*895€/month with scholarship, minimum enrollment 1 trimester (11 weeks) 1095€/month without scholarship.
LANGUAGE English
SCHEDULE Monday to Friday from 9am-5.30pm or from 11.30am-8pm and Saturdays from 9am till 8pm (48h per week)
EXTRA We work from a live model
DURATION From 11 weeks (minimum registration period) to 4 years (completion of the program)
Dedication, Motivation and Empathy
MEET OUR AMAZING TEAM
“I like that teachers comment, not only what is done in the academy, but what they do outside, the paintings they do personally, the processes… that they speak to you beyond the drawings and paintings, that they speak to you of the life as artists, how they see it. It is super interesting because they are now paving the way and it gives you clues as to how you can do it in the future…”
“Yes, it shows. When I get home and I see old drawings that I used to do and I see them now… oh my! And in such a short time. I have been here for 3 months and 2 weeks and I ask myself, how have I been able to learn so much in such a short time?…”
Founder, CEO
Sandra Glez
Comparative Measurement Teacher
Jared Guerra
Russian Method Teacher
Ann Tsybina
Sight size & Sculpture Teacher
Manel Varela
Comparative Measurement Teacher
Carles Belda
Assisstant Tacher
Guillem Aznar
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THE PROGRAM
“The time you dedicate to it is to achieve a goal that they have clear. And if you have fulfilled it and you have fulfilled it well, because they are very demanding, a door opens to the next phase. Then you see that you are moving towards something…”
DRAWING PRINCIPLES
When: 1st term
Hours: 25h-40h/week
Comparative Method
Bargue drawing
Blocking process
Rendering process
Comparative Constructive Method
Straight and curved lines, hatching and cross hatching
Simple shapes and geometric shape in perspective
Cast drawing: David features
Skull
ANATOMY
When: 1st and 2nd term
Hours: 20h - 30h/week
Human Anatomy
Human body proportions
Bones and muscles of the body
Anatomical differences by sex, age and race
Grease, creases and deformations
How to draw a skull
Anatomy of the head, neck and shoulders
Anatomy of the face and facial expressions
Anatomy of the thoracic cage
Anatomy of the pelvis
Anatomy of the arm, forearm and hand
Anatomy of the legs, knee and foot
Biomechanics: weights, forces, relationships, stresses and relaxations
PERSPECTIVE
When: 1st term
Hours: 20h-30h/week
Basic fundamentals of perspective
One-point perspective/frontal view
Two-point perspective
Multiple leakage points
Three-point perspective
Inclined planes
Arches, curves and bridges
Elevation, plan and profile
Lenses
Shadow on characters and objects
Characters and objects in perspective
COMPOSITION
When: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year
Hours: 20h-30h/week
Drawing/painting session with different compositions every week
SCULPTURE
When: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year
Hours: 2.5h/week
Model studies. small format
Skull cast study
Portrait with model
Anatomy study. Ecorche.
Molds
Half-size sculpture with model
CAST DRAWING
When: 1st and 2nd term
Hours: 20h-40h/week
Comparative Method
Different sketches in different position (shadow-light)
1 final easy cast
1 final complicated cast
Comparative Constructive Method
Different sketches, taking into account the composition and 3 final proyects
David ear
David nouse
David mouth
FIGURE DRAWING
When: 1st and 2nd year
Hours: 25h-35h/week
Comparative Method
6 final proyects
Figure contraposto
Figure back pose
2 Figure difficult pose
2 Figure sitting pose
Comparative Constructive Method
Different sketches, taking into account the composition and 6 final proyects
Maniqui with fabric
Figure contraposto
Figure back pose
Figure difficult pose
Figure sitting pose
Figure difficult pose with difficult light
PORTRAIT DRAWING
When: 1st and 2nd year
Hours: 10h-20h/week
Comparative Method
3 final proyects
Portrait front, profile and 3/4
Comparative Constructive Method
Different sketches, taking into account the composition and 6 final proyects
Portrait front, profile and 3/4
Portrait with difficult light
Hands
Portrait with hands
Portrait with hands in difficult possition
CAST PAINTING
When: 1st and 2nd year
Hours: 10h-20h/week
Comparative Method
Different color studies in different position (shadow-light)
1 final easy cast (grisalla)
1 final complicated cast (grisalla)
STILL LIFE PAINTING
When: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year
Hours: 25h-35h/week
Comparative Method
1 object still life (limitted pallete)
2 object still life (limitted pallete)
3 or more object still life (full palette)
Comparative Constructive Method
Different sketches, taking into account the composition and 6 final proyects
1 object (geometric shape) still life (full pallete) with different backgrounds
2 object (geometric shape) still life (full pallete) with different backgrounds
3 object (organic shape) still life (full pallete) with different backgrounds
Different object, shapes and materials still life
LANDSCAPE PAINTING
When: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year
Hours: 25h-35h/week
Comparative Constructive Method
Landscape drawing (threes or bushes)
Landscape drawing (scene)
Landscape painting (master copy)
Landscape painting (plein air)
Landscape classes will be held in the spring and fall months, when the weather is kinder.
PORTRAIT PAINTING
When: 2nd, 3rd and 4th year
Hours: 25h-35h/week
Comparative Method
3 final proyects
Portrait front, profile and 3/4
Comparative Constructive Method
Different color studies, taking into account the composition and 6 final proyects
Portrait front, profile and 3/4
Portrait with difficult light
Hands
Portrait with hands
Portrait with hands in difficult possition
FIGURE PAINTING
When: 2nd, 3rd and 4th year
Hours: 25h-35h/week
Comparative Method
6 final proyects
Figure contraposto
Figure back pose
2 Figure difficult pose
2 Figure sitting pose
Comparative Constructive Method
Different color studies, taking into account the composition and 6 final proyects
Maniqui with fabric
Figure contraposto
Figure back pose
Figure difficult pose
Figure sitting pose
Figure difficult pose with difficult light
Three Options
TUITION COST
“Compared to Fine Arts, the MAA was a gigantic step, from minute one you notice, the practice, is like developing a career, and I noticed that from the first moment and not only that, I saw that it was like a long way more direct, faster to what I am looking for, not only on a technical level but in general…”
*7,191 euros with scholarship – 9,588 euros without scholarship 9,588 euros without scholarship
This will be your diploma
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
Although you will have your diploma when you finish your studies, the most important thing will be your portfolio, your work will be your best letter of reference.
MAA is a school registered in the Art Renewal Center (an American association in charge of promoting professional academic education) so when you finish your studies, you will receive your own diploma, with the seal of the Madrid Academy of Art and that of Art Renewal Center.
