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
48 courses available
Life drawing after workA fun, relaxed and shorter life drawing class better suited for people coming straight from work. You will be able to work from a variety of life models, in a range of materials and with a variety of poses. You will be working from the unclothed model, both male and female.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £179.00- Drawing into paintingGain an understanding of the creative journey from a drawing to finished painting. Explore the creative potential when drawing and painting activities are combined.Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00
- Anatomical life drawing
Discover the extraordinary construction of the human body. Through direct observation of the model you will examine the fundamental anatomical structures that underlie life drawing. For those with some drawing experience.
Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Introduction to collage and mixed media
An introduction to collage as an exciting, accessible and creative medium. Explore a rich variety of materials and found images to make vibrant work experimenting with surface, form, colour and pattern.
Full fee £329.00 Senior fee £263.00 Concession £214.00 - Drawing from plants and flowersExplore the delicacy and beauty of plants and flowers through the medium of drawing. Respond to their structural qualities and colours, using a range of media and taking inspiration from a rich and varied history of the subject. Suitable for all levels of experience.Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £227.00
- Drawing 3
Build your confidence tackling more personal, contemporary drawings in a lively series of project-based sessions. Drawing 3 poses questions about the nature and methods of image-making, supporting a more inventive and robust individual approach.
Full fee £479.00 Senior fee £383.00 Concession £311.00 - Draw, paint, printOn this experimental course, you will draw, paint and print in often unfamiliar ways in order to catch the unexpected. Through experimentation and reflection, you will collate a personal collection of work.Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00
- Large-scale drawing and mixed mediaEnjoy a lively, more active way of art-making and make work on a grander scale. Complete a number of experimental projects that explore how big mixed media drawing can be exciting, challenging and surprising.Full fee £359.00 Senior fee £287.00 Concession £233.00
- Explore your creativityTap into your artistic talents through a series of fun practical exercises that will help you start drawing, painting, looking at art, responding to the world around you and working with your imagination and ideas.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
- Portraits 2
Develop your knowledge of the technical aspects of portraiture further and explore your understanding of what makes a convincing portrait. Undertake practical projects which enable you to develop a personal approach to the subject as the course progresses.
Full fee £499.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £324.00 - 50 drawings in a dayA 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 £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00
- City Lit year of the figure and portraitThis 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.
Keeley Street
Mon 28 Sep 2026 (and 1 other date)Mario Lautier Vella, Lindsay Pickett, Sisetta ZapponeFull fee £2,949.00 Senior fee £2,359.00 Concession £1,917.00 - Drawing 2
Develop your drawing skills for greater accuracy and complexity, and explore different approaches informed by a range of artists' drawing process. Learn to manipulate composition, surface and mark-making to create dynamic, expressive drawings.
Full fee £479.00 Senior fee £383.00 Concession £311.00 - City Lit contemporary collage projects 1
City Lit contemporary collage projects 1 initiates a year-long set of collage and mixed media projects designed to experiment with and examine the interplay between the two and three dimensions. You will work with a wide range of materials, on and off the wall, extending our pictorial practice into the realm of collage, painting, drawing, assemblage, bricolage, decoupage, photomontage, small scale constructions, printing and text within the context of mixed media.
Note* the course is designed in a way to enable students to either complete all three courses over the year or to come in at any stage in no particular order.
Keeley Street
Thu 1 Oct 2026Jera MayFull fee £849.00 Senior fee £679.00 Concession £552.00 - Drawing: ink and wash techniquesThe immediacy and versatility of ink and wash is perfect for those sketching on location, for designers and for students interested in watercolour techniques. Take the opportunity to explore the basic techniques of this exciting process.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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