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Drawing - Online - Blended (learn both online and in-person)

Drawing Courses in London

At City Lit, we have a variety of drawing courses, delivered in our bright, modern studios for students to create and develop a body of drawing work. Supported by our team of experienced and expert tutors, we offer students both a practical guide and an informative insight, providing an opportunity for all levels to explore traditional and contemporary styles of drawing.

We have classes for everyone, whether you’re a complete beginner and you want an introduction to drawing; or you’re at an intermediate or higher level and you want classes that focus on developing advanced drawing skills such as mark making techniques, experimental approaches and use of colour, tone and shade within these disciplines.

Our courses are specially designed to offer you support in overcoming any frustrations, learning new skills and helping you achieve your personal creative goals.

We host exhibitions throughout the year at City Lit Gallery where our students showcase their amazing work.

To arrange a conversation with our drawing coordinator about your interests, options and courses available, please contact our Visual Arts team at visualarts@citylit.ac.uk

Courses available both in-person and online

Join us in the heart of London for in-person classes. Our modern campus in Covent Garden is easy to reach and buzzing with creativity. With modern purpose-built facilities and state-of-the-art equipment, it’s the perfect space to support your learning journey. Explore our facilities >

Prefer learning online? Our live online courses bring expert teaching to you, wherever you are.

Whether you choose to study in-person or online, all our courses are live, interactive, and taught by expert tutors. Wherever and however you want to learn, we’re here for you.

Courses available both in-person and online

We offer a range of long and short courses allowing you to choose between in-person and online learning.

Learn in the centre of London with our in-person courses. Our purpose-built facilities in Covent Garden mean we are ideally located and easy to get to. 

See our guide to online learning for more information about accessing our live online courses.

All our courses are live, interactive, and taught by expert tutors. No matter how you prefer to learn, we've got the class for you.

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  1. 20th to 21st Century War Poetry: British and International
    Course start date:  Thu 6 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Stephen Winfield
    Explore the astonishing range of poetic responses to a hundred years of warfare, acts of witnessing, endurance, defiance and condemnation by writers across the globe: Sassoon and Wilfred Owen in Britain, Brecht, Milosz, Celan, Akhmatova and Stepanova in Europe and Russia, Darwish and Zhadan in the Middle East and Ukraine, and many others. How do they describe the indescribable? High art or doggerel, what does it matter once the bombs start to fall?
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  2. Friday lates: The East India Company and the passion for chintz
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 7 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anita Chowdry
    Explore the story of how Indian painted and printed cottons became an important trade commodity for the Western domestic market, and the far-reaching impact of their design and manufacture.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  3. Italian 3: cinque settimane, un libro
    Course start date:  Fri 7 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ottavia Castellina
    Improve your knowledge of Italian through on this short literature course which will give you an opportunity to learn new vocabulary and practise your grammar by being exposed to authentic Italian texts. Each term learners will look at a new text and use it as a base to improve not only their reading skills but also their speaking, grammar and vocabulary.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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  4. Introduction to string quartets
    Course start date:  Fri 7 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Pauline Greene
    String quartets developed new musical forms and ensured success for many composers, whilst allowing an intimate conversation with their audiences. We trace the quartets of the masters from Haydn and Mozart to Shostakovich and beyond.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00
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  5. Welsh 4/5: learning through translation
    Course start date:  Fri 7 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jack Pulman-Slater
    Improve your understanding of the differences between English and Welsh on this practical, online translation course for Level 4/5 learners of Welsh.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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  6. Business administration with digital skills: how to be organised, efficient and customer-focused using Outlook and OneNote (intermediate)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 10 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Does the amount of data coming into your inbox and folders threaten to overwhelm you? Do you need to develop a system for managing information, tasks and meetings? MS Outlook and OneNote can be part of this system but for many people they feel part of the problem rather than the solution. This course will enable them to work for you not the other way round. You will focus on how to think about problems, solve them and what you are trying to achieve. You will work on developing an email routine that allows you to concentrate on tasks at hand and not be distracted by incoming messages. You will focus on how to create a folder system on Outlook and process using quick steps, rules, categories and colour-coding so you can keep a trace of emails, tasks and appointments. You will learn simple and efficient ways to schedule your work and use notes and task and the flagging system to keep track of your priorities. In addition you will focus on how you can integrate OneNote and Outlook to save you time.



    This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here

    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £80.00
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  7. French 5: Barbara: une chanteuse, une chanson, une vie
    Course start date:  Tue 11 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Pierre Porcheron
    Venez découvrir et écouter une grande dame de la chanson française. Quand Barbara chante, sa voix, ses émotions et sa poésie ne peuvent vous laisser indifférent. La nouvelle génération lui rend sans cesse hommage en reprenant son répertoire!
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  8. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  9. The Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi: His message and relevance to the modern world
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 17 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ketan Varia
    Mahama Gandhi’s messages are profound and based both on his lived experience and intellectual power. His views on truth seeking and non-violent action have inspired many, particularly in the civil rights movements. Join this one-day course to find out more about his philosophy and consider its continued relevance in the 21st century.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00
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  10. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  11. Spanish 4/5: better understand accents - Argentina
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 19 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Analía Tolone
    How do you cope with different Spanish accents? Do you find some easier to understand than others? This series of short courses will help you understand the specificities and intricacies of a variety of Spanish and South American accents, so you can spot their speakers more easily and understand them better to keep the conversation going.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  12. Lunchtime Lecture: Caravaggio - murderer or genius
    Course start date:  Thu 20 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Julia Musgrave

    Caravaggio’s reputation as an artist was for many years tainted by his criminal record, but for his contemporaries he was an influential innovator. We’ll explore his life, the development of his style and the events that tainted his reputation.

    Full fee £14.00 Senior fee £11.00 Concession £9.00
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  13. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  14. French 4: Cinéma politique
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 22 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Masa Uzelac
    This course offers an exploration of French and Francophone political cinema. We will analyse the works of influential directors such as Godard and Varda to gain insights into pivotal historical moments of the development of politically engaged cinema. Join us on an investigative journey where film serves as a lens for understanding the complex dynamics of social and political movements.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00
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  15. Realism and Genre: British Cinema in the 1960s
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 22 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jon Wisbey
    During the 1960s British cinema re-established itself as a leading producer of films, including realist dramas such as Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), and action and adventure fantasies with the highly popular James Bond films. This course explores these developments through a range of critical approaches and considers the way in which they contributed to a revitalised British cinema.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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