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
- Chinese 3 upper: module 1Course start date: Thu 25 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ting PoonLearn Chinese Mandarin in the heart of London on this lively classroom-based course.
Develop your fluency in this course taught in Chinese (Mandarin), with the emphasis on speaking and listening. Suitable if you have studied Mandarin for about 3-4 years and have a good command of the language.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Italian 2 lower: module 2Course start date: Thu 25 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Silvana VistolaSuitable if you have completed Italian 2 lower: module 1. Improve your elementary Italian on this communicative course. The emphasis is on developing your oral skills. Suitable if you have completed 2 Lower: module 1 or equivalent. Based on Nuovo Espresso 2 (Alma Edizioni - Italian version).Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Japanese 2 lower: module 3Course start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Junko FuseFurther develop your listening and speaking skills in Japanese. Suitable if you have completed 2 lower: module 2 or studied for nearly 2 years recently.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Ways into playwriting
Course start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 2 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nicole AcquahExplore the fundamental techniques of writing for the stage in this introductory course. Get to grips with dialogue, character, story and structure, and start work on your own play.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £120.00 - French 2 lower: module 3 Course start date: Thu 25 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Daniel FernandezContinue improving your elementary French in this lively interactive course. The course is suitable if you have completed a French 2 lower: module 2 course or have an equivalent level.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Portraits 2 Course start date: Fri 26 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Luke Jones, Andrea VoiseyDevelop your knowledge of the technical aspects of portraiture further and expore 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 £479.00 Senior fee £383.00 Concession £311.00 - Global History Friday Late: From Feudal Isolation to a Modern Nation-State: an introduction to Japan’s Meiji Restoration period (1868 – 1889)Course start date: Fri 26 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Dale Mineshima-LoweJoin Dr. Dale Mineshima-Lowe for a brief introductory history of Japan’s Meiji Restoration period (1868-1889) - an important turning point that helped to shape modern Japan.
Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Friday lates: the art of satire - Brueghel and Hogarth Course start date: Fri 26 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayWhy laugh in a time turmoil? Explore how artists Pieter Brueghel the Elder and William Hogarth reflected on the hypocrisy of their times with scathing satire. Reflect on how studying historic comedy might shift our perspectives on the value of humour, past and present.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - English pronunciation: stage 2Course start date: Fri 26 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: David John GwillimThe aim of the course is to further improve your ability to communicate confidently and clearly in spoken English. Designed for people who have completed ‘English Pronunciation: stage 1’ although new students with sufficient skills can join. Develop confidence and clarity, explore diphthongs and triphthongs, inflection and the rhythms of Standard English. This term the course will be taught online.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £195.00 - Film and Philosophy: Thinking through CinemaCourse start date: Fri 26 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Is The Matrix a science-fiction movie starring Keanu Reeves, or the most influential work of philosophy of the last fifty years? Who is more nihilistic, Humphrey Bogart or Frederic Nietszche? In this course, we will examine the relationship between film and philosophy, engaging with current debates in film theory and in wider society. We will consider whether it is appropriate to label film as a form of philosophy, how film acts as philosophy, and the ways in which our experiences of watching film helps up to think through ideas about the human experience that have received attention amongst centuries of philosophical literature. Is film merely entertainment, or is it our most important form of philosophy?Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Iyengar Yoga: mixed level Course start date: Fri 26 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Irina BaillieLearn yoga postures focusing on alignment to achieve maximum benefit from your practice. Improve your posture, strength and flexibility, and practise relaxation techniques to help you release tension. This course is suitable for those who are new to Iyengar yoga and to those who want to learn more.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £146.00 - Reading for writers: the short story (a fortnightly course) Course start date: Thu 1 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Annabel BanksThe best way to write good short stories is to read a lot of good ones first. Dive into the best of short fiction, explore point-of-view, character and pacing, and begin to apply the lessons learnt to your own writing in this fortnightly course.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00 - Nineteenth century French fictionCourse start date: Mon 29 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Megan BeechPassion, marriage, crime, class, and murder: these are just some of the key issues at play in the three exhilarating French novels we will discuss in this online course. Focusing on George Sand’s Indiana (1832), Balzac’s Père Goriot (1835) and Zola’s Thérèse Raquin (1868), we’ll explore French literary style and the influence of serialisation on sensation fiction and these author’s depictions of social class, romance, and realism.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Ancient Greek 3: module 3Course start date: Wed 7 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Hugo CookSuitable if you have completed Ancient Greek 3: module 2 or have an equivalent knowledge. Further your knowledge of grammatical structures and vocabulary so that you can read more complex Ancient Greek prose.
Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00 - French 2 upper: pratique and consolidateCourse start date: Mon 29 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pascale VuittenezPractise and consolidate your intermediate spoken French in the heart of London and develop your language skills in these topical discussion classes. Based on recordings from French television, radio news and newspaper articles. Please note that this course takes place every other week.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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