3D design courses in London
Discover how working digitally can complement your creativity and strengthen your craft. We use various software in our courses including Adobe, Vectorworks, Rhino, and Sketch Up Pro. Our courses cover a range of subjects from Interior and Garden Design, to Textile Design, 3D Printing, and Jewellery Design.
Our tutors are qualified specialists and experts in their craft. As a City Lit student, you’ll benefit from their industry knowledge across different disciplines. We offer courses in our purpose built Design & Digital Lab in London as well as online.
We have courses to suit everyone. Choose from introductory and intermediate courses as well as advanced courses if you are experienced and you want to develop your professional practice.
We host exhibitions throughout the year at City Lit Gallery where our students showcase their amazing work.
- Introduction to AutoCAD 2DCourse start date: Sun 7 May 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street (other locations are available)
Tutors: Claire ReidAutoCAD is an essential part of the work process for engineers, designers, architects and visualisers. This course will teach you to create 2D technical drawings on Mac in one of the leading CAD design programmes.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - SketchUp Pro for beginnersCourse start date: Thu 9 Feb 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nicholas WilliamsonLearn to visualise and model interior spaces and 3D forms with this easy-to-use and intuitive program. It is a perfect addition and complement to our interior and/or garden design courses. The software is very affordable and available for home use on a PC or Mac.Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £207.00 - Vectorworks for beginnersCourse start date: Wed 15 Feb 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nicholas WilliamsonLearn how to draw 2D and 3D design ideas using a computer. Vectorworks is very user-friendly, industry standard software that is ideal for architectural planning, interior design projects, 3D modeling and landscaping.Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £207.00 - Design your own gardenCourse start date: Sat 20 May 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street (other locations are available)
Tutors: Alison WorsterTransform your garden and learn design and plant selection techniques tailored to your space. On this online course you will discover how to understand your site and explore practical design solutions and tips on choosing the right materials and plants for your garden.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Start planting design for your gardenCourse start date: Mon 6 Mar 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison WorsterExplore the principles of planting design using form, line and texture to create dynamic planting schemes. In weekly workshops, improve the breadth of your plant knowledge whilst developing the skills and techniques of garden designers.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £119.00 - Garden design: balcony and roof gardensCourse start date: Sat 18 Mar 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison WorsterLearn how to turn your balcony and roof into a beautiful garden sanctuary and find out how to deal with the challenges and opportunities these spaces afford.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - City Lit Pro: Adobe Illustrator intensiveCourse start date: Wed 1 Feb 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea MarzanoCity Lit Pro courses provide accelerated learning for busy people who need specific skills for the workplace. On this intensive and fast-paced course you'll learn the fundamental skills you need to design and manipulate vector graphics to create graphics, logos and simple illustrations using Adobe Illustrator. Students should be comfortable with a fast-paced learning environment and have good computer skills.Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £349.00 Concession £349.00 - Interior design after workCourse start date: Tue 25 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Keith C ClarkeDevelop essential knowledge and techniques to give your interior design scheme crackle and pop. This introductory course will cover spatial awareness, planning, lighting, colour and furniture: providing you with the confidence to tackle your own home.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00 - Vectorworks intermediateCourse start date: Wed 10 May 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nicholas WilliamsonRevise and develop your Vectorworks skills further and explore more advanced processes to create professional presentations of your 3D designs and plans. Suitable for those who have completed the Vectorworks for Beginners course or who have a good grounding in the basics of this professional application.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - SketchUp Pro stage 2Course start date: Thu 8 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nicholas WilliamsonThis intensive course is designed for people who have either completed the SketchUp Pro for beginners course or have previous experience of the software. A great opportunity to review your skills and take them to a more advanced level. There will be the opportunity for you to consider your own projects during the course.Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £207.00 - Learn to laser cutCourse start date: Sat 17 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Suk Han LeeA short introductory course in laser cutting, ideal for beginners or anyone wishing to add innovation to his or her own
creative projects. You will learn simple software techniques using Adobe Illustrator to convert your design ideas into a variety of laser cut samples and small personal projects.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00 - Design a garden intensiveCourse start date: Mon 7 Aug 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison WorsterTransform your garden and explore design and plant selection techniques tailored to your space. Discover how to improve your garden with professional, practical garden design solutions and tips to maximise the potential of your site.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00 - Sketchup Pro intensive for beginnersCourse start date: Mon 7 Aug 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nicholas WilliamsonLearn to visualise and model interior spaces and 3D forms on this fast track course. Skills in this user friendly and affordable software is invaluable for Interior designers, Garden designers and Set designers who wish to improve their presentations. The software works on both PC or Mac.Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00
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