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
- Advance your life drawingCourse start date: Wed 16 Oct 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyA weekly, concentrated life-drawing session for learners studying on any of City Lit's advanced visual arts courses.Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £314.00 - Anatomical life and portrait drawingCourse start date: Tue 22 Oct 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyDiscover the extraordinary construction of the human body. Through direct observation of the model you will examine the fundamental anatomical structures that underlie both portrait and life drawing. For those with some drawing experience.Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00 - ITEC Level 3 Award in Indian Head MassageCourse start date: Sat 12 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Ameena RahmanIndian Head Massage is an ancient tradition that provides many therapeutic benefits. Learn the theory and practice of Indian Head massage at a professional level. City Lit is a leading training provider in London for Massage and Complementary Therapies, providing outstanding achievement at high industry standards. Our courses are taught by experienced and practising industry professionals who have current knowledge of the massage sector.Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £449.00 Concession £449.00 - Drawing 2Course start date: Thu 3 Oct 2024 (and 10 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyBuild your confidence in tackling more personal, complex drawings. Further explore observational drawing and visual language. Develop your drawing skills by working with different approaches and exploring a range of artists' drawing process.Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00 - City Lit animationCourse start date: Tue 3 Oct 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie Griffiths, John Horabin, Litza JanszPassionate about animation? Fancy spending a year building skills in traditional and digital animation techniques and producing your own animation project? Taught by professional animators, this exciting fast-track practical course gives you the opportunity to explore both commercial and experimental approaches to animation using professional equipment and software. Whether you’re a complete beginner or have some animation experience you can join our award winning alumni. A fantastic start to a new career or simply a chance to pursue your passion with like-minded people. Want to find out if this is the right course for you? Come along to our free School of Visual Arts open day on 20th May and get expert individual advice and guidance. Search VQ009 on our website to book your free place.Full fee £2,269.00 Senior fee £1,815.00 Concession £1,475.00 - Level 3 Certificate in User Experience/User Interface (UX/UI) NCFECourse start date: Tue 1 Oct 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Blended (learn both online and in-person)
Tutors: Itai Bercovier, Alex GregoryThe application process is now open.
This Level 3 course is designed for learners wishing to gain knowledge and skills of traditional practices used in UX/UI design industry sectors. On completion of the certificate, you would have the opportunity to join UX/UI design companies as an entry level UX/UI designer with some website creation/design experience or progress onto higher education.
This course is part of the government’s Free courses for Jobs initiative, providing the skills employers need and focusing on qualifications with good job opportunities and pay.
The Free Courses for Jobs initiative is for Londoners aged 24 or over at the start of the course who are: on a low-income; or on certain benefits; or do not have a full level 3 qualification. For more information Click here
The course fee is £941, plus an upfront fee of £1408 payable at the time of your enrolment.
If you are unable to pay the course fee upfront, you can choose to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan from Student Finance England (SFE) to help cover the cost, repayable after the course ends. You can find more information about the Advanced Learner Loan www.citylit.ac.uk/advanced-learner-loans
If you are unable to pay the upfront fee, you can talk to our Information, Advice and Guidance team who will advise you on other financial support available. You can contact the Advice and Guidance Team by phone on (telephone temporarily unavailable) or by email: advice@citylit.ac.uk
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This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £2,349.00 Senior fee £2,349.00 Concession £2,349.00 - City Lit expanded experimental filmCourse start date: Tue 1 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Monika KitaCity Lit Expanded Experimental Film is an immersive year-long course designed to facilitate
and advance all stages of experimental project making.
Whether you have previously attended film or art related courses or simply have an interest in exploring a variety of experimental methods, this course will transform your creative approach.
With an emphasis on interdisciplinary fields including animation, performance, installation and sound, the course will examine multiple applications within expanded experimental film practice.
Through discussions, workshops, and personal projects, and by utilising analogue and digital techniques, participants will gain the knowledge and practical skills necessary to create innovative and challenging artworks.Full fee £2,399.00 Senior fee £1,919.00 Concession £1,559.00 - City Lit photography courseCourse start date: Wed 2 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Matthew Ward, Neil WhiteDelve deep into the world of photography, working with a selection of fundamental projects that will support you in developing the confidence and skills required for your own photographic practice.
The City Lit photography course offers both knowledge and practical experience within photography, exploring its various contexts and genres. You will get to grips with your camera, explore different photographic techniques and gain new skills using industry equipment and software. Working through a series of creative projects you will start developing your own ideas and finish the course with an extensive portfolio of photographic work.Full fee £1,599.00 Senior fee £1,279.00 Concession £1,039.00 - Contemporary sketchbook: mixed media projectsCourse start date: Fri 4 Oct 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ruth BrisonDevelop a creative and experimental sketchbook. Explore materials and techniques with confidence, including mark making, drawing and mixed media within a contemporary context. Produce a collection of work or ideas for composition. Drawing experience is an advantage but not essential.Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00 - City Lit Children's book illustration courseCourse start date: Fri 4 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tim Ellis, Ciara Flood, Dee Shulman, Robyn Wilson-OwenThis 20-week course will take you on a journey from beginner to intermediate, direct.
The Children’s Book industry is thriving, largely due to globally rising literacy levels, and a growing awareness of the importance of early childhood education. As a result, Children’s Book creators are in demand.
Our tutors will teach you the many and various skills you’ll need to illustrate books for children - from drawing and painting (analogue and digital), sequencing and pacing the narrative, to editing the images digitally and overlaying text.
You'll learn about the children’s publishing sector; gaining a sense of the different genres and markets for children's books, and where your illustration style might fit.Full fee £1,599.00 Senior fee £1,279.00 Concession £1,039.00 - VTCT level 3 Award in crystal therapyCourse start date: Sun 6 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Oge OkohCrystals are much more than just pretty stones; they have been used for their healing properties and as protective amulets and talismans in many different cultures around the world for centuries. Learn how to practice crystal therapy to a professional level on this exciting course. - City Lit bookbinding: intermediateCourse start date: Mon 7 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gavin MoorheadAn intermediate-level course for students with some experience. Learn new skills and techniques. Develop and build on existing knowledge in traditional and contemporary bookbinding, including leather paring and fine binding. - City Lit fine art: year 1Course start date: Mon 7 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Year 1 of the City Lit Fine Art (CLFA) course will enable you to develop and refine your previous experience in Fine Art in workshops exploring different approaches to drawing, painting, sculpture, print, digital media, and contextual studies, in weekly studio sessions. You will be part of a small cohort of dedicated students and will be taught by experienced and professional tutors who are all practising artists.
The Year 1 course will give you experience in combining different studio processes relevant to current art practice. It will introduce new ideas and contexts, and help you identify your own personal creative responses. Group discussions and tutorials will support the development of your thinking and help you adopt an independent and open-minded approach to making artwork. This course can be taken for personal creative development and progression on to Year 2 of the CLFA course, or to help you prepare for application to Fine Art study at HE.level.
Some basic studio materials are provided, and you will need to supplement these with specific items.Full fee £2,249.00 Senior fee £1,799.00 Concession £1,574.00 - City Lit year of the figure and portraitCourse start date: Mon 9 Oct 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rebecca Allen, Desmond Haughton, Joe Richardson, Kim ScoullerThis is a year-long course that explores the endlessly fascinating subject of the human form through various aspects of drawing and painting the figure and portrait. For those interested in building real progress and confidence in practical skills and taught by a team of specialist tutors, you will be inspired by stimulating projects that explore historical and contemporary artists' contexts to support your creative work.Full fee £2,499.00 Senior fee £1,999.00 Concession £1,624.00 - Advanced graphic designCourse start date: Mon 7 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This course will help you improve your skills in graphic design and visual communications in their broadest sense, for delivery or publication in print and online, working with text, image, layout, medium and message across a range of physical and digital media and formats.
It is ideal for anyone who has already completed our City Lit graphics course, and for anyone wishing to build a more extensive and professional portfolio of graphics work, whilst developing a deeper understanding of the connection between text, image, message and media.
Confirmed industry specialist guests: Lydia Thornley, Designer, Creative Director and Reportage Illustrator and award winning film producer/director Mark Craig, maker of the film “The Last Man On The Moon”.Full fee £2,399.00 Senior fee £1,919.00 Concession £1,679.00
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