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
- Anatomical life and portrait drawingCourse start date: Tue 14 Feb 2023 (and 1 other date)
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 £359.00 Senior fee £287.00 Concession £233.00 - Life drawing: an extended study
Course start date: Thu 16 Feb 2023 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
This course is suitable for those with previous life drawing experience wishing to develop their life drawing and painting skills. You will be encouraged to develop a more personal response to the life model.Full fee £359.00 Senior fee £287.00 Concession £233.00 - Life drawing after workCourse start date: Tue 17 Jan 2023 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Eleanor BedlowA 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 £119.00 Concession £119.00 - Explore life drawingCourse start date: Mon 3 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Discover new ways of drawing the human body in a fun, fast paced day that combines practical exercises with basic theory and techniques.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Life drawing: a contemporary approachCourse start date: Mon 17 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Annie AttridgeThis course introduces contemporary contexts for life painting using acrylic paints to explore different creative approaches using the imagination alongside observation of the model. Suitable for all levels but some previous life drawing experience an advantage.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Life drawing: experimental approachesCourse start date: Thu 20 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Annie AttridgeExplore 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 £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Life drawing for beginnersCourse start date: Thu 19 Jan 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This 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 £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Portraits 1Course start date: Fri 28 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Ideal for beginners and improvers. Learn about drawing and painting portraits through practical experience of the basic skills and concepts involved, including structure and proportion of the head and features, tone, colour, pose and expression.Full fee £439.00 Senior fee £351.00 Concession £285.00 - How to draw: step by step drawing portraitsCourse start date: Mon 8 May 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Chris GrayThis short step by step workshop will enable you to learn the time tested and proven approaches to successfully drawing portraits. You will be introduced through clear broken down stages a clear systematic approach along with detailed examples of how to simplify complex information like proportion, anatomy and construction of the head.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Anatomical portrait drawingCourse start date: Fri 23 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyEnhance your portraits by uncovering what lies beneath the surface. Through demonstration and direct observation of the model you will examine proportion, rotation and the key anatomical structures of the head and neck that denote likeness.Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00 - Portraits 2Course start date: Mon 23 Jan 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Brian SayersFurther develop your knowledge of the technical aspects of portraiture and your understanding of the relationship between artist and sitter. Undertake practical projects which enable you to develop a personal approach in the latter stages of the course. Basic materials provided.Full fee £439.00 Senior fee £351.00 Concession £285.00 - City Lit year of the figure and portraitCourse start date: Mon 10 Oct 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rebecca Allen, Desmond Haughton, Luke Jones, 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
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