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
- Life drawing and mindfulnessCourse start date: Tue 11 Jun 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyExplore a range of imaginative and traditional approaches to drawing the human figure and how mindfulness in the context of drawing can inspire new ways of seeing and responding to your materials and subject matter.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Drawing and mindfulness: morning meditationCourse start date: Mon 16 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Helen BurgessJoin us and set up your day in a tranquil, reflective way with our 5 day Drawing and mindfulness: morning meditation course. As daily life is full of uncertainty and with our attention getting pulled in many directions why not take some personal time to reset and focus combining meditation with some simple drawing exercises. You will be guiding your mind to settle and to look with care at the world around us and our inner experience. Whether you want to do something nourishing before you go to work or are setting up for a day of creative activity, the practices of drawing and mindfulness will bring a positive start to each morning, helping you begin the days with fresh eyes and mind. Suitable for all levels.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00 - Mindfulness sketchbook walkCourse start date: Fri 20 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Joe RichardsonJoin us for a sketchbook walk around Central London to observe, record and engage with the busyness of urban life. Using mindfulness techniques combined with drawing we will be examining our experience and opening up to the magic and surprises that the city has to offer.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Life drawing into life paintingCourse start date: Thu 17 Oct 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: susan kentonLearn or develop life drawing skills and approaches to 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 £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00 - Drawing: colour pastel techniquesCourse start date: Mon 22 Apr 2024 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ro SylvesterExplore the versatility and rich colours of this beautiful drawing and painting medium. Through practical exercises, discover its potential to create a variety of surface effects and its suitability for sketching and outdoor colour work.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00 - Collage and mixed media: expressive colourCourse start date: Wed 25 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ute KreymanUse mixed media and the expressive possibilities of colour to enrich your understanding of the creative language of collage. Engage with different approaches to material and processes with a short introduction to the colour wheel.
All levels welcome.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Contemporary drawing sketchbookCourse start date: Thu 10 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Simon EnglishExplore the sequential and adaptive nature of sketchbook drawing as a site for generating personal material, inviting connections, and extracting patterns of meaning. Includes gallery research, set-project as stimulus, and practical exploration of contemporary drawing techniques.Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00 - Drawing in colour: summer school intensiveCourse start date: Wed 24 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kim ScoullerExplore a variety of techniques and approaches to making a still-life in pastels. Learn how to mix pastels on paper, choose suitable materials and supports to allow you to create a finished pastel drawing.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Sketching at the museum: National GalleryCourse start date: Thu 25 Jul 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Diane MartinExplore the pleasure and challenge of sketchbooks: learn and improve your drawing skills and ‘ways of seeing’ and understanding by working from some of the iconic paintings in the National Gallery.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Contemporary collage: summer school intensiveCourse start date: Mon 28 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Simon EnglishA short experimental course to explore and combine a variety of collage techniques using found images, drawing, painting and paper to create unexpectedly beautiful or powerful images. Suitable for beginners.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Portraits 1Course start date: Mon 9 Sep 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Brian SayersThis course aims to introduce you to this fascinating genre in both 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. Working from direct observation of the live model.Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £292.00 - Drawing 1Course start date: Mon 9 Sep 2024 (and 10 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Brian SayersAn introduction to drawing from observation through a carefully structured approach in a studio environment. Suitable for beginners.Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00 - Drawing from plants and flowersCourse start date: Mon 8 Apr 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ro SylvesterExplore 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 £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Drawing: charcoal techniquesCourse start date: Tue 10 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Explore the creative possibilities that this fragile medium affords. Learn and develop the components of drawing with charcoal’s subtle yet dynamic lines. This is a course for beginners. No experience is necessary.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Drawing for beginnersCourse start date: Thu 12 Sep 2024 (and 14 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyExplore traditional and less traditional methods of drawing simple objects. Using structured activities, you will be introduced to key concepts such as line, tone, composition and mark making. Ideal if you have little or no drawing experience; a great way to learn the basics or prepare for longer courses.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £139.00
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