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General Description

At The Florence Academy of Art, skill in drawing is considered fundamental to perfection in painting, sculpture or other art form. This course is designed to strengthen the student’s visual relationship with three-dimensional form, allowing you to confront the human figure, and eventually to paint or sculpt with accuracy.

Students are introduced to the academic method of figure drawing, employed by the major Realist ateliers of 19th century Paris, best exemplified by Jean Léon Gérôme and the French Academic tradition. They are taught to use the sight-size method of measurement, which trains the eye to view the subject with accuracy in order to reproduce it successfully. Throughout the course, students apply this method of measurement to the human figure.

Students work from the live model in charcoal everyday on two long poses: one using charcoal on white paper, and the other on toned paper with charcoal and white chalk. Students receive daily individual critiques to help guide them toward a fully resolved and accurate drawing.

Beginning – Intermediate – Advanced levels welcome.

Maximum enrollment 14 students.

Additional Info

WORKSHOP CREDITS: 3 per session

Please note: The Florence Academy of Art expresses workshop coursework in credits to the equivalent of 1 credit for 20 hours of completed study. Academic grades are not awarded and there are no exams. Please see each course for total hours of study. Any final acceptance or recognition of hours of study or credits for workshop (external activity) is at the discretion of the Home University or institution in question and in accordance with each institution’s transfer policy.

Estimated cost of materials: EUR 200

Medium & Materials

Charcoal and white chalk

Students receive a list of materials required for the workshop in their acceptance email. Unless indicated, materials are not included in the tuition fee and may be purchased in advance and at a discounted rate directly from the Florentine art supply store, Zecchi. Students will find their supplies waiting for them in their studio upon arrival in Florence.

What’s Included

  • 60 hours Instruction in English
  • Individual critiques
  • Discounted art supplies
  • Extended access to the studios and school facilities after class until 9 pm
  • Access to the on-campus FAA Cafe, open to students to purchase breakfast, lunch and afternoon aperitivo
  • List of housing recommendations

Faculty

Simone Olivia Moritz was born in Prien am Chiemssee, Germany in 1985. Her family always had a great interest in art, and her humanistic education has been of significant influence on her. She soon felt a strong desire to become a professional painter and has continuously pursued this goal. After finishing her diploma in Art and Latin she worked for two years as an assistant in a painter’s studio while doing freelance commissions. In 2006 she enrolled at The Florence Academy of Art to deepen her studies and achieve the tools needed to express herself as an artist. She has been teaching at the Academy since 2009. Her work has been shown in several group and solo shows and is in private collections throughout Europe and the United States.

See more of Simone’s work at www.simoneoliviamoritz.com and @simoneoliviamoritz

Location

ADDRESS: Via Aretina 293 – Florence

* If the workshop or session is fully booked you may apply to be placed on our waitlist. Should we have a cancellation or a place becomes available, we will contact you.