One-Year Portraiture
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30 September 2024 – 6 June 2025
03 February 2025 - 1 August 2025*
29 September 2025 - 5 June 2026
Introduction
This course is a long and advanced program on portraiture. Composition studies, sketching practice, plein-air, 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 (3 hours per day: includes two hours of instruction and one independent assignment hour)
Please note, the workshop is not a separate course but is a part of our full-time program. It means that when you take the course you join the existing group of the students of a long-term program. However, as we valued 1 to 1 teaching and individual follow-up, each workshop student will receive the same amount of feedback and necessary assistance from the professor.
If there is a tour of the museum organised, the entrance fee is paid by the student, while professional guidance of the teacher is included in tuition. There is no class on days of Italian public holidays.
*follows Winter Intensive Intake calendar and includes additional evening courses in the curriculum
Tuition Fee: 8.500 euro (deadline 15/06/2025)
The Florence Classical Arts Academy reserves the right to make changes in schedule, teaching staff or studio location when necessary.