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.
Some of our courses are delivered online. For more information about our live online courses, please see our guide to online learning.
Any questions? Contact our visual arts team on visual.arts@citylit.ac.uk or call us on 020 7492 2700, Monday to Friday between 10am-12pm or 2pm-4pm.
- Watercolour painting studio: urban landscapesCourse start date: Tue 7 Jun 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: OS - Off Site
Tutors: Hilary RosenYou will be introduced to watercolour mixing and mark making in relation to painting the urban environment. There will be an introduction to watercolour artists who paint ‘en plein air’ and you will have the opportunity to build your confidence in outdoor painting in various interesting London locations. This course can be seen as a refresher or for students who have had a minimum amount of watercolour experience.Full fee £359.00 Senior fee £287.00 Concession £219.00 - Printed textiles: screen printing and surface effects
Course start date: Tue 7 Jun 2022Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosie JamesExplore silkscreen printing on fabric using paper stencils and exposed screens. Develop tactile printed, coloured overlays through using opaque and transparent colour and surface finishes such as foiling, flocking and relief effects specially for textiles.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £182.00 - Photography for beginnersCourse start date: Tue 26 Apr 2022 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: PS - Photography Studio
Tutors: Michael HardingAlways wondered what half the buttons on your camera actually do? Discover how to use them properly and produce impressive photographs, even as a complete beginner. Gain useful technical knowledge and get expert creative guidance in easy-to-understand language. An ideal first step before enrolling on our intermediate courses.Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £188.00 - Vectorworks intermediateCourse start date: Tue 21 Jun 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Nicholas WilliamsonRevise and develop your Vectorworks skills further and explore more advanced processes to create professional presentations of your 3D designs and plans. Suitable for those who have completed the Vectorworks for Beginners course or who have a good grounding in the basics of this professional application.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £152.00 - Adobe Illustrator: stage 1Course start date: Tue 21 Jun 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Gita HahnExplore basic design and illustration techniques using Adobe Illustrator – the key high-end graphics software used to create logos and icons. Discover what you can achieve using paths, pens, colour, and type as you learn about infographics and designing with vectors.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £110.00 - Drawing: focus on light and shadeCourse start date: Tue 28 Jun 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Mario Lautier VellaExplore the potential of light and shade in observational drawing to create dramatic tonal effects. Discover a selection of drawing materials through guided exercises to create a series of tonal studies. This is a course for beginners with little or no experience.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £140.00 - Ways into abstract paintingCourse start date: Fri 29 Apr 2022 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Mario Lautier VellaEncounter different approaches to making abstract paintings while developing your skills in using a variety of painting materials. With reference to the work of abstract artists explore the visual language common to both representation and abstraction, e.g. colour, composition, tone and paint application.Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £188.00
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