Miano Method: Painting Expressive Portraits in Oil

Miano Method: Painting Expressive Portraits in Oil

360 Online Weeklong WS | This program has been canceled

All Levels

5/3/2021-5/6/2021

9:30 AM-4:30 PM PDT on Mon Tue Wed Th Fri

$550.00

$495.00

$10.00

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If you are looking for a workshop that will help you create portraits you can be proud of, this is it! Join Charles Miano as he explains his accessible method for painting impactful classical portraits.

With Miano’s sculptural and mass-oriented approach to portraiture, you will realize your full potential of seeing and translate that to oil painting. Miano’s method blends a perfect balance of an abstract, free approach with traditional studio technique. Unleash your power of personal expression while maintaining the beauty and naturalness of realism.

You will learn to build a portrait painting, step-by-step from start to finish. You will grasp the differences in capturing both a male and female likeness. He will teach you the techniques to practice when working from life.

Charles’ teaching has been described as fun and down to earth, yet the “real deal”. People are learning what it takes to achieve their dreams: understandable classic artistic methods for the 21st century.

This course is designed for artists of all levels of experience. From new artists to advanced practitioners. Learning a method is the fastest way to build your skills. Charles’ method has proven to work for so many people over the last 20 years of his teaching. Find out why a method and practice mindset is one key reason Charles has been able to help many happy artists to live their dream.

  • Painting Materials:
  • Oil Colors:
  • {Colors are listed in the order they appear on the palette, from left to right}
  • Viridian
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Ivory Black
  • Raw Umber
  • Transparent Oxide Red
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Venetian Red
  • Cadmium Scarlet
  • Cadium Orange
  • Indian Yellow
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Cadmium yellow medium
  • Cadmium Yellow light
  • Titanium White
  • Brushes:
  • Bristle brushes- variety of sizes, #2- #12.
  • Miano Rosemary Brush Signature Set
  • Palette and Mediums
  • Large Palette
  • Non-glass container with lid
  • Walnut Oil, for cleaning brushes
  • Linseed Oil
  • Maroger Italian formula
  • Supports
  • Panels or Canvas: cotton or linen, a variety of sizes 16” x20 “
  • (Miano tones his canvas with an imprimatura of earth tones)
  • Miscellaneous:
  • Paper Towels
  • palette knife
  • sketchbook
  • pencils
  • charcoal