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
- Introduction to watercolour paintingCourse start date: Sat 4 Feb 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rebecca AllenThis introduction to watercolour painting course is aimed at those students who would like to learn the basic techniques for this versatile medium.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - City Lit photography projectsCourse start date: Sat 4 Feb 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Delve deep into the world of photography, working with a selection of fundamental projects that will support you in developing the confidence and skills required for your own photographic practice.
The City Lit photography projects course offers both knowledge and practical experience within photography, exploring its various contexts and genres. You will get to grips with your camera, explore different photographic techniques and gain new skills using industry equipment and software. Working through a series of creative projects you will start developing your own ideas and finish the course with an extensive portfolio of photographic work.Full fee £1,499.00 Senior fee £1,199.00 Concession £974.00 - Creative arts for bookbinding II: leather dyeing techniques
Course start date: Sat 11 Feb 2023Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sue DoggettSpend a day experimenting with leather dye and dyeing techniques. You will be introduced to different dye types, methods of applying dye and a range of creative techniques such as resist, crackle and speckling, to use on bookbinding and other leather projects. Suitable for beginners.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Adobe Photoshop: stage 2Course start date: Sat 11 Feb 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael HardingLearn a new specialist topic each week and develop it in detail. Increase your knowledge and experiment with the program's applications and special effects. Prior experience of Adobe Photoshop needed.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Textiles: frame loom weavingCourse start date: Sat 11 Feb 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Renata MinoldoLearn the basics of handweaving on a frame loom. Explore traditional rug making techniques to create raised surface decoration and handweaving in plain weave pattern. Create a series of samples, and design and create your own contemporary weave combining techniques.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - 50 drawings in a dayCourse start date: Sat 25 Mar 2023 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Charles ChambersA 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 - Learn digital video editingCourse start date: Sat 17 Jun 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczInterested in editing your own videos? You may have heard of Premiere Pro or Final Cut. DaVinci Resolve is free and arguably better then both. Come and learn how to use it. Hollywood already does.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Cyanotype printmaking in a dayCourse start date: Sat 5 Aug 2023 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Adam HogarthCyanotype is a photographic printing process which produces a beautiful deep blue print from a variety of artwork, including drawings, photographs, physical objects or combinations of all of these. All levels welcome.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Bookbinding: leather paring and knife sharpeningCourse start date: Sat 18 Feb 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Royston HawardParing and sharpening are skills essential for advanced bookbinding.
Learn the first principles of these specialised skills in a simple to understand way that builds confidence.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00 - Saturday painting studioCourse start date: Sat 18 Feb 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amanda BrackenDevelop your own ideas in painting with reference to the work of contemporary artists and experimental approaches to painting. Ideal for students who have completed ‘Painting 1’ or equivalent painting courses.Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £207.00 - Sculpture: portraits in waxCourse start date: Sat 18 Feb 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Shelley WilsonExplore the versatility of wax as a sculptural material by creating a wax portrait bust from observing a life model. This intensive course is perfect for both beginners and those with experience. Learn basic anatomy, how to make armatures and wax modelling techniques. You will be guided through this course by a tutor who is a specialist in this area.Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00 - Mosaics introductoryCourse start date: Sat 14 Jan 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa BensonDevelop your creative skills in this classic art form, adhering your materials to a temporary surface before applying the completed section to a flat base or casting it into concrete to complete your own Mosaic. Please bring ideas, basic materials are provided. All levels welcome.Full fee £509.00 Senior fee £407.00 Concession £331.00 - Introduction to stone setting: casting with stonesCourse start date: Sat 25 Feb 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Aurelie DellasantaEver wondered how stones are cast into metal or found your wax carved settings have changed in the lost-wax casting process? This course will introduce you to the principles of wax-carved settings for lost-wax casting and how stones can be cast directly into metal using cuttlefish and delft-clay sand casting.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Narrative stop motion animationCourse start date: Sat 25 Feb 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie GriffithsNarrative stop motion animation is the most popular form on social media. Engage in an exciting exploration of storytelling using a range of animation techniques and genres. See your drawings and models come to life and create a series of exciting animated sequences to enhance your social media posts or your professional show reel.Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00 - Modern copperplate calligraphy for improversCourse start date: Sat 25 Feb 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Emiko Hashiguchi, Veiko KespersaksExpand your knowledge of decorative handwriting with a flexible pointed nib, penholder, and ink. If you have previously learned the basics of traditional copperplate calligraphy but would like to understand more about the script, then this is the course for you. Suitable for both left-handers and right-handers.Full fee £329.00 Senior fee £263.00 Concession £214.00
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