Yim Mau-Kun Art Academy/The 4-Step Classical Oil Painting Method

The 4-Step Classical Oil Painting Method

The Comprehensive Drawing Training Course. A total of 660 minutes of instructions and demonstration, develop strong foundational skills through a structured, step-by-step process.


What is The 4-Step Classical Oil Painting Method?

The 4-Step Classical Oil Painting Method with Yim Mau-Kun is a comprehensive, structured training program that follows time-honored techniques used by classical painters.

This method helps you understand composition, form, color relationships, and brushwork to create compelling and masterful oil paintings.

Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned artist, this course provides a clear, step-by-step approach to achieving confidence in oil painting.

Step 1: Still Life Oil Painting

  • Develop a solid understanding of form, texture, and color relationships.

  • 220 minutes of instructions and demonstration on painting fish and flowers via online streaming

Step 2: Plein Air Landscape Painting

  • Learn how to capture natural light and atmosphere in an outdoor setting.

  • 220 minutes of instructions and demonstration on covering composition, perspective, color observation, and brush techniques via online streaming.

Step 3: Portrait Oil Painting

  • Master techniques for painting realistic and expressive oil portraits.

  • Focus on structure, facial features, and achieving lifelike representation.

  • 110 minutes of instructions and 120 minutes of demonstration on portrait painting via online streaming.

Step 4: Human Figure Oil Painting

  • Gain confidence in painting the human form with anatomical accuracy.

  • Learn proportions, body movement, and expressive brushwork.

  • 110 minutes of instructions and demonstration on figure painting via online streaming.


What’s Inside the Course

  • Over 10 Hours of In-Depth Demonstrations Video

  • English Subtitles for Every Lesson

  • Lifetime Access to All Course Materials

  • Bonus: 5 Sets of Downloadable Step-by-Step Oil Portrait Process Images

By the end of this course, you will have a strong foundation in classical oil painting techniques, allowing you to confidently create compelling artworks.


Why Study with Yim Mau-Kun?

Yim Mau-Kun is a globally respected master artist with expertise across multiple painting genres, including still life, landscape, portraiture, and figure painting.

A Master of Classical & Contemporary Techniques

  • Yim Mau-Kun blends traditional oil painting techniques with a unique modern touch.

Decades of Teaching & Artistic Excellence

  • With years of experience teaching worldwide, his structured approach simplifies even the most complex painting techniques.

A Passion for Helping Artists Grow

  • His goal is not just to teach painting but to train students to see and think like a master artist.

This course condenses his lifetime of knowledge into an accessible, easy-to-follow learning experience - one you won’t find anywhere else!

Yim’s portraits not only convey likeness in appearance, but also likeness in expression and spirit. His nudes are vivacious, realistic figures with rich facial expressions. The delicate shape and texture of the body generate a mellow and romantic ambiance.”

Art Magazine, China

Beautiful paintings like Lady in Shimmering Light, by Yim Mau-kun, … transcend time and distance. Though Mau-kun has lived all of his 64 years in the Far East, this stunning work features a classic quality that crosses geographic and cultural boundaries…. There is, after all, no need for a translator when it comes to brilliant brushstrokes and powerful compositions.”

The Artist Magazine

Perhaps the most striking element to Master Yim’s painting and drawing is the use of light, which infuses his art with a sense of hopefulness; a feeling of lightness and emotional connection with the subject. This connection is magnified when color is present, and Master Yim’s understanding of color in its tactile use and symbolic relationship embody his subjects with a welcoming aura that allows the viewer to approach his work without inhibition.”

Damian Goidich

I think Yim Mau-Kun’s work is amazing. I am a painter/draughtsman and a teacher. I have a great love for work that is both filled with knowledge of the old masters and unique at the same time. I believe your work has both.”

Richard Morris

Full Course Price: $199

Includes lifetime access to all video lessons and course materials.

Want to focus on specific topics? Purchase individual modules.