The great masters started out making pitiful drawings, practiced until they made decent drawings, practiced until they made excellent drawings, and practiced until their work seemed to be touched by the hand of God. They practiced and learned.
Talent is the result of a good theoretical foundation, a lot of passion, work, curiosity, patience... but above all, talent is the result of a path, in no case its beginning so, get yourself ready to learn and work really, really hard.
Enjoy the experience
Madrid is a city full art and great museums: the Prado Museum, the Sorolla Museum, the Thyssen Museum, the Reina Sofía Museum, the Romanticism Museum, the Lázaro Galiano Museum, the Cerralbo Museum...In Madrid you have a lot to see and enjoy!! So get ready to enjoy ALL
This is an obsession for you and that obsession is what will lead you to dedicate yourself completely to it, so the result can only be extraordinary.
The purpose of the course is to prepare students with the skills that help them become experts in artistic creations.
DRAWING PRINCIPLES - When: 1st term- Hours: 25h-40h/week
Comparative Method
Bargue drawing
Blocking process
Rendering process
Comparative Constructive Method
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 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 – 3 final proyects
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 ¾
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
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
Double certification in Academic drawing, painting and sculpture in comparative method and comparative-constructive method
Get ready to live in Madrid
If you are coming from outside europe you will need to apply for a student visa. Please check our visa section for that.
- Student Visa Aplicatio
- Once the student visa is obtained, it will come with a NIE (foreigner identity number), and once you arrive in Madrid you will have to apply for the TIE (Foreign Identification Card),
Apart from the payment of the program (€2685) you will have to save money to pay for food and accommodation, so I recommend that you spend some time planning your trip‼️ You can start here
- Living in Madrid
Información Adicional
Language
English
Schedule
Monday to Friday from 9am-5.30pm and Saturdays from 9am till 8pm (48h per week)
Monday to Friday from 11.30am-8pm and Saturdays from 9am till 8pm (48h per week)
Calendar
Winter term from 9th January till 24th March 2023
Spring term from 10th April till 23rd June 2023
Summer term from 3rd July till 29th September 2023
Autumn term from 2nd October till 15th December 2023
Price
- 895€/month with scholarship, minimum enrollment 1 term (11 weeks)
- 1095€/month without scholarship
Check below how to apply for your scholarship
Scholarship and enrolment process
1. Apply for a scholarship
Once you apply for the scholarship:
We will send you an email or whatapp to book an appointment by zoom. In this call we make sure that the school is a good fit for you, we answer all the questions and we give you a guided online tour of the academy
2. After the meeting (normally in less tha 24h) we send you a whatsapp or email with the scholarship resolution:
If positive, If the resolution is positive, you must make the deposit of the reservation €345 before the date that we indicate in the mail (normally within 15 days from receipt of the confirmation)
If negative, If the resolution is negative, we will send you an email with the options that best suit your particular case.
3. Once we receive the reservation payment, we will send you the letters for your visa application (if you need a student visa)
4. The final payment of the term have to be done one month before the start date of the program. We will send you an email with all the instructions and important dates (start and end of the term, payment date...)
5. You are now a MAA Student
