ROBERT MANISCALCO

 

Put Robert Maniscalco's 30 years of experience to work for you. His three day portrait painting workshops have lead to many successful painting careers all over North America. His "secrets" were no secret to the masters. Participants explore value-based "light on form" painting methods to create expressive, professional level portraits. Using live models, the focus is on gaining a deeper understanding of values to achieve form, character and likeness. Musicians have to train their ear and achieve a musical literacy; artists must train their eye to see the subtle changes in values and develop a visual sensitivity. Not hard once you know the trick to seeing like an artist sees. Most amateur artists focus on a color's hue, all the wonderful colors in the rainbow.

Robert's focus, however, is on breaking down the fundamentals, the ones many teachers tend to gloss over or skip altogether. Maybe they assume you know it because they do. It seems like magic, but it's not. This is where the magic (and true joy) of representational painting has to start, creating the illusion of form.

Robert will also get into the nuances of handling the brush and setting up, executing and recognizing the master-stroke. This is a great crash course in painting and drawing and all levels of experience are encouraged to participate. Robert breaks down the complex elements of painting and drawing so even an "art spirit" can understand it.

Considerations such as organic composition, responsive drawing with the brush, the use of "envelope" to analyze the essence of shape, expressive use of color, accurate color mixing, preparing an effective "Power Palette," adding rich halftones, building strong paint quality, varying edges, and achieving color harmony are all covered. Robert will help you on the road to developing your style by helping you identify your own priorities and vision for your work. Have you notice why many artists avoid the figure and the human head in their work? This course will give you the skill and confidence you need to bring life into your art. Maniscalco will also include plenty of professional tips unique to portraiture as a career.

The workshop will give participants lots of concrete information on how to paint fantastic professional portraits! Whether you're a beginner or a professional The Power of Positive Painting© is guaranteed to improve the way you paint! 

Many participants have repeated the workshops because there is always more to get from the Power of Positive Painting.