One-Year Portraiture
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WINTER INTENSIVE INTAKE*
07 February 2025 - 1 August 2025
FALL INTAKE
29 September 2025 - 5 June 2026
Introduction
This course is a long and intensive program on portraiture. Composition studies, sketching practice, museum practice and artistic anatomy are also included in the curriculum. These subjects support and enhance deep comprehension of such complex matter as portraiture. A student can choose from two major directions: drawing portraiture or painting portraiture. All applicants must present portfolio demonstrating previous experience in portraiture painting or drawing. The admission is only confirmed if the level of preparation is found sufficient by the FCAA Board of Professors.
Course objectives
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Learning about the compositional arrangement of the canvas
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Understanding proportions of the big form and small forms of the head
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Deepening anatomy analysis and its application in the drawing and painting process
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Refining details of the face (nose, eyes, lips and etc.)
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Developing a broader coloristic and tonal vision and elaborate implementation of all aspects
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Revealing physiological complexion of the model's character
Schedule: Monday to Friday (6 hours per day: includes four hours of instruction and two in-studio assignment hours)
Please note all classes are suspended on the days of public holidays.
If there is a tour of the museum organised, the entrance fee is paid by the student, while the professional guidance of the teacher is included in tuition.
*follows Winter Intensive Intake calendar and includes additional evening courses in the curriculum
Tuition Fees:
Fall Intake 2024 - 2025
Early Bird enrollment: 12.300 euro (deadline 15/03/2024)
Standard enrollment: 13.550 euro (deadline 15/06/2024)
Winter Intensive Intake 2025
Early Bird enrollment: 12.300 euro (deadline 15/09/2024)
Standard enrollment: 13.550 euro (deadline 15/12/2024)
Fall Intake 2025 - 2026
Early Bird enrollment: 13.300 euro (deadline 15/03/2025)
Standard enrollment: 14.500 euro (deadline 15/06/2026)
The Florence Classical Arts Academy reserves the right to make changes in schedule, teaching staff or studio location when necessary.
