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• Academic Year 2024 - 2025

  Tuition fees are inclusive of instructed studio lessons; studio equipment such as easels, drawing boards, stools; storage access at the studio during the trimester. Tuition fees are not inclusive of all other drawing and painting materials. Tuition fees are subject to annual increase at the start of each academic year.
  
  To find out if you qualify for any discounts or other financial aid, please click here.

  Course	Trimester Fee	Hours	Cost Includes
  Academic Portrait Drawing	€645,00	66 hours / trimester	Model fees
  Academic Portrait Painting	€645,00	66 hours / trimester	Model fees
  Cast Drawing & Painting ​	€595,00	66 hours / trimester	--
  Constructive Anatomy	€695,00	66 hours / trimester	Model fees
  Introduction to Classical Drawing ​	€595,00	66 hours / trimester	--
  Model Drawing: Long Pose	€695,00	66 hours / trimester	Model fees
  Model Drawing: Short Pose	€425,00	33 hours / trimester	Model fees
  Painting From the ​Old Masters	€595,00	49,5 hours / trimester	High-quality print reproductions of selected paintings

  Academic Portrait Drawing

  Trimester Fee: €645,00
  Hours: 66 hours / trimester
  Cost Includes: Model fees

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  Academic Portrait Painting

  Trimester Fee: €645,00
  Hours: 66 hours / trimester
  Cost Includes:  Model fees

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  Cast Drawing & Painting

  Trimester Fee: €595,00
  Hours: 66 hours / trimester
  Cost Includes:  --

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  Constructive Anatomy

  Trimester Fee: €695,00
  Hours: 66 hours / trimester
  Cost Includes:  Model fees

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  Introduction to Classical Drawing

  Trimester Fee: €595,00
  Hours: 66 hours / trimester
  Cost Includes:  --

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  Model Drawing: Long Pose

  Trimester Fee: €695,00
  Hours: 66 hours / trimester
  Cost Includes:  Model fees

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  Model Drawing: Short Pose

  Trimester Fee: €425,00
  Hours: 33 hours / trimester
  Cost Includes:  Model fees

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  Painting From the Old Masters

  Trimester Fee: €595,00
  Hours: 49,5 hours / trimester
  Cost Includes: High-quality print reproduction of chosen painting

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• Workshops 2025

  Tuition fees are inclusive of:

  • Instructed studio lessons;
    
  • Complimentary lunch (this is a light & healthy fare, homemade, and typically consists of toasted sandwiches, soups, grilled vegetables, salad bowls, etc. Menu changes daily);
    
  • Coffee, tea, light snacks during all hours;
  • End-of-workshop borrel (light alcoholic & non-alcoholic drinks, light snacks & bites);
    
  • Studio equipment such as easels, drawing boards, stools.
    

  
  All other drawing and painting materials, accommodation, and costs of travel to/from DARA is not included with the cost of tuition.
  
  To find out if you qualify for any discounts or other financial aid, please click here.

  Course	Instructor	Tuition ​Fee	Duration	Cost Includes
  Understanding Brushwork: Painting Light & Form from the Live Model	Molly Judd	€775,00	30 hours	Model fees
  Painting the Invented Landscape	Ryan S. Brown	€775,00	30 hours	N/A
  Seeing & Mixing Color: The Optical Art of Portrait Painting	Tom van de Wouwer	€750,00	30 hours	Model fees
  Narrative Self-Portrait Drawing & Painting	Melisa Calabria	€750,00	30 hours	N/A
  Painting an Official Portrait: Hands & Body Language	Thibault Barr​ère	€750,00	30 hours	Model fees
  Dynamic Figure Sketch: Structure & Expression	Patrick Byrnes	€795,00	30 hours	Model fees
  Painting the Limited Palette Portrait: Color & Complexion	Patrick Byrnes	€795,00	30 hours	Model fees, Michael Harding Oil Paints
  Alla Prima Portrait Painting: Realistic Abstraction	Benjamin Gouttard	€750,00	30 hours	Model fees
  Painting the Figure in an Interior	Danny Ferland	€775,00	30 hours	Model fees
  The Impasto Portrait: The Face in Bold Brushwork	Danny Ferland	€775,00	30 hours	Model fees
  Rembrandt's Painting Techniques: The Later Expressive Years	Thomas Langeveld	€750,00	30 hours	High-quality print reproduction of chosen Rembrandt painting
  Drawing Foundations: The Academic Still Life	Ilse Nass	€750,00	30 hours	Still life objects
  Introduction to Oil Painting: Techniques, Composition & Color	Mischa Tranquilli	€750,00	30 hours	Still life objects
  Painting the Dutch Landscape ​en Plein Air	César Meza	€450,00	18 hours	Field easels
  Narrative Model Painting: Storytelling through Composition & Color	César Meza	€1.450,00	60 hours	Model fees
  Texture & Form: Sculptural Painting Techniques in Oils	Thomas Langeveld	€750,00	30 hours	Still life objects (plaster casts)
  Drawing & Painting the Skull: Mastering Light & Texture	Thomas Langeveld	€750,00	30 hours	Still life objects (skulls)
  Drawing & Painting the Floral Still Life	Lara Saunders	€750,00	30 hours	Still life objects (floral arrangements)
  Painting the Floral Portrait: The Art of Neo-Baroque	Teresa Oaxaca	€750,00	30 hours	Model fees
  Model Drawing & Painting: Pictorial Design & Expressionism	Lucas Bononi	€750,00	30 hours	Model fees
  Drawing the Écorché Portrait: Anatomy & Form	Kevin Müller Cisneros	€1.450,00	60 hours	Model fees

  Understanding Brushwork: Painting Light & Form from the Live Model

  Instructor: Molly Judd
  ​Tuition Fee: €775,00 inclusive of model fees
  Hours: 30 hours
  DARA Discounts: N/A

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  Painting the Invented Landscape

  Instructor: Ryan S. Brown
  ​Tuition Fee: €775,00 EUR
  Hours: 30 hours
  DARA Discounts: N/A

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  Seeing & Mixing Color: The Optical Art of Portrait Painting

  ​Course: Seeing & Mixing Color: The Optical Art of Portrait Painting
  Instructor: Tom van de Wouwer
  Tuition Fee: €750,00 inclusive of model fees
  Hours: 30 hours
  DARA Discounts: N/A

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  Narrative Self-Portrait Drawing & Painting

  Instructor: Melisa Calabria
  Tuition Fee: €750,00
  Hours: 30 hours
  DARA Discounts: N/A

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  Painting an Official Portrait: Hands & Body Language

  Instructor: Thibault Barr​ère
  Tuition Fee: €750,00 inclusive of model fees
  Hours: 30 hours
  DARA Discounts: N/A

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  Dynamic Figure Sketch: Structure & Expression

  Instructor: Patrick Byrnes
  Tuition Fee: €795,00 ​inclusive of model fees
  Hours: 30 hours 
  DARA Discounts: EUR 100,- discount off total tuition fees if you take both of Patrick Byrnes' workshops

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  Limited Palette Portrait Painting: Color & Complexion

  Instructor: Patrick Byrnes
  Tuition Fee: €795,00 ​inclusive of model fees, Michael Harding Oil Paints
  Hours: 30 hours 
  DARA Discounts: EUR 100,- discount off total tuition fees if you take both of Patrick Byrnes' workshops

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  Alla Prima Portrait Painting: Realistic Abstraction

  Instructor: Benjamin Gouttard
  Tuition Fee: €750,00 ​inclusive of model fees
  Hours: 30 hours 
  DARA Discounts: N/A

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  Painting the Figure in an Interior

  Instructor: Danny Ferland
  Tuition Fee: €775,00 ​inclusive of model fees
  Hours: 30 hours 
  DARA Discounts: EUR 100,- discount off total tuition fees if you take both of Danny Ferland's workshops

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  The Impasto Portrait: The Face in Bold Brushwork

  Instructor: Danny Ferland
  Tuition Fee: €775,00 ​inclusive of model fees
  Hours: 30 hours 
  DARA Discounts: EUR 100,- discount off total tuition fees if you take both of Danny Ferland's workshops

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  Rembrandt's Painting Techniques: The Later Expressive Years

  Instructor: Thomas Langeveld
  Tuition Fee: €750,00​ ​inclusive of high-quality print reproductions of students' chosen Rembrandt painting
  Hours: 30 hours 
  DARA Discounts: 

  • Take any 2 workshops with Thomas Langeveld: EUR 80,- off the combined total tuition fee
  • Take all 3 workshops with Thomas Langeveld: ​EUR 120,- off the combined total tuition fee

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  Drawing Foundations: The Academic Still Life

  Instructor: Ilse Nass
  Tuition Fee: €750,00 ​inclusive of still life objects
  Hours: 30 hours 
  DARA Discounts: N/A

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  Introduction to Oil Painting: Techniques, Composition & Color

  Instructor: Mischa Tranquilli
  Tuition Fee: €750,00 ​inclusive of still life objects
  Hours: 30 hours 
  DARA Discounts: EUR 50,- off if you combine this workshop with Ilse Nass' course Drawing Foundations: The Academic Still Life

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  Painting the Dutch Landscape en Plein Air

  ​Instructor: César Meza
  Tuition Fee: €450,00 ​inclusive of field easels
  Hours: 18 hours 
  DARA Discounts: EUR 130,- discount off total tuition fees if you take both of César Meza's workshops

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  Narrative Model Painting: Storytelling through Composition & Color

  ​Instructor: César Meza
  Tuition Fee: €1.450,00 ​inclusive of model fees
  Hours: 60 hours 
  DARA Discounts: EUR 130,- discount off total tuition fees if you take both of César Meza's workshops

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  Texture & Form: Sculptural Painting Techniques in Oils

  Instructor: Thomas Langeveld
  Tuition Fee: €750,00 ​inclusive of still life objects (plaster casts)
  Hours: 30 hours 
  DARA Discounts: 

  • Take any 2 workshops with Thomas Langeveld: EUR 80,- off the combined total tuition fee
  • Take all 3 workshops with Thomas Langeveld: ​EUR 120,- off the combined total tuition fee

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  Drawing & Painting the Skull: Mastering Light & Texture

  Instructor: Thomas Langeveld
  Tuition Fee: €750,00 ​inclusive of still life objects (skulls)
  Hours: 30 hours 
  DARA Discounts: 

  • Take any 2 workshops with Thomas Langeveld: EUR 80,- off the combined total tuition fee
  • Take all 3 workshops with Thomas Langeveld: ​EUR 120,- off the combined total tuition fee

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  Drawing & Painting the Floral Still Life

  Instructor: Lara Saunders
  Tuition Fee: €750,00 ​inclusive of still life objects (floral arrangements)
  Hours: 30 hours 
  DARA Discounts: N/A

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  Painting the Floral Portrait: The Art of Neo-Baroque

  Instructor: Teresa Oaxaca
  Tuition Fee: €750,00 ​inclusive of model fees
  Hours: 30 hours 
  DARA Discounts: N/A

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  Model Drawing & Painting: Pictorial Design & Expressionism

  Instructor: Lucas Bononi
  Tuition Fee: €750,00 ​inclusive of model fees
  Hours: 30 hours 
  DARA Discounts: N/A

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  Drawing the Écorché Portrait: Anatomy & Form​

  Instructor: Kevin Müller Cisneros
  Tuition Fee: €1.450,00 ​inclusive of model fees
  Hours: 60 hours 
  DARA Discounts: N/A

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• Drawing Bootcamp 2025

  Course	Tuition Fee	Hours	Month
  Drawing with the Comparative Method	€350,00	24 hours	July 2025
  Form Analysis: Planar Value Studies	€200,00	12 hours	July 2025
  Foundations of Figure Drawing​	€250,00	12 hours	August 2025
  The Narrative Still Life: From Drawing to Painting	€395,00	27 hours	August 2025

  Drawing with the Comparative Method

  Tuition Fee: €350,-
  Hours: 24 hours
  Dates: 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31 July

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  Form Analysis: Planar Value Studies

  Tuition Fee: €200,-
  Hours: 12 hours
  Dates:  8, 9, 15, 16 July

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  Foundations of Figure Drawing

  Tuition Fee: €250,- inclusive of model fees
  Hours: 12 hours
  Group 1 Dates: 5, 7, 12, 14 August
  Group 2 Dates: 19, 21, 26, 28 August

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  The Narrative Still Life: From Drawing to Painting

  Tuition Fee: €395,00
  Hours: 27 hours
  Dates:  11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29 August

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