Figure&Portrait

What you will learn on the course:

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- Painting. The main objective is the methodology of the process. To lay out the process of the work, to gain an understanding of the stages of execution, to explore different colour combinations through a series of references selected from among the best academic works or from paintings by artists of the past. The actual pictorial tasks are solved through the observation of fine art and in the search for colour harmonies.

- Drawing. We aim to master the stages of drawing, to learn how to set performance tasks at each stage, and to be able to analyze complex forms by reducing them to simple ones. At the same time we should not forget about drawing aesthetics, which is also discussed on the course.

- Anatomy.  Analysis, reference books and anatomical sketches are the foundation of this program. But! We use unconventional methods in both teaching and  the academic structure of the course. The plastic solution of the human body, the peculiarities of its shape and structure are learned in a relaxed and easy form of study much better than the dry, scholarly methods typically used to teach the subject.

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- Composition. The ability to set and solve artistic problems independently is what distinguishes a professional artist from someone who simply knows how to handle a pencil and paint.  It is a creative exploration of how the elements of composition work, how an artist can manipulate the pictorial media - line, spot, colour and texture, and how an artistic image is formed.