Drawing and painting courses
From beginners drawing and painting, to more advanced practice, browse our large range of courses in drawing and painting. Whether you’re free evenings, daytimes or weekends, we have a variety of dates and times for you to choose from at City Lit. We are the largest part-time college in London, and offer a bright, modern environment to learn in as well as expert and supportive teaching.
"An excellent teacher, very clear and patient. Very friendly group of people, all very encouraging. Has given me the tools and the inspiration to paint at home. First time I have used City Lit. Very impressed by efficiency and loved atmosphere." - Student, Start painting course
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- Abstract expressionism and cityscapes
- Abstract painting continued
- Advanced painting
- Collage and the nude
- Colour mixing for oil painting
- Contemporary approaches to the figure
- Contemporary collage
- Develop your drawing
- Developing a sketchbook
- Drawing 1
- Drawing and architecture
- Drawing and mixed media
- Drawing and painting from plants and flowers
- Drawing and painting from the imagination
- Drawing and painting landscapes
- Drawing and painting stories
- Drawing and painting the life of the city
- Drawing and touch
- Drawing connections
- Drawing continued
- Drawing from plants and flowers
- Drawing in colour
- Drawing on your iPad
- Drawing systems and perspective
- Drawing with colour
- Drawing with colour chalk pastels
- Drawing: some basics
- Dusk watercolours
- Evening painting school
- Experimental drawing
- Exploring watercolour continued
- From drawing to painting
- Intensive painting school
- Introducing urban watercolour
- Introduction to art
- Introduction to painting
- Introduction to watercolour
- Introduction to watercolour: the environment
- Landscape in oils
- Large scale drawing
- Large scale drawing in colour
- Learn to use gouache
- London calling: drawing the city
- Materials and methods of painting
- Oil pastel techniques
- Painting and drawing: studio workshop
- Painting and photography
- Painting and the creative imagination
- Painting continued
- Painting course 1
- Painting directions
- Painting from photography
- Painting from plants and flowers
- Painting techniques
- Painting techniques depot
- Painting techniques: studio
- Painting, content and meaning
- Painting: assemblage and collage
- Painting: composing and improvising with colour
- Painting: techniques and methods
- Pencils and iPads
- Perspective and drawing systems sketchbook
- Portraits continued
- Reading a paint surface
- Seeing images
- Start drawing
- Start oil painting
- Starting to draw
- Surrealist Sunday
- Watercolour and the imagination
- Watercolour summer school
- Watercolour themes and ideas
- Watercolour: painting London's hidden gardens
- Watercolour: the radiant image 3
- Ways into abstract painting
- Ways into abstraction
- Ways into watercolour
- Working with colour
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Tel: 020 7492 2700/2703
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To enrol on a course, call 020 7831 7831.
Featured course
IMAGINED SPACES: model making for interior design, photography and animation - Wednesday; 5 weeks, 29/05/2013 - 26/06/2013; 10:30 - 16:30; Full fee £115; Senior fee £115; Concessionary fee £70
Why City Lit?
If you are looking for a great choice of inspiring courses; a bright, modern environment to learn in located in central London; the opportunity to have fun and meet like-minded people, we look forward to seeing you at City Lit!