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All our courses here at City Lit are taught by expert tutors such as published authors, academics, practising artists, and experienced professionals. Our friendly, supportive, and inspiring tutors are here to boost your confidence and motivate you at every step. We always ensure that your journey with us is enjoyable, positive, and thought-provoking.
We offer online courses and in-person courses. Our interactive online courses are taught live and in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. In-person courses are delivered at our modern college campus in London near Covent Garden.
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- Illustrating people and places workshopCourse start date: Mon 4 Nov 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lucia Vinti‘People’ and/or ‘place’ are present in most illustrations – and yet you’d be amazed how many illustrators try to avoid them!
If you’re one of these ‘avoiders’, or someone who wants to improve their existing style of tackling these subject-matters, this course is for you!
Through a combination of drawing on location, and from films and photographs back in the studio, you’ll get your ‘people and places’ practice mastered.
Our Workshops enable you to take a deep dive into a specific process, media or tool.
They throw the spotlight onto niche areas of the visual communication field, enabling you to hone higher-level skills and gain deeper insights.
Workshops tend to have a practical focus, with little or no theory or context, although this varies by course.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Procreate for illustrationCourse start date: Thu 7 Nov 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lucia VintiTake a deep dive into a specific process, media or tool, with our Visual Communication Workshops.
Workshops throw the spotlight onto niche areas of the visual communication field, enabling you to hone higher-level skills and gain deeper insights.
Workshops tend to have a practical focus, with little or no theory or context, although this varies by course.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - French 4/5: art et philosophieCourse start date: Thu 14 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stefano D’EgidioExplore key philosophical concepts related to art and freedom and engage in fascinating discussions while also developing and practising your advanced French.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Digital photography printing with Adobe PhotoshopCourse start date: Fri 15 Nov 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Dominic HarrisWant to give your portfolio or exhibition prints the professional edge? This hands-on course will guide you in printing top-quality inkjet (or giclee) prints as used by fine art photographers. Get to grips with Adobe Photoshop and our top-of-the-range Epson photo printers, and experiment with different paper types.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Portrait drawing: expression in the faceCourse start date: Thu 21 Nov 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This short course will develop your existing knowledge and skills in drawing portraits to meet the challenge of creating expression. Bring your portrat drawing to life by exploring character, personality and emotion in the face of your subject.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00 - Bookbinding: Japanese books and boxes
Course start date: Thu 21 Nov 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sue DoggettExplore the elegant sewing patterns found in Japanese binding. Learn how to make books, make a fold-out case, sew traditional and contemporary designs, and experiment with creating your own. This course is suitable for beginners. - Life drawing: experimental approaches Course start date: Thu 11 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Annie AttridgeExplore imaginative, dynamic approaches to drawing the figure with a variety of media: be inspired by new ways of seeing and access innovative ways of approaching your drawing.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Life drawing for beginners
Course start date: Thu 11 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: susan kentonThis short course is a great introduction to drawing directly from the nude model, both male and female. Using simple excercises, you will explore different ways to represent the human form in drawing, with encouraging, helpful guidance from an experienced tutor. Suitable for absolute beginners.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - Painting: mixing for skintonesCourse start date: Thu 13 Mar 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This course will teach you the skills you need to paint naturalistic skin tones when working from life which will make your figure and portrait paintings more convincing.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Large format camera workshopCourse start date: Thu 11 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Matthew WardThis 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 focus control to film loading, with expert guidance, demonstrations, and practical exercises.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00 - Creative nature and landscape photographyCourse start date: Thu 3 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Rachel WeghExplore nature, landscape and environmental photography in the classroom and in the field. You will learn to create images with impact, whilst developing your own visual style and a personal project.Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £207.00 - An introduction to stained glass at the V&ACourse start date: Thu 9 May 2024
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Andreas PetzoldStained glass has been described as the most original and important medium in the high Middle Ages. The Victoria and Albert Museum has one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of stained glass in the world, spanning the twelfth century to the modern period. The course will provide an introduction to this medium and the collection of it in the Victoria and Albert Museum.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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