Art & Design Courses - Online & in London
Explore new and exciting subjects within a range of art and design disciplines, develop your skill set, get the support required to change career or launch yourself as a freelance artist or designer. All this and more delivered through our practical and engaging art and design courses at City Lit.
Our range of part-time, weekend and evening art and design classes are taught by successful artists and practitioners to ensure you get the skills, knowledge and experience you want and deserve. From experimental painting and drawing to contemporary jewellery making, there is sure to be a course for you. Study from 1 day to 2 years, whether you are a complete beginner or a practising artist preparing for an MA. Our courses are designed with you in mind, so you get to spend more time doing what you love.
Set a new goal, start your next creative adventure with City Lit and let us support you to realise your ambitions.
We host exhibitions throughout the year at City Lit Gallery where our students showcase their amazing work.
Any questions? Contact our visual arts team on visual.arts@citylit.ac.uk
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- Adobe Illustrator: stage 1Course start date: Wed 1 Feb 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Gita HahnExplore basic graphic design and illustration techniques and processes using Adobe Illustrator with the opportunity to draw and design on paper and execute in Illustrator. Discover what you can achieve using paths, pen tools, colour, gradients and type.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Make a creative handmade sketchbook
Course start date: Wed 1 Mar 2023 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Renata MinoldoThis online workshop focuses on creating a Handmade Sketchbook and will take your ideas and personal stories as a starting point. Explore different visual directions, through drawing, painting, collage and mono-printing techniques. You will experiment with different papers and surfaces, through layering, folding, tearing, soaking, weaving, sewing etc. bringing your ideas and work togther in a series of rich and varied pages, you will then develop this using simple techniques to make a very personal and expressive handmade sketchbook.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £119.00 - Digital drawn animation with Animate CCCourse start date: Wed 7 Jun 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Benjamin AustinThis beginners course introduces Adobe Animate CC - an accessible and powerful digital animation program. The course explores traditional methods of drawn and cut-out animation in a digital context with a focus on creating engaging character animations.
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 - Art and Ideas: space and placeCourse start date: Wed 1 Mar 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Charles ChambersExplore concepts and theories of space and place in relation to historical and contemporary art and making, and engage in discussion and debate related to landscape, urban, site-specific and place-based creative arts.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £111.00 - Narrative filmmakingCourse start date: Wed 8 Mar 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online (other locations are available)
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczTelling a story on film comes with its own challenges. This practical course demystifies what it takes to do this successfully.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00 - Drawing and mindfulness: beginners guide to approaches and techniquesCourse start date: Thu 19 Jan 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online (other locations are available)
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyAn introduction to drawing and mindfulness and how when practised together they can support greater confidence 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.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Introduction to illustrationCourse start date: Thu 20 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online (other locations are available)
Tutors: Rod JudkinsIf you are interested in illustration and would like to explore the subject further, this course will show you a range of new and exciting approaches. You will learn many new techniques, whether you are a complete beginner or someone who would like to refresh their approach. On this practical course you’ll learn the practicalities of what it is to be an illustrator. This is not a computer-based course but there is help and advice with software for those who wish to use it.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £329.00 Senior fee £263.00 Concession £214.00 - Drawing and mindfulnessCourse start date: Thu 26 Jan 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online (other locations are available)
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyExplore the enriching relationship of drawing and mindfulness and how each discipline supports the other, leading to new ways of seeing and approaching drawing. Through a range of traditional, experimental, and playful approaches to drawing, explore a range of ways to connect and be inspired by drawing. This course offers a great introduction to mindful drawing or a way for you to further integrate mindfulness into your drawing.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Drawing flora for textile designCourse start date: Wed 26 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Lara MantellFlorals and plant studies can provide exciting inspiration for contemporary textile designs; explore some methods of drawing flora, and start to create ideas that could grow into a printed design.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Animation with Adobe After Effects: stage 1Course start date: Wed 26 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: John InchMotion graphics are the crossroad between animation and graphic design. Learn how to use Adobe After Effects CC to present information creatively using animated text, graphics and video. Invaluable for designers and film makers.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £329.00 Senior fee £263.00 Concession £214.00 - Writing and photography: text and image workshopCourse start date: Wed 26 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Christina Dunhill, Shirley ReadWhether you are a photographer or a writer this short course will give you ideas for combining words and images to discover new approaches and create new work.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Art and Ideas: Time and MemoryCourse start date: Wed 18 Jan 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Charles ChambersThis course if for students and creative practitioners interested in memory as a creative and conceptual theme. Explore and discuss ideas, theories and work by significant artists and writers to enhance and inspire the development of creative work.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £111.00
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