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
- Summer choirCourse start date: Mon 21 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Richard Hartley-WilsonSinging with others is great fun, and has been proven to be good for your health. Join us for this short course and get started over the summer to see how it can benefit you. Suitable for all levels, no audition required. - Calligraphy: Spencerian scripts
Course start date: Mon 21 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Veiko KespersaksLearn how to use a pointed pen for writing in copperplate hand. Spencerian script developed from the English Cursive and stands out for its delicately shaded lowercase and prominent capitals. With very intense shadows, obtained with a pointed pen, it is famous for its fine lines, hand-made quality and romantic overtones. Suitable for both beginners and improvers, left and right handers.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Italian beginners: module 3 intensiveCourse start date: Mon 21 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Evi CampetellaItalian beginners: module 3 intensive is a one-week course that will cover the same material as a standard Italian beginners: module 3 course, but it will do so more quickly for those of you who wish to start second-year Italian in the new academic year.
Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Life figurative sculpture intensive Course start date: Mon 21 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Shelley WilsonCreate a figurative clay sculpture from observing a life model. Learn basic anatomy as well as gaining clay modelling techniques. Beginners are welcome on this intensive course.Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £292.00 - Italian beginners: a summer journeyCourse start date: Mon 21 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Veronica De FeliceIf you're interested in learning Italian and want to get a quick intensive introduction to the language, perhaps before a visit this year, this course will introduce to you the basics. You'll also get some cultural insight from the course tutor on interesting places to visit and different aspects of Italian culture and history.
Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Introduction to clothes making Course start date: Mon 21 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Silvia SacrestanoLearn how to make your own clothes. This beginner's course will teach you how to use the sewing machine, as well as basic sewing techniques and processes. Start by sampling, then construct a simple garment.Full fee £379.00 Senior fee £303.00 Concession £246.00 - Classical music: an introductionCourse start date: Mon 21 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pauline GreeneAre you interested in finding out more about classical music but not sure where to start? This taster course will introduce you to the history of music through a careful choice of works. - Actor summer school: beginnersCourse start date: Mon 21 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sean Croft, Juliet PragueThis is a five day intensive encounter with the acting process. Designed for beginners to explore the fundamentals in a safe and supportive enviroment. Also suitable for those with some prior experience wanting to refresh and focus their skills. - Introduction to jewellery making Course start date: Mon 21 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Louise Seijen Ten HoornDiscover metal jewellery making techniques to create a piece of jewellery. You will be introduced to the basic processes of forging, texturing, soldering and cutting out shapes in metal. You will learn how to create a ring to the correct finger size.Full fee £379.00 Senior fee £303.00 Concession £246.00 - Sketchup Pro: fast track Course start date: Mon 21 Jul 2025
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 £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - Spanish beginners: revisionCourse start date: Mon 21 Jul 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Analía ToloneRevise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 1: module 3' or have an equivalent knowledge of the language (one year's study).
Please see the How will I be taught? section below for details on your chosen course's format and mode of delivery.
Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Large-scale printmaking Course start date: Mon 21 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gareth BerwynLarge scale printmaking enables expressive mark making. Use woodcut and linocut carving techniques to produce big, bold and multi-coloured, multi-layered prints for you to take home.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Storyboarding and animatics for animators and filmmakers Course start date: Tue 22 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie GriffithsStoryboards and animatics are crucial for planning, developing and communicating your film and animation projects to clients, funders or collaborators. Learn how to represent your project in still and moving image format showing different camera shots, framing, camera movement, action, timing and sound. - Tai Chi Chuan: Beginners Course start date: Tue 22 Jul 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Carla DraytonLearn the Yang-style Tai Chi form. This flowing movement sequence contains the basic movements of Tai Chi which will help you to develop and practice smooth movement, good alignment and improved balance. Develop good personal practice that will enable you to fully realise the benefits of this absorbing Taoist art.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £55.00 - Reflexology for mental health: taster workshopCourse start date: Tue 22 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Mark WoollardMental health has never been discussed as much as it has in recent years. Come and learn some reflex points on the face, hands and feet to help support your mental health well-being!
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