Drawing Techniques & Processes in London
Drawing underpins all art disciplines, and at City Lit, we offer a range of creative, hands-on Drawing courses to suit all levels of student experience from beginners to more experienced students and to encourage creativity and development of drawing skills for all.
Our courses are taught by professional artists who bring their wealth of experience and their specialist knowledge to enrich the student experience and to help students progress into their chosen art discipline while putting the subject into a historical and contemporary context.
Courses range from Start Drawing - for absolute beginners, through Drawing 1 and Drawing 2 for further development of skills and knowledge, and on to specialist drawing skills courses, where students can further explore more experimental and expressive skills in their own drawing projects.
For more information about courses available, please contact our Visual Arts team on visualarts@citylit.ac.uk
- Expressive colour drawing with mixed mediaCourse start date: Mon 23 May 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ute KreymanUse mixed media and colour to enrich your understanding of drawing; engage with different drawing techniques and materials, collage, mono print, simple models of spaces and a short introduction to colour theory.
All levels welcome.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £115.00 - Drawing 3Course start date: Tue 24 May 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyExplore a range of materials and challenging approaches to develop your creative potential in drawing, informed by artists contexts. Building on your previous experience, develop your observational drawing skills for greater accuracy and complexity as well as learning to manipulate composition, surface and mark-making to create dynamic, expressive drawings.Full fee £379.00 Senior fee £303.00 Concession £231.00 - How to draw: a complete course for beginners
Course start date: Mon 30 May 2022Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Chris GrayExplore the creative possibilities of drawing, gain confidence and broaden your expectations and understanding of the subject. Learn and develop key drawing concepts: function of line, tone, texture, form, composition and mark making through a carefully structured approach. This course will be taught online.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £195.00 - Drawing 2Course start date: Mon 30 May 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ute KreymanDevelop your knowledge of basic drawing skills and concepts, work with a range of media and approaches, and explore various artists' drawings. Produce exciting and personal images, and build confidence in tackling more complex drawings.Full fee £379.00 Senior fee £303.00 Concession £231.00 - Large-scale drawing and painting projectsCourse start date: Fri 10 Jun 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amanda KnightEnjoy a lively, more active way of art-making and make work on a grander scale. Complete a number of projects that explore how big can be beautiful, challenging and surprising.Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £188.00 - Drawing: focus on abstract approaches and techniquesCourse start date: Wed 15 Jun 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Suzanne CainesMove away from 'realistic' observational drawing and experience exciting new visual techniques using mark making, line, form, colour, texture and much more. Enjoy a series of practical exercises that explore different approaches to abstraction, working in new ways and making it work for you.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £115.00 - Drawing 1Course start date: Sun 19 Jun 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyExplore the creative possibilities of drawing, gain confidence and broaden your expectations and understanding. Learn and develop key drawing concepts: function of line, tone, texture, form, composition and mark making through a carefully structured approach.Full fee £379.00 Senior fee £303.00 Concession £231.00 - Perspective drawing for artists and designersCourse start date: Mon 20 Jun 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amanda BrackenExplore the practical and creative use of perspective through a series of lively exercises. For beginners, this course will enable you to gain an understanding in the basic principles of creating a perspective drawing to both visualise objects and spaces.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £115.00 - Drawing from plants and flowersCourse start date: Mon 27 Jun 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Hilary RosenExplore a variety of artists’ approaches for painting flowers from observation. Discover the rich history of this genre while getting inspiration from contemporary artists who use flowers as their starting point in painting.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £140.00 - Drawing: focus on light and shadeCourse start date: Tue 28 Jun 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mario Lautier VellaExplore the potential of light and shade in observational drawing to create dramatic tonal effects. Discover a selection of drawing materials through guided exercises to create a series of tonal studies. This is a course for beginners with little or no experience.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £140.00 - Get skills in: colour pastel drawing techniquesCourse start date: Wed 29 Jun 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kim ScoullerExplore the versatility and rich colours of this beautiful drawing and painting medium. Through practical exercises, discover its potential to create a variety of surface effects and its suitability for sketching and outdoor colour work.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £91.00 - Start drawingCourse start date: Wed 29 Jun 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Explore traditional and less traditional methods of drawing simple objects. Using structured activities, we will introduce key concepts such as line, tone, composition and mark making. Ideal if you have little or no drawing experience; a great way to learn the basics or prepare for longer courses.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £73.00 - Looking at artists: drawing and markmakingCourse start date: Thu 7 Jul 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Steve WrightA beginners chance to explore artists use of mark-making and texture to convey ideas, place and emotions. Experiment with techniques using black ink, pencil and charcoal, and create a unique collection of drawing references.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - 50 drawings in a dayCourse start date: Fri 8 Jul 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
A high energy programme of directed and self-directed drawing projects, with rapid shifts in materials, scale, subject and focus. Strictly no discards - come ready to play, risk, invent and discuss! For those with some drawing experience.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00 - Introduction to still-life in pastelsCourse start date: Fri 15 Jul 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ro SylvesterExplore a variety of techniques and approaches to making a still-life in pastels. Learn how to mix pastels on paper, choose suitable materials and supports to allow you to create a finished pastel drawing.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £140.00
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