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transform:scaleX(-1);\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"hero-copy\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Online course \u00b7 4 hours \u00b7 Learn at your own pace<\/div>\n <h1>Paint <em>emotional<\/em> & atmospheric oil portraits<\/h1>\n <p class=\"sub\">From canvas priming and drawing from scratch, through color blocking, all the way to the finished painting. A complete process, step by step, taught from Florence, Italy.<\/p>\n <div class=\"hero-ctas\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/producto\/oil-painting-course\/\" class=\"btn\">Start learning now \u2192<\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/courses\/\" class=\"btn ghost\">View both courses<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <p class=\"hero-micro\" style=\"margin-top:22px;\">Instant access \u00b7 No deadlines \u00b7 Lifetime access<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow center\" style=\"justify-content:center;\">A look inside<\/div>\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <h2>What you'll actually see inside the lessons<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"preview-grid\">\n <div class=\"preview-tile\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-08-12-a-las-19.52.29-scaled.png\" alt=\"Priming the canvas\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <div class=\"preview-cap\">Priming the canvas<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"preview-tile\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-08-12-a-las-19.53.25-scaled.png\" alt=\"Drawing from scratch\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <div class=\"preview-cap\">Drawing from scratch<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"preview-tile\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-08-12-a-las-20.10.09-scaled.png\" alt=\"Setting up the palette\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <div class=\"preview-cap\">Setting up the palette<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"preview-tile\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-08-12-a-las-19.53.11-scaled.png\" alt=\"Color blocking\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <div class=\"preview-cap\">Color blocking<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"preview-tile\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-08-12-a-las-20.25.54.png\" alt=\"Developing the portrait\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <div class=\"preview-cap\">Developing the portrait<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"preview-tile\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-08-12-a-las-19.54.10-scaled.png\" alt=\"The finished piece\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <div class=\"preview-cap\">The finished piece<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"light\">\n <div class=\"wrap quote\">\n <div class=\"rule\"><\/div>\n <p>I live and paint in Florence \u2014 surrounded by the greatest figurative tradition in history. That's what I bring to every lesson.<\/p>\n <cite>Juano Fr\u00edas \u00b7 Figurative oil painter \u00b7 Florence, Italy<\/cite>\n <div class=\"rule bottom\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow center\" style=\"justify-content:center;\">The problem<\/div>\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <h2>Does this sound familiar?<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"problem-grid\">\n <div class=\"problem-card\">\n <h3>You don't know where to begin<\/h3>\n <p>The blank canvas is paralyzing. Without a clear order, every brushstroke feels like a gamble.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"problem-card\">\n <h3>Skin tones frustrate you endlessly<\/h3>\n <p>You try different colors but they always look plastic, flat, or lifeless on the canvas.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"problem-card\">\n <h3>You lose the form when you add color<\/h3>\n <p>The drawing starts well, but once you bring in paint everything falls apart.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"problem-card\">\n <h3>You learned in fragments, with no system<\/h3>\n <p>Random YouTube tutorials, disconnected techniques. You know things but can't connect them.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"alt\">\n <div class=\"wrap quote\">\n <p style=\"font-size:clamp(20px,2.2vw,26px);\">\"I want to paint something people feel, not just see.\"<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">The method<\/div>\n <div class=\"section-head\" style=\"text-align:left; margin:0 0 20px;\">\n <h2>A complete process, start to finish<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <p style=\"color:var(--text-dim); max-width:640px; margin-bottom:50px; font-size:15.5px;\">No shortcuts, no magic jumps. I teach you exactly what I do, in the order I do it, explaining the why behind every decision.<\/p>\n <div class=\"method-steps\">\n <div class=\"method-step\">\n <div class=\"num\">01<\/div>\n <div>\n <h3>Canvas Priming<\/h3>\n <p>We prepare the canvas correctly. What products to use, how to apply them, and why this stage defines everything that follows.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"method-step\">\n <div class=\"num\">02<\/div>\n <div>\n <h3>Drawing from Scratch<\/h3>\n <p>We build the figure with solid proportions. Without a strong drawing, no painting holds. You'll learn to see before you paint.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"method-step\">\n <div class=\"num\">03<\/div>\n <div>\n <h3>Color Blocking<\/h3>\n <p>We cover the canvas with large masses of value and color. This is how atmosphere and light are built before entering detail.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"method-step\">\n <div class=\"num\">04<\/div>\n <div>\n <h3>The Final Result<\/h3>\n <p>We refine, integrate, and know when to stop. The right detail in the right place. A finished painting with its own character.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"alt\">\n <div class=\"wrap instructor\">\n <div class=\"plate instructor-photo\">\n <div class=\"plate-photo no-filter\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/minifoto.jpg\" alt=\"Juano Fr\u00edas\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"instructor-copy\">\n <div class=\"tag\">Your instructor<\/div>\n <h3>Juano Fr\u00edas<\/h3>\n <p>Figurative oil painter, based in Florence, Italy.<\/p>\n <p>I paint portraits and figures in oil with a focus on emotion, atmosphere and cinematic light. I live in Florence, surrounded by the greatest collection of Renaissance painting in the world \u2014 and that shapes how I see and teach.<\/p>\n <p>Every day I walk past the Uffizi, the Accademia, the Pitti Palace. What the old masters solved centuries ago, I bring directly into my courses. I don't teach formulas \u2014 I teach you to see, think pictorially, and make confident decisions in front of the canvas.<\/p>\n <div class=\"instructor-links\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/juanofrias\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@JuanoFrias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/\">juanofrias.com.ar<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow center\" style=\"justify-content:center;\">Is this for you?<\/div>\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <h2>This course is for specific people<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"yesno-grid\">\n <div class=\"yesno yes\">\n <h3>This IS for you if\u2026<\/h3>\n <ul>\n <li>You want to learn oil painting with a real, complete method<\/li>\n <li>You already paint but feel something fundamental is missing<\/li>\n <li>You want to understand the full process, not just isolated tricks<\/li>\n <li>You want to paint portraits with emotional depth and technical foundation<\/li>\n <li>You need to learn at your own pace, without pressure or deadlines<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"yesno no\">\n <h3>This is NOT for you if\u2026<\/h3>\n <ul>\n <li>You want quick shortcuts without understanding the process<\/li>\n <li>You're not willing to practice between lessons<\/li>\n <li>You expect professional results without investing time<\/li>\n <li>You're only interested in abstract or landscape painting \u2014 see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/florence-plein-air\/\" style=\"color:var(--accent-hover) !important;\">Plein Air in Florence<\/a> instead<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow center\" style=\"justify-content:center;\">The result<\/div>\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <h2>This is what you'll walk away with<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"plate\" style=\"max-width:720px; margin:0 auto;\">\n <div class=\"hatch tl\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\"><path d=\"M0 0 L26 0 M0 0 L0 26 M0 4 L4 0 M0 9 L9 0 M0 14 L14 0 M0 19 L19 0 M0 24 L24 0\" stroke=\"#b3814a\" stroke-width=\"0.7\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div class=\"hatch tr\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\"><path d=\"M0 0 L26 0 M0 0 L0 26 M0 4 L4 0 M0 9 L9 0 M0 14 L14 0 M0 19 L19 0 M0 24 L24 0\" stroke=\"#b3814a\" stroke-width=\"0.7\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div class=\"hatch bl\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\"><path d=\"M0 0 L26 0 M0 0 L0 26 M0 4 L4 0 M0 9 L9 0 M0 14 L14 0 M0 19 L19 0 M0 24 L24 0\" stroke=\"#b3814a\" stroke-width=\"0.7\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div class=\"hatch br\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\"><path d=\"M0 0 L26 0 M0 0 L0 26 M0 4 L4 0 M0 9 L9 0 M0 14 L14 0 M0 19 L19 0 M0 24 L24 0\" stroke=\"#b3814a\" stroke-width=\"0.7\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div class=\"plate-photo no-filter\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/finalminiorne.jpg\" alt=\"The finished portrait\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"alt\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow center\" style=\"justify-content:center;\">Investment<\/div>\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <h2>Full access to the course<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"invest-card\">\n <div class=\"label\">Launch price<\/div>\n <div class=\"price-was\">Regular price: \u20ac79<\/div>\n <div class=\"price\">\u20ac59.00<\/div>\n <div class=\"price-note\">One-time payment \u00b7 Instant access \u00b7 Lifetime<\/div>\n <ul class=\"checklist\">\n <li>4 hours of high quality recorded video<\/li>\n <li>Full process: priming, drawing, color blocking & final result<\/li>\n <li>Learn at your own pace, no deadlines<\/li>\n <li>Future updates at no extra cost<\/li>\n <li>Direct access to ask questions via Instagram<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/producto\/oil-painting-course\/\" class=\"btn\">Enroll now \u2192<\/a>\n <p class=\"invest-note\">30-day satisfaction guarantee. If it's not what you expected, I'll refund you 100%. No questions asked.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow center\" style=\"justify-content:center;\">FAQ<\/div>\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <h2>Things people usually ask<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq\">\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <h3>Do I need prior painting experience?<\/h3>\n <p>No. The course starts from canvas priming \u2014 literally step zero. If you've never painted in oil before, this is the ideal starting point. If you already have some experience, you'll finally understand why you do what you do.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <h3>How long is the course and how does it work?<\/h3>\n <p>It's 4 hours of pre-recorded video. You can watch it at your own pace, pause, rewatch as many times as you want, and move forward whenever you're ready. No live sessions, no deadlines.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <h3>What materials do I need?<\/h3>\n <p>Basic oil paints, canvas, brushes and medium. Inside the course you'll find a materials guide with recommendations for different budgets \u2014 no need to overspend.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <h3>Can I ask questions if I get stuck?<\/h3>\n <p>Yes. You can reach me on Instagram (@juanofrias) with your questions. I do my best to personally respond to all students.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <h3>What if I'm not satisfied?<\/h3>\n <p>You have a 30-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked. If you feel the course didn't deliver what it promised, I'll refund 100% of your payment.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"alt\">\n <div class=\"wrap cta-banner\">\n <h2>Start painting what you truly feel<\/h2>\n <p>Every canvas you leave unpainted is a story untold. 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