What is the best school for....

[Nigel_Robertson]

What is the best school for learning the techniques of the old masters. Im talking internationaly, and not just the united states. I have been hearing that florence has some really awesome schools over there. I think there was one called the florence academy of fine arts? I plan on taking a trip over there this january.

A little about myself, to help the ones who reply better give me the best direction...

I only use oils and charcoal

Im all about layers

Im all about light and shadow

Im all about realism

I love rembrandt, carvaggio, titian, sargent, odd nerdrum, etc...

I want really technical instruction that deals with mediums, chemistry of oil paint, color theory, layering techniques, etc...

So help me out here.

Thank you guys so much.

-Nigel

p.s I have a shitty little website with my paintings.

here

http://nigelrobertsonart.blogspot.com

[Nigel_Robertson]

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[thesinfulsaint]

I'm not sure about great art schools specifically for painting. Finding the right school for you might just depend on the amount of money you're willing to spend; the East coast has quite a few good art schools, including titles like Pratt and MICA. From what I've heard, The Art Institute of Chicago (not affiliated with THE Art Institutes) has an excellent program, though I'm not sure of the strength of the painting specifically. CalArts is supposed to be a great school in California, but I'm only judging from their animation program. The Columbus College of Art and Design has some very talented faculty members, and I speak from experience because I went to their precollege. Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, also has a great painting program that is, however, fairly pricy. If you don't want to study entirely in Florence, lots of schools do programs where you can study abroad for a couple of semesters. In fact, even a few affordable state schools do this. For instance, I live in Ohio, and I know that Bowling Green State University has a study abroad program in Florence. :)

Also, just incase you haven't already been told, you'll want to be very ready to broaden your horizons a bit in school. It's great that you're skilled with oils and charcoal, but you'll be expected to try many other mediums and, perhaps, even genres.

Good luck to you in your search!!

[conundrum]

This is a good place to browse for Atelier schools (which focus on what you have mentioned)

http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/atelier_list.asp