Latte Break: Simplify the Urban Scene

Learn to simplify an outdoor urban moment with bold shapes, color, and loose brushwork.

Latte Break: Simplify the Urban Scene

Step into a lively outdoor city moment with Latte Break: Simplify the Urban Scene, a fresh new painting demo from Patti Mollica. In this expressive course, Patti shows you how to capture the mood, rhythm, and character of an urban scene filled with figures, background activity, and everyday detail using bold shapes, strong value patterns, and confident brushwork.
You will learn how to simplify the seated figure, surrounding people, city backdrop, and café details into clear, paintable masses, then build the painting with clarity instead of getting lost in small details. Patti guides you through her practical approach to composition, establishing structure with clear values, and using painterly color to suggest light, depth, movement, and atmosphere.
Set in a relaxed outdoor urban setting, this piece is all about telling a story through shape, color, gesture, and design. The goal is not a tightly rendered finish, but a lively and believable painting that feels fresh, expressive, and full of city life. If you want to paint urban scenes and figures with more confidence and a looser touch, this demo is a wonderful place to begin. 

🎁 Start learning today!

$ 127

Unlimited access - watch anytime,
at your own pace

Course Contents:

🖌️ What You’ll Learn:
• How to simplify an outdoor urban scene into clear, paintable shapes 
• Techniques for using strong value patterns to organize figures, 
    background activity, and focal areas 
• Ways to use expressive color and brushwork to suggest light, movement, 
    and atmosphere 
• How to create a believable city moment while keeping the painting loose 
    and painterly  

📦 What’s Included:
• 1 hour 10 minute fully narrated video demonstration 
• Downloadable reference materials 
• Printable supply list with brushes, paints, and surface suggestions 
• Lifetime access to stream and rewatch at your own pace  

🎯 Perfect For:
• Beginners who want a guided and approachable way to paint urban 
    scenes 
• Intermediate painters looking to simplify figures, backgrounds, and busy 
    compositions 
• Anyone interested in painting people, outdoor settings, and everyday 
    city moments with more confidence  

☕ Why Latte Break?
Outdoor urban scenes can feel overwhelming when there are figures, background shapes, shadows, and small details competing for attention. This demo makes the process clear and approachable. You’ll learn how to capture a relaxed coffee moment using bold shapes, strong design, and painterly color. Rather than focusing on every detail, Patti shows you how to create a painting that feels fresh, believable, and full of city life.  

💡 Please Note: 
This is an instant access digital course. Because it includes downloadable materials and lifetime streaming access, all sales are final.  

Have questions or need help? 
📧 Email Patti directly: patti@pattimollica.com

I enjoyed seeing how Patti handled the seated figure and surrounding activity without making the scene feel complicated

Evelyn P.

This lesson gave me a much clearer way to approach outdoor urban scenes. The focus on shapes, values, and color was very helpful.

Marsha T.

Latte Break felt fresh and easy to follow. I liked how the painting captured a simple coffee moment with so much life and personality.

Nina W.

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