Three-Year Diploma Programme
Painting and Drawing
Why choose this programme?
Unlike the majority of ateliers and Realist academies today, and right from the first year of studies, the Angel Academy features Pictorial Composition and Design and the Procedures and Techniques of Oil Painting and teaches how to synchronise this with 21st-century Classic Realism.
This was the method of the great academic painters of the 19th century – Bouguereau, Gérôme, Leighton, Alma-Tadema, Ciseri, to name just a few – and is the complex principle on which their paintings were built.
This full-time diploma programme offers a precise methodology that systematically develops students’ skills. Classes are led through a progression of exercises and courses to master shape, proportion, tonal rendering, colour, texture, the illusion of three dimensions and composition; as well as how to imbue the painting with a feeling of life.
With us, you will also be taught the techniques used by the Old Masters, effectively employing the compositional principles of colour and design; studying and executing the progression from underpainting to overpainting; and bringing vivacity to Representational paintings and drawings.
Moderate class sizes and passionate teachers enable personalized instruction that leverages the unique assets and style of each student.
This programme includes instruction on the selling of Realism in today’s market and how to navigate the business side of art. Topics covered include: exhibiting, galleries, financing, pricing, market research, and promotion.
A diploma is awarded to students who successfully complete the three-year programme.
Time can be spent beyond the Diploma Programme to further develope an inventory.
What will I learn?
Year 1
| Trimester 1 | Trimester 2 | Trimester 3 |
| Bargue Drawing 1 | Bargue Drawing 3 | Charcoal Cast 2 |
| Bargue Drawing 2 | Charcoal Cast 1 | Live-Model Work |
| Live-Model Work | Live-Model Work |
Year 2
| Trimester 4 | Trimester 5 | Trimester 6 |
| Cast Painting 1 | Cast Painting 2-Finish | Cast Painting 3-Finish |
| Cast Painting 2 | Cast Painting 3 | Still life 1 |
| Live-Model Work | Live-Model Work | Live-Model-Work |
Year 3
| Trimester 7 | Trimester 8 | Trimester 9 |
| Still Life 1-Finish | Still Life 4 | Complete Unfinished Projects |
| Still Life 2 | Live-Model Work | Live-Model Work |
| Still Life 3 | ||
| Live-Model Work |
During the three years of the programme, students will be taught anatomy and morphology, and on-line with Maestro 2 half days a week “The Procedures and Techniques of Oil Painting” and “Pictorial Composition and Design”.
2022-2023 Academic Year
Fall Trimester September 19 – December 2, 2022
Winter Trimester January 2 – March 17, 2023
Spring Trimester April 11 – June 16, 2023
2023-2024 Academic Year
Fall Trimester September 25 – December 7, 2023
Winter Trimester January 8 – March 22, 2024
Spring Trimester April 15 – June 21, 2024
How can I know more?
All courses are taught in English and typically include an international student body. The Diploma Programme has benefited from the perspective of over 30 different nationalities.
A triennial student show creates the opportunity to learn the complexities of preparing for, hosting, selling, and receiving feedback on work.
Time can be spent beyond the Diploma Programme to further develope an inventory.
Enrolment may take place at the start of any trimester. Application deadlines are as follows:
| Application Deadlines | To start the Three-Year Diploma Programme in the Academic Year 2022-2023 & 2023-2024 |
| March 1, 2022 / 2023 | Fall Trimester 2022 / 2023 |
| June 1, 2022 / 2023 | Winter Trimester 2023 / 2024 |
| October 1, 2022 / 2023 | Spring Trimester 2023 / 2024 |