30 January 2023

FIN: Skeletor

Good Monday Morning Jungle,

check out this striking version of my all time favourite childhood villian: SKELETOR! Miniature by @primal.collectibles - wishing you all a good start into a new week of painting!










Keep on happy painting!
Roman

27 January 2023

REVIEW: Private Coaching with Kai

Ahoi Jungle,

catching up with many private coaching reviews from 2022.
Man, time flies and I am defenetely not getting faster.

Back in the end of 2022 I was coaching Kai aka @cant_stop_painting_minis on how to understand strong atmospheric painting. Including advanced color theory, vision planning, plus how to use all of it in a joyful workflow.

Thanks for the great fun and good talks, Kai.
It has been a pleasure seeing your skillset grow!


"There are already so many reviews of his coaching, and everything that is written there is true, as incredible as it sounds 😅

In my own words, I would describe it like this: The coaching with Roman is just as you would imagine it: a lot of input, a lot of fun, all in a familiar atmosphere and then Roman gets you to shoot everything on the figure. Worth it! "

                                                                                     - Kai











Thank you for coming to Augsburg for your coaching, Kai!
Thank you for your trust in my teachings and the joy we shared!

Keep on happy painting!
Yours,
Roman


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Fully booked with Private Coaching lessons until June 2023.
If you are interested in your private coaching for a later date: I setup a list of interested people and will contact these first - in the order of the list - when new dates get availaible.

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25 January 2023

REVIEW: Private Coaching with Nils

Hey Jungle,

catching up with many private coaching reviews from 2022.
Man, time flies and my beard gets more like Santa.

Last year I was happy to welcome Nils for a two day private coaching.
We had some really cool two days with intense learning and good talks.

We tackled the topic: Learn to paint atmosphere!




This is what Nils said:

"After doing some group classes with Roman, I was keen to deepen a few aspects and decided to do a 2-day private coaching. I wanted to learn more about how miniatures blend into (or contrast with) their surroundings, how to create realistic skin
paints and can still manage well with his time while painting. The private coaching with Roman not only advanced me as a figure painter but also gave me insights into the life and way of thinking of such a gifted artist.

The two days were intense, super pleasant and, in retrospect, over far too quickly.
Roman's flexibility was particularly good, because on the one hand he has a proven program, but on the other hand he was able to respond to my individual needs. Base not built? No problem! Questions about figure photography? Here you go! Despite the packed content, there was never a feeling of time pressure throughout the workshop.


Thank you Roman!"       
                - Nils






"Nachdem ich einige Gruppenkurse bei Roman gemacht hatte, wollte ich gerne ein paar Aspekte vertiefen und habe mich für ein zweitägiges Private Coaching entschieden. Ich wollte mehr darüber lernen, wie sich Miniaturen in ihre Umgebung einfügen (oder davon abheben), wie man realistische Haut malt und bei all dem noch gut mit seiner Zeit beim Malen umgehen kann.

Das Private Coaching mir Roman hat mich nicht nur als Figurenmaler weitergebracht sondern mir auch Einblicke in das Leben und die Denkweise eines so begnadeten Künstlers gegeben. Die zwei Tage waren intensiv, super angenehm und im Nachhinein viel zu schnell vorbei. 

Besonders gut hat mit Romans Flexibilität gefallen, da er auf der einen Seite ein bewährtes Programm hat, aber auf der anderen Seite auf meine individuellen Bedürfnisse eingehen konnte. Base nicht gebaut? Kein Problem! Fragen zur Figuren Fotografie? Here you go! Während des gesamten Workshops kam trotz des picke packe vollgepackten Inhalts nie das Gefühl von Zeitdruck auf. 

Vielen Dank Roman!"
 

"One of my best miniatures so far. Thanks for being such a great sherpa along my painting journey @romanlappat.miniatureart. The minature is Cadin from the Defiance game of Corvus Belli. "







 


Keep on happy painting, Nils!

Yours,
Roman


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Fully booked with Private Coaching lessons until June 2023.
If you are interested in your private coaching for a later date: I setup a list of interested people and will contact these first - in the order of the list - when new dates get availaible.

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23 January 2023

REVIEW: Private Coaching with Jamie

"For anyone on the fence about attending a workshop, or taking private coaching with Roman; if you can do it, I am confident you won't be disappointed!"

- Jamie


Aloa Jungle,

catching up with many private coaching reviews from 2022.
Man, time flies and I am not getting younger :D


Back in 2022  I was able to teach Jamie aka @a.man.painting.miniatures .

We tackled a wide variety of painting knowledge, including atmosphere, speedpainting with different types of color, went abstract, controlled, crazy, organised, wild and much more and I felt honored to be teaching Jamie. While teaching you always learn and so did I from Jamie. Thank you! I want to thank Jamie not only for coming from the UK to learn from me, but also for the amazing, beautiful time we shared, deep talks we had and songs we sang in the studio.






"I could say so much about how valuable the time I spent with Roman was. From the learning and inspiration side it was energising and confidence building. On the personal side, I gained a friend that I truly value. I'll write more about the details of the coaching in a review some time soon, but here I just want to say that if you are looking for a teacher help you to improve your painting, and whether you are a beginner/intermediate/advanced painter, then I cannot give Roman a higher recommendation: He's a great person and has put the time and effort into refining his teaching philosophy, and this shows. Thank you, Roman!"

- Jamie





Jamie finished this beautiful piece at home and sent my final photos:








Jamie, you are magic!

Keep on happy painting, Jamie!

Yours,
Roman



_________________________________________________________

Fully booked with Private Coaching lessons until June 2023.
If you are interested in your private coaching for a later date: I setup a list of interested people and will contact these first - in the order of the list - when new dates get availaible.

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20 January 2023

REVIEW: Private Coaching with Kyle

 Hi Jungle,

catching up with many private coaching reviews from 2022.
Man, time flies and I am not getting faster (younger) :D

After the Monte San Savino Show 2022, Kyle from Canada was heading to Augsburg and dropping in the studio for a two day private coaching. As I know him online since a while, got to meet him in person in Italy for the show it was really nice to get to know him even more during these two days.




Kyle and I tackled a very interesting topic:


- Roman's (my) understanding of the color green
- Light dabbling in a forest/jungle



This is what Kyle said:

"So what is Coaching with Roman Lappat?  It is being welcomed into a nicely equipped studio and told to feel at home.  But more importantly it is to be taken under the wing of an extremely experienced and calming individual who wants nothing more than to see you thrive under his tutelage.  

Roman’s studio is amazing, the art on the walls (including an original Patricia Sancho), his art, funny posters, student artwork/personal collection.  It's a kind of mecca and a reflection of the holder of the studio.  Eclectic taste, but it is all amazing. 

For Roman I had a very specific plan, to learn the secrets to his greens, and if he was up for it and thought we had time, to study dapple light.  He thought this was fitting, so off we went.  

Roman’s lesson plan is incredibly structured.  this leads to a smooth explanation and no need for backtracking.  He even has a good set of exercises to test the student. He will place your level and adjust from there to see where he needs to build to take you where you are going. This is the level of structure that I, as a professional, would come to expect when I engage someone for professional level services. There’s also some weights if ever just need to blow off some steam, you can go pump some iron.  A nice touch.

Sure the world kind of fell apart when we started to really consider dapple, but that was expected. It was great to work through the issue with another painter, opposed to alone.  It felt a bit like we both needed that to see it through at that point as there were definitely some doubts in the room.  We got through it, and out the other side with smiles.  

At the end of the day, I did learn the greens of Roman Lappat, and have a very good dapple sketch to finish. I left with a very good feeling. Momo even joined us to paint on day two and it was nice to meet her. I was happy to leave a small piece of myself in the studio, as a piece of that place will remain in my mind for some time. To see Roman’s works in the flesh and good light, to study and dissect them. "


- Kyle








Thank you for the nice two days spent, Kyle!
Keep on happy painting!
Yours,
Roman

_________________________________________________________

Fully booked with Private Coaching lessons until June 2023.
If you are interested in your private coaching for a later date: I setup a list of interested people and will contact these first - in the order of the list - when new dates get availaible.

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