Life Drawing & Portraiture Courses - Online & London
Life drawing shows you how to see and interpret the structure and proportions of the human form through observation of the unclothed live model. It’s a fantastic discipline that can underpin all other drawing practices.
Whether you’re interested in the technical and analytical aspects of scale, volume and methods of measurement or a more intuitive, expressive approach, there are classes to suit all levels and approaches. Beginners are introduced to simple, user-friendly exercises to make the complexities of figure drawing fun and accessible to all.
If you’re a more experienced student, you can explore a more personal approach, experiment with materials and work with dynamic and challenging poses. A fascinating aspect of life drawing is the portrait, using the same skills to develop character and likeness of the individual face through focusing on structure, volume and expression.
For more information about courses available, please contact our Visual Arts team at visualarts@citylit.ac.uk
- Life drawing and painting
Course start date: Sun 22 May 2022 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Louisa Buck, Luke JonesJoin us to draw from the nude model. Through structured teaching, you'll explore a range of materials and approaches to this fascinating genre, learning about proportion, tone, line, scale and mark making, with reference to other artists. For all levels.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £158.00 - Life drawing: an extended studyCourse start date: Tue 24 May 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Chris HoughA comprehensive course to build skills, vision and flair in drawing the human form. Use traditional and experimental approaches and a range of media, including charcoal and pastel.Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £195.00 - Life drawing and painting studioCourse start date: Sat 11 Jun 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Alex HannaLearn or develop skills and approaches for painting the nude figure. Including use of tone and colour selection, composition and paint handling to develop solidity, atmosphere and expression. Some experience of drawing is recommended.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £146.00 - Life drawing and painting: expressionist approaches to the figureCourse start date: Thu 16 Jun 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Suzanne CainesExplore paint surfaces and textures as you paint directly from the life model. An opportunity to discover strategies for personal expression inspired by Expressionist artists and to rework compositions.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £146.00 - Life drawing after workCourse start date: Mon 20 Jun 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Luke JonesA 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 models, in a range of materials and with a variety of poses.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £73.00 - Life drawing and painting: experimental approaches to the figureCourse start date: Sun 26 Jun 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Annie AttridgeExplore imaginative, dynamic approaches to drawing the figure with a variety of media: be inspired by new ways of seeing and access innovative ways of approaching your drawing.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £158.00 - Anatomical life drawing studioCourse start date: Fri 15 Jul 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyDiscover the extraordinary construction of the human body, working with a life model to demonstrate the structures and the movements of muscles and bones. Anatomy is often key to understanding and depicting the body. For those with some drawing experience.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £146.00 - Explore life drawingCourse start date: Sat 30 Jul 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyDiscover new ways of drawing the human body in a fun, fast paced session that combines practical exercises with a variety of techniques. For those with some previous experience in life drawing.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - City Lit year of the figure and portraitCourse start date: Mon 10 Oct 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Rebecca Allen, Kim ScoullerCity Lit year of figure and portrait projects course 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 confidence in practical skills associated with figure and portrait drawing and painting. Be informed and inspired by stimulating historical and contemporary artists' contexts that will support your creative work.Full fee £2,399.00 Senior fee £1,919.00 Concession £1,559.00 - Life drawing for beginnersCourse start date: Thu 5 May 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Mario Lautier VellaThis short course is a great introduction to drawing directly from the nude model. Using simple excercises, you will explore different ways to represent the human form in drawing, with encouraging, helpful guidance from an experienced tutor. Suitable for absolute beginners.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £97.00 - Life drawing and painting: contemporary approaches to the figureCourse start date: Mon 9 May 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Luke JonesOn this course we will push the boundaries of current life drawing practice in exciting and experimental ways. Working from the live model, we will work through a series of exercises exploring unusual drawing approaches with reference to both contemporary and historic artists.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £146.00
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