Atelier Art
What is the Atelier Art Tradition?
Atelier is a French word that translates literally as studio or workshop and is often used to denote a group of artists, designers or architects working collectively. An atelier is both the workshop of an artist, and where a professional artist trains apprentices in the fine arts.
Ateliers were the most popular way of learning fine arts in the 18th and 19th centuries. Sculptors, painters, and later photographers all ran successful ateliers that trained students and produced incredible works of art.
A master artist runs the atelier and trains students in the technical skill of three-dimensional representation. By the end of their training a student will be able to produce realistic work with impressive accuracy.
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Interested in learning atelier?
The atelier tradition was eventually supplanted by the rise of the academy. However, modern ateliers still exist, and they follow many of the same teaching principles with a focus on fine art.
- At the end of your atelier training, you will have learnt three core principles
- Proportion and Line
- Light and Dark
- Colour
Coded by Lily Turnbull