City Lit Art School — Art Classes in London  

This hands-on practical photography workshop will enable you to discover the beauty of testing, experimenting and shooting with large-format photography. This is a skilled art form with often spectacular results and offers great potential in how we capture and showcase photographic images. Explore large format camera techniques and equipment from film loading to focus and perspective control using camera movements, with expert guidance, demonstrations, and practical exercises.

Explore imaginative, dynamic approaches to painting the figure using a variety of approaches: be inspired by new ways of seeing and access innovative ways of approaching your life painting. Suitable for those with some previous life drawing experience.

Explore the creative possibilities of Adobe Photoshop in this beginner-level course. Learn how to edit images, apply effects, and develop practical skills in digital design. Whether you're enhancing photos or creating original artwork, this course introduces the core tools and techniques to help you work confidently and creatively with Photoshop

Through simple exercises you will explore basic methods of painting in acrylic from still-life, mixing and matching the colours and textures observed. Learn how to set up your workspace and begin to enjoy painting in a studio environment, using a variety of brushes and tools.

Explore how mindfulness can enrich the process of drawing, as we encounter a range of approaches to making abstract drawings, with reference to artist’s work. This course offers a great introduction to mindful drawing or ways to explore it more deeply. A practical drawing course exploring the visual language of abstraction, with reference to colour, composition, tone and layering.

This course is an introduction to the practical, as well as conceptual skills integral to the discipline of Children’s Book Illustration.

This hands-on immersive course will help you to develop your skills in fashion photography. The course is project driven and will take you from the creation of a basic story board through to a photo shoot. Combining technical instruction with hands-on shooting, you will get to grips with the workflow, tools and planning required to run a successful shoot for yourself. The course also provides advice on getting material published.

Explore geometry and its application in jewellery design through an exploratory design process. Design and create geometric jewellery, translating 2D designs into 3D.

Learn and develop calligraphy skills on this beginners and improvers course. You will practice with a range of pens and papers, and create a finished example using a favourite quotation. Advice will be given on tools and materials. Suitable for left or right-handers.Please read the course outline carefully as you will need to bring some things with you to the first session.