Milan Art InstituteReviews of milanartinstitute.com

I purchased the class, "How to Paint Portraits that sell, vol 2", after reading some reviews and seeing their comments that this is beginner friendly and they would explain techniques along the way. I purchased the listed supplies and was ready to start and found the following: 1. The artist NEVER explains the color they are using . Even folks that were on the live kept asking what colors she was mixing and the response was "i am using straight paint." 2. When they DID say the colors, they were not in the list of needed supplies. A beginner wouldn't know to use burnt sienna because it was never listed. 3. There wasn't any real instruction, more of just a demonstration and an advertisement for their mastery program. 4. She asks that you dont draw on the canvas and trust blocking it out, but only says what part of the face is in the middle of the canvas. The proportions were never explained and I think proportions are a HUGE part of portraits that sell lol. Cinnamon Cooney on YouTube is a GREAT example of how to learn how to paint. She explains everything as she goes - and it's free. I expected this paid course to be along the lines of that, but better. I actually wanted to purchase the mastery program because I love the Milan Art Institute style and I'm intimidated with oil paints, but the cost doesn't seem to be worth it if you're not really learning techniques with explanation.

First- I’ve ONLY done 1 of 4 parts of the program . So far here’s my experience -PRO: Great people who genuinely love teaching and sharing their knowledge- I think the institute is a great idea- BUT Con: I was excited to learn how to make art and while I knew I would have to pay extra for a coach on top of the couple thousand(!!!!) I paid for the course, I didn’t realize how totally alone I would be trying to learn the content-,the “community” is largely promotions. The techniques for monster portrait & charcoal portrait are extremely confusing. Some instructions are clear but the rest - no idea. I honestly can’t tell the advantages of Milan vs Domestika or other art teaching platform except it’s organized for a year upfront instead of individual lessons purchased. So far not worth it and very disappointing. Also, the students art all looks like Eli & Dimitra’s - and that’s not the style I want but I didn’t realize that would be the focus . However, I’m praying God will guide me on how to do the art assignments on my own and hopefully the upcoming assignments will make more technical sense. Reply to Milan: I would have to pay $100 a month on top of the $2k I spent for the course for group coaching- again, not something I can do at this time.

I took the Acrylics Remastered course. It was a recording of a live stream. It felt like I was in their studio, watching over their shoulder as they painted. Someone who learns by watching might like that. As a learner, I would have preferred more instruction and explanation. But as Elli said at one point, it's hard to paint and explain at the same time. I thought it was interesting, however, to see how two artists collaborated on a single painting. The camera work was like that of a homemade video...cosy and homey, but not the best for an instructional video. There was a polished sales pitch about the Mastery Programme, of course. So it did feel like this was a way to monetise their past videos while using it as a marketing tool. I did not come away with any specific technique other than that I could layer oils over acrylic. I suppose, in a session like this that is to be expected. I enjoyed watching them paint, but was disappointed with the lack of any specific teaching.

I had a wonderful experience with the course itself. The two instructors were excellent—explaining everything step by step—and I genuinely enjoyed the lessons and the valuable techniques I learned. However, I am disappointed with the company's failure to uphold its initial promise. When I purchased the course, I received an email stating that the fee included lifetime access to the content. Unfortunately, my access expired after just two years. I only wanted to revisit some techniques and lessons but found my account inaccessible. I reached out to the company to reinstate my access, but they never responded. While the course content and instructors were great, this unfulfilled promise and lack of communication left me dissatisfied.

Hi, I like your enthusiasm but you teach your personal way of paintings that can not be applied if you already develop your own style. Thanks in any case

I didn’t like the process from start to finish. I didn’t have most of the products that were used. Finding them unnecessary. I couldn’t follow along because the camera work could have been better.

They does to much talking making it so long it gets boring ! Would like to have seen more painting

I liked the class but I wish Eli would have explained more of what colors she was painting and where as she painted. I only could watch the recording and not the live but I felt the questions people had about products weren’t relevant and were a distraction to the actual painting piece. I know not everyone can explain what they are doing while they are doing it but I decided not to invest in the full program for fear it would just be more of the same.