Drawing & Painting Courses in Florence
High Quality Art Classes for Students around the World
Weekly Art Workshops
Florence is a place where art breathes and creativity flourishes. As the birthplace of the Renaissance, this enchanting city holds an extraordinary artistic heritage that has influenced generations of artists. By joining our short-term art courses, you will have the unique opportunity to absorb the vibrant artistic atmosphere and immerse yourself in the same streets that have inspired masterpieces for centuries.
Whether you are a beginner seeking to build a classical foundation or an experienced artist aiming to refine your skills, our carefully designed courses cater to students of all levels.
Recognizing the differing needs and schedules of our students, we offer a diverse range of short-term course options: Intensive Courses, with 30 hours a week, and Semi-Intensive Courses with 20 hours a week. Whether you prefer an intensive week-long workshop or a more extended program, we have something to suit every student’s need.
Additionally, we also provide specialized courses catering to specific interests, such as oil painting, portraiture, and art techniques of old masters. Over the span of just a few weeks, we will guide you through the fundamental techniques, materials, and tools to draw and paint realistically. Throughout the course, you will have the opportunity to learn how to mix colors, apply brushstrokes, create depth and texture in your artwork while gaining confidence in your artistic abilities.
Spots are limited we accept maximum of 8 students per class. The smaller group ensures more enjoyable learning and tailor-made lessons of the best quality.
*We ask you to please contact us in advance of the enrollment date in order to check our availability before booking.
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Drawing and Painting Course
The course provides our students with a combination of drawing and painting lessons, giving the opportunity to learn both arts simultaneously. This way the student can better understand how the two disciplines work together and progress in both of them.
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Figure Drawing and Painting Course
The aim of this intensive course is to teach our students how to represent the figure realistically through drawing and painting. The drawing classes entail sketching the movement of the body and learning the shadowing techniques to express form.
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Oil Painting Course
Our Oil Painting Course breaks down the entire process of oil painting techniques from preparing your canvas to final varnishing.
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Portraiture
Painting portraits is particularly interesting because faces are the most expressive subjects of art. For the painting aspect, we will use oil or watercolor paints. We will study the diversity of skin colors, shades, and how to paint the details of the face realistically.
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Drawing Course
This course begins from presenting all principle drawing techniques. In our studio, we primarily focus on teaching the two major techniques, sight size and constructive drawing, helping our students take proportions with their tools and draw exactly from life and imagination.
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Watercolor Painting Course
In this watercolor workshop, we will study all the particularities of this simple but noble painting technique: from water to colors, from the choice of paper to brushes and other tools that can be used to yield a great result.
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Art Techniques of Old Masters
The works of past artists amaze with their exceptional qualities and very special techniques. These techniques are a point of reference for us in the 21st century, and are still used today by contemporary artists. Our studio offers students a series of workshops that give the opportunity to learn painting/drawing techniques from the greatest masters of our past.
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Landscape Painting
The landscape painting course consists of two parts: the naturalistic landscape and the painting of metropolitan cities. During the lessons we will deepen the aerial perspective, the geometric perspective, and the studies of which are fundamental in landscape art. We will analyze the different techniques and methods of painting the elements of nature and architecture.