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.
Courses available both in-person and online
We offer a range of courses allowing you to choose between online and in-person learning. All our courses are live, interactive, and taught by expert tutors. No matter how you prefer to learn, you’ll receive the same great City Lit experience. See our guide to online learning for more information about accessing our live online courses.
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
- 50 drawings in a day
Course start date: Fri 2 Jun 2023 (and 2 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Eleanor BedlowA 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 £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Drawing and mindfulness: the art of seeingCourse start date: Fri 2 Jun 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyAn opportunity to explore the beauty and simplicity of the ancient practice of mindfulness and how it can help to stimulate and enhance creativity. Through a variety of guided exercises including drawing from observation and the imagination, explore the dynamics of creative process, in terms of accessing creativity and working through common obstacles.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Drawing: charcoal techniquesCourse start date: Tue 28 Mar 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Shelley WilsonExplore 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 £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Drawing and mindfulness: beginners guide to approaches and techniquesCourse start date: Fri 31 Mar 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyAn opportunity to explore the enriching relationship of drawing and mindfulness and how when practised together they can support greater confidence, lightness and creativity in drawing. Through a variety of guided exercises, explore how the two disciplines relate and how each can enrich the other. This course is suitable for beginners to drawing and/or mindfulness.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Explore life drawingCourse start date: Mon 3 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stuart JonesDiscover 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 - Drawing for beginners: intensiveCourse start date: Tue 4 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Luke JonesLearn and develop basic drawing skills on this thorough and intensive course. Each day will focus on an aspect of drawing, covering key concepts such as line, tone, composition and mark making. Ideal if you have little or no drawing experience.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Sketching at the museum: V&ACourse start date: Thu 6 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Ro SylvesterExploring the pleasure and challenge of sketchbooks; practice and improve your drawing skills and 'ways of seeing' and understanding, working from an fascinating range of objects and artifacts in The Victoria and Albert Museum.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Drawing: colour pastel techniquesCourse start date: Mon 17 Apr 2023 (and 2 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 £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Drawing: ink and wash techniquesCourse start date: Mon 17 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lisa IvoryThe 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 £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Collage and mixed media: expressive colourCourse start date: Mon 17 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ute KreymanUse mixed media and colour to enrich your understanding of drawing; engage with different drawing techniques and materials, collage, mono print, simple models of spaces and a short introduction to colour theory.
All levels welcome.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Drawing from plants and flowersCourse start date: Mon 17 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Hilary RosenExplore a variety of artists’ approaches for painting flowers from observation. Discover the rich history of this genre while getting inspiration from contemporary artists who use flowers as their starting point in painting.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Life drawing: a contemporary approachCourse start date: Mon 17 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amanda BrackenThis course introduces exciting contemporary approaches to life drawing using a variety of mark-making and mixed-media. You will be encouraged to explore creative and imaginative approaches to responding to the life model. Suitable for all levels but some previous life drawing experience an advantage.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Collage and mixed media: experimental techniquesCourse start date: Tue 18 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ruth BrisonExplore mixed-media techniques and composition using drawing, painting and collage. Looking at artists' work and developing personal themes, you will experiment with materials, processes and image making. Some drawing experience would be an advantage.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Drawing 3: experimental approachesCourse start date: Wed 19 Apr 2023 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ruth BrisonExplore a range of materials and challenging approaches to develop your creative potential in drawing, informed by artists contexts. Building on your previous experience, develop your observational drawing skills for greater accuracy and complexity as well as learning to manipulate composition, surface and mark-making to create dynamic, expressive drawings.Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00 - Sketchbooks: ideas, materials and techniquesCourse start date: Wed 19 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ruth BrisonA fantastic introduction to creative processes using a variety of different media to develop an exciting sketchbook. A sketchbook is a great place to try things out, make mistakes and take risks - all in the nature of experimentation. Suitable for beginners as well as those with some previous drawing experience.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00
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