is Included in the 3-Month PLUS Program:
- Unlimited access to hours of pre-recorded content with CAPTIONS and SUBTITLES in English
- 3 monthly LIVE ZOOM classes
- Creative Excercises and Assignments
- Up to 6 critique on assignments via email, within 6 months
- Downloadable PDFs & Reference Images
- Automatic enrollment in the dedicated Artists Community;
- Stream content anytime, anywhere with the downloadable mobile app
- Technical Support via Email
- Exclusive Oil Paint Sets & Professional Brush Giveaways Sponsored by Michael Harding & Pro-Arte
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Special offers on future products for alumni
Browse the full content:
- Chapter Overview (0:55)
- An Effective Method to Mix Any Skin Colour (3:41)
- Color Mixing Demo: How To Organise Your Palette (11:14)
- Colour Mixing Demo: Focus on the White/Pale Skin (15:21)
- Colour Mixing Demo: Focus On The Olive/Brown Skin (13:31)
- Color Mixing Demo:Focus on the Dark Brown/Black Skin (11:04)
- Concluding Notes (1:15)
- PRACTICE AT HOME: creative exercises and assignment
- A Method to Unleash Creativity (1:49)
- Priming Your Surfaces (2:43)
- Creating an Abstract Ground for a Medium Painting (1:28)
- Toning & Applying Gold Leaf (4:11)
- Spray Painting, Stencilling & Layering (9:15)
- Tips and Best Practices to Keep Inspired! (3:55)
- PRACTICE AT HOME: creative exercises and assignment
- Overview of the lesson (1:12)
- Before We Start: Surface, Composition, & Transferring Our Drawings (11:01)
- Before We Start: Creating a Colour Study with a ZORN Palette (35:54)
- Start Painting: Blocking-in (28:57)
- Phase II: Getting the Likeness right (29:09)
- Pushing The Portrait Further: Finer details and Rendering (28:58)
- FINISHING TOUCHES: Adding an Abstract Background & Varnishing Your Work (21:28)
- APPENDIX: Areview il Oil Paint MEDIUMS (8:00)
- PRACTICE AT HOME: creative exercises and assignment
- Before we Start: Preliminary Thoughts & Composition (3:54)
- Before We Start: Mixing Skin Tones for Light Brown/Olive Complexion (17:51)
- Let's Start Painting: Blocking-in (32:36)
- Painting Phase Two: Modelling (51:55)
- Painting Phase III: From Modelling to Rendering (71:33)
- Painting Phase 4: Chest, Dress, Hair (37:46)
- Final touches & Backgrounds (6:08)
- PRACTICE AT HOME: creative exercises and assignment
- Chapter Overview
- An Insider’s View of My Creative Process
- Plan Your Process: Brainstorming, Doodling, Sourcing References and Sketching
- Demo I: Sketch Using Images and Imagination
- Demo II: Transform Your Sketches Into Small Painting Studies
- Demo III: Scale Up Your Studies Into A Large Abstract-Figurative Painting
If you experience problems at the chack-out, or for alternative methods of payment, please message me via Instagram @rossoartist.
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Italian-born Rosso is an acclaimed professional fine art painter residing in the UK. Her innovative artwork merges traditional painting methods with abstract expressions to create contemporary portraits that have captivated audiences internationally. Beginning her artistic journey at the age of 30, Rosso made the bold leap from a previous advertising career to pursue her passion for arts. A product of intensive self-directed learning, Rosso honed her craft through part-time studies at the London Atelier of Representational Art (LARA) and invaluable mentorship from artists who greatly influenced her technique.
Rosso's dedication to her craft is evident not only in her award-winning pieces but also in her approach to teaching. Translating her extensive experience into the classroom, she fosters an environment rich in practical skill-building and innovative thinking. With an undying passion for painting and a conviction for continuous learning, Rosso engages students with the same enthusiasm that fuels her creativity in the studio. Her success stories span from emerging artists to seasoned professionals who have all benefited from her dynamic instructional approach and her deep connection to the art community. Through her vibrant teaching methods, Rosso's goal is to inspire and guide her students to explore their unique artistic voices and achieve excellence in their creative pursuits.