FOR ARTISTS WHO LOVE BOTH
Master Realist Portraiture and Mixed Media Abstraction
in one COMPLETE painting programme
✓ 60+ hours of step-by-step lessons
✓ 8 comprehensive modules
✓ Lifetime access. Learn at your own pace.
✓ Start anytime.
Enrol in COMPLETE — from $75 / month↓
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Learning the skills is only the beginning. The bigger challenge is what comes next.
How do you turn technique into a personal body of work that you are proud of and people want to buy?
COMPLETE was created to bridge that gap. It gives you the technical foundations you need to make strong work, then shows you how to move past technique into work that feels more spontaneous, more individual, more cohesive.
This is not only about learning how to paint. It's about learning what to do with those skills once you have them.
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COMPLETE is for you if:
You are starting out, and would rather learn properly now than unlearn habits later.
You have painted for years, your portraits are solid, but you feel you play too safe.
You come from realism, and you have started to feel limited by it.
You come from abstraction, and you want to add figurative elements into your work.
You can follow a demonstration, but often end up copying OR are still looking for a personal style.
You want to learn once and for all how to bring abstract backgrounds and figures together, beautifully.
Here's exactly how COMPLETE is structured:
The main curriculum consists of 5 core modules and more than 60 hours of in-depth teaching, with lifetime access — covering realist drawing, portrait painting, colour, mixed media, abstraction, composition, and the development of original work.
MODULE 1 - Foundations of Realist Portraiture
If you've ever wondered why your portraits look flat, overworked, or why the proportions never quite feel right, this module will give you the answers.
We'll explore the planes of the head, skull anatomy, values, edges and the visual principles that create the illusion of form, volume and depth.
MODULE 2 — Drawing Realist Portraits
Drawing is the foundation of portraiture. Here you'll develop the essential skills of observation, proportion, likeness and structure.
Through a series of guided drawing demonstrations and practical exercises, you'll develop portraits with confidence before ever picking up a paintbrush.
MODULE 3 — Portrait Painting in Oil
In this module I show you my complete approach to portrait painting in oils—from palette selection and skin tones to brushwork, composition and expressive backgrounds. You'll also follow two full-length demonstrations featuring two different models and complexions.
MODULE 4 - Abstract Grounds in Mixed Media
Learn how to create layered mixed-media grounds using acrylics, spray paint, gold leaf, stencils, distressed paper and other contemporary materials.
You'll learn how to use texture, colour and abstraction to support the portrait and give your paintings a contemporary edge.
MODULE 5 — Creating Original Paintings
This is where everything comes together.
You'll combine the skills developed throughout COMPLETE to create one or more original contemporary paintings—from the first idea and preparatory sketches to the finished work. I'll show you how I bring together classical oil painting and expressive mixed media to develop paintings that are personal, cohesive and contemporary.
In addition to the five core modules, you'll also find these in-depth analyses:
Understanding Colour
Most people see colour as just its name — red, brown, blue. But colour is more. Learn the three qualities — hue, value, chroma — that every portrait painter needs to see before even reaching for a brush.
Finding & Developing Your Ideas
Step inside my studio as I share my creative process — my sketchbooks, the exercises that turn creative blocks into breakthroughs, and how I refine ideas before a single mark is made.
Medium, Brushes & Surfaces
Learn how to use mediums and brushes — and when. You will also be guided to prepare your surfaces, whether canvas or panel, to achieve the best possible results in your paintings.
PLUS:
THIS MONTH'S BONUS COURSES
Three of my most popular specialist mini-courses included for FREE when you enrol:
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Sourcing Photos & Working with References
Behind every great painting is a great reference. Here I share how I built a library of over 45,000 photographs, including how I find and photograph models, source, select, and manipulate references for stronger paintings.
Learn how to create an endless source of ideas and build references that support your artistic vision.
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Skin Tones Made Simple
Here I share a simple and effective method for mixing realistic skin tones for any complexion — pale, olive, brown, or dark. By the end of the module, you'll know exactly what to look for and how to mix what you see on your palette, without guesswork and without muddy colour mixtures.
This method works with oils, acrylics, and any other painting medium.
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Painting Hair: Any Hair, Any Colour
One of the most requested modules in the program.
Over the years, I've painted every type of hair imaginable — from highly realistic portraits to bold, expressive interpretations. I share the principles, shortcuts, and techniques I use to paint any hair type, colour, or style: red, brunette, blonde, straight, curly, afro, flowing, tied up, and even bald.
Click below as I walk you inside the program:
By the end of COMPLETE, you'll be able to:
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Draw and paint convincing realist portraits
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Mix natural skin tones for any complexion
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Build expressive mixed-media grounds
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Develop compositions from sketch to large scale
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Create original paintings, not copies of references
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Follow a repeatable process for every new painting
Everything you find here is based on my own work
So will you end up painting like me?
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This programme is built on what I learned, and on how I have applied it to make my own work.
But if you are wondering whether you will end up painting exactly like me — no. You won't.
I do not teach you to copy my style. Even less to copy a reference and add mixed media on top. What you learn here are the classical principles underneath — proportion, structure, edges, hierarchy, form, colour — the foundations of strong painting, whatever the genre.
Alongside them: materials, tools, and the more unconventional techniques I have developed over the years. Together they speed up your learning curve — and put the decisions in your hands. You gain confidence. You make mistakes. Until the work you create belongs, unapologetically, to you.
But don't take my word for it.
Look at what my students say the experience was. Look at what they have made. And look at what it has led to.
here's small selection of students' work:
— Martina Schubert, Germany"I have learned so much and created so many new artworks, and they have gained a whole new level of depth and expressiveness. Thanks to your guidance, I finally dare to paint textured backgrounds, beautiful portraits and even hands — something I never thought I would feel confident doing."
HERE'S HOW MUCH IT COSTS
COMPLETE is enrolling now at $649 — or $75 a month.
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Here's is what you receive when you enrol:
| The core curriculum | |
| ✔ 60+ hours of instruction across six modules | $945 |
| ✔ Lifetime access and all future updates | Included |
| ✔ Assignments and exercises throughout | Included |
| ✔ Subtitles in 70 languages (Spanish, Polish, Italian, French etc) | Included |
| ✔ Downloadable resources and guides | Included |
| Included bonus courses | |
| ✔ Sourcing Photos & References, with reference pack | $99 |
| ✔ Skin Tones Made Easy | $99 |
| ✔ Painting Hair — any hair, any colour | $105 |
| Support as you learn | |
| ✔ Membership to the private Artist Community | Included |
| ✔ Email support as you work through the programme | Included |
| ✔ Certificate of completion | Included |
| ✔ Discounts and early access to future events and workshops | Included |
| Total value | $1,248 |
| Enrolling now at | $649 |
Your payment options:
Once you purchase COMPLETE, you can start anytime you are ready and work at your own pace. Enrol now to secure the current price before it increases.
Access is For Lifetime.
Self-paced does not mean "alone"
When you enrol you join the dedicated Artist Community. I'm in there regularly too, commenting on work in progress, and connecting.
If you want more, you can request a written critique or a one-to-one Zoom or enrol in COMPLETE PLUS.
Questions?
Here are the ones I'm asked most often. Write to us if something is not clear.
What skill level is this for?
I've done portrait courses before. How is this different?
How long do I have access to the program?
Will I get feedback on my work?
Is it good for acrylic painters?
I mostly paint abstractly — will this still help me?
What makes this program different than any others?
Do you offer other programs?
Can I enrol now and start later?
More experiences shared by artists who studied with me:
“Would you recommend Rosso’s programme?”
Yes — and I have. The reason is Rosso herself. By looking at the work of a teacher, you quietly experience the level of craftsmanship that makes your inner voice say: this is the one, this person has something I want to learn. If you can look at Rosso’s work and her process and say those words, you have found your answer.
Pat Bereskin
United States
“I’m receiving commissions and selling my work.”
I have always loved expressive portraiture, but balancing painting with running my own hotel left me little time. Since learning with Rosso, my work has completely transformed. I am painting more than ever, receiving commissions, selling work, and finally have a clear direction for my practice.
Fritz Forstner
Germany
“I went from stiff portraits to contemporary work with ‘crazy’ backgrounds.”
I’m savouring every morsel of information and I can’t believe how much I’ve learnt so far, and how you have motivated and excited me to work hard and experiment.
Sharon Blake
United Kingdom
“I finally love painting backgrounds.”
I always struggled with backgrounds. This programme was the breakthrough. I finally understood how to make the background and the figure work together. Learning to work with texture and simplify my palette completely changed my approach.
Saniya
France
“This journey pushed my work to an entirely new level.”
Rosso has an incredible ability to simplify complex concepts. Her process makes even the most challenging backgrounds and compositions feel achievable and above all truly enjoyable. Learning with her — both online and in person — has been transformative.
Mariam Sandhu
United States
“Rosso’s guiding presence and experimental approach brought the painter in me back.”
After art school, motherhood, and even spinal surgery, I thought my painting days were behind me — until her mentoring reignited my passion and gave me purpose again.
Paula Michele Wagoner
Florida
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Meet Rosso — painter and founder of Rosso Art School
This is how it all started
After years of practising portraiture, I became obsessed with finding an artistic language that could bring traditional technique together with contemporary media. I spent years in the studio experimenting, questioning and refining, until it finally clicked.
The work that emerged brought exhibitions, awards, publications and brand collaborations — and a community of artists who wanted to learn alongside me. I began teaching workshops across the UK, the United States, Italy, France and Spain. Listening closely to what artists were actually struggling with is what led me to build Rosso Art School: my teaching, available anytime, from anywhere.
Since 2020 I have taught more than 1,000 artists, online and in person. The school launched in 2024, and over 450 students have enrolled since.
The reel beside this is a 20-second version of the same process I teach inside Complete. I post from the studio regularly — on @rossoartist and @rossoartschool.
If you want to see more of my personal work and artistic journey, it is all here: personal work →
215K followers on Instagram · Over 1,000 students taught · 17+ years painting practice
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