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
- Russian beginners: the Cyrillic alphabetCourse start date: Tue 15 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Marina De YongThis fascinating workshop offers complete beginners the opportunity to discover the characters of the Russian (Cyrillic) alphabet.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Chinese beginners: module 3Course start date: Tue 15 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Zhonghan LinContinue Chinese Mandarin in the heart of London on this lively classroom-based course. You should have completed Chinese beginners: module 2 or equivalent (about 30hrs hours of learning).Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - Tap intensive (beginners)Course start date: Tue 15 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Benjamin BaileyIf you are new to tap then this is the place to start. An intensive course suitable for students of all ages with good general fitness. Tap shoes are essential.
Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Spanish beginners module 1+2: revisionCourse start date: Tue 15 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Analía ToloneRevise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar and the topics studied in Spanish beginners: modules 1 & 2. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish beginners: module 2' or have an equivalent knowledge of the language (2 terms of study).Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00 - Taste of JapanCourse start date: Tue 15 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chikako NakagawaFrom street food to monks' food, come and explore the richness of regional Japanese cuisine across the seasons in this exciting workshop.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Contemporary willow basketry
Course start date: Wed 16 Jul 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Christiane GunziExperiment with unconventional willow baskets and structures, within a traditional context.This course guides you through new textures and forms using a variety of techniques from Europe and beyond. - Pinhole photography Course start date: Wed 16 Jul 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Scott PerryDiscover exciting experimental ways of producing photographic images without a camera - build your own pinhole camera, create blue-tinted prints with sunlight, and make prints from objects like the artist Man Ray.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £169.00 - The art of Chinese gardens: nature and philosophyCourse start date: Wed 16 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
In early modern China, gardens were more than places of retreat, they functioned as major social, cultural and economic sites. In our time of ecological crisis, gardens play a crucial role in mitigating pollution. This course will examine how the intersections of art, architecture, philosophy and sensory experience of Chinese gardens show continuity and change from the early modern period to the present day.
Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Global Literatures: Han Kang & Elif ShafakCourse start date: Wed 16 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Join us for an exploration of the ways we experience global literatures of our time. Inter-generational memory is the focus of two prize-winning novels, The Vegetarian (2007) by Han Kang and The Island of Missing Trees (2021) by Elif Shafak. Unearthing the painful truths of history in the context of culturally/politically divided Korea and Cyprus, the authors deal delicately, and brutally, with love, the environment, patriarchy, resistance and the metamorphosis of the female body.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Try it out: mosaics Course start date: Wed 16 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa BensonThis course is an opportunity to try doing some mosaics and get a feel for this popular craft. - DSLR for video: shoot and edit in 3 days Course start date: Wed 16 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David KlineThink quality video production needs a whole film crew? Think again! Discover how you can easily shoot and edit professional-level video on your own digital SLR camera; get expert guidance on the whole process and find out why DSLRs have become the camera of choice for many broadcast professionals.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £229.00 - Music, sound, and the moving image Course start date: Thu 17 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Neil LuckThis course explores key ideas about music for the screen, covering a broad range of examples, techniques, and ideas.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £62.00 - The Patsy Rodenburg approach to voiceCourse start date: Thu 17 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lloyd WyldeA brief look at the great Patsy Rodenburg's celebrated work in an intensive voice and speech workshop spread over two sessions. - Rhythm classCourse start date: Thu 17 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mark HuggettSupplement your instrumental or vocal study and improve your musical timekeeping. You will play in class, reading and writing rhythms, and work by ear.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Drumming: introductionCourse start date: Thu 17 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mark HuggettFor beginners to learn the practical skills required to play drum kit in contemporary music, including stick technique, four-way coordination, listening and music reading. You will play acoustic and practice kits in class.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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