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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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If you can't decide which subject to study, why not try some of our short taster courses?
- City Lit Pro: Adobe Creative Cloud intensive stage 1Course start date: Mon 25 Nov 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea MarzanoCity Lit Pro courses are tailored for accelerated learning for busy people who need to learn key skills for the workplace. On this Adobe Creative Cloud course, covering Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, you will learn key tools and techniques to develop, deliver and optimise vector graphics, photographic images and page layout and design.Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £599.00 Concession £599.00 - Life painting for beginnersCourse start date: Mon 6 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tony HullThis short course is a great introduction to painting directly from the unclothed life model. Using simple projects, you will explore different ways to represent the human form in paint, with encouraging, helpful guidance from an experienced tutor. Suitable for absolute beginners.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Garden design: beds and bordersCourse start date: Mon 24 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Alison WorsterStart planning ahead and look forward to Spring. Learn how to create beautiful borders and
discover the techniques of planting design using shape, colour and texture to create successful planting schemes. Tailored for your garden, learn how to select the right plants for your borders and your needs.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Digital surface design in 3 daysCourse start date: Mon 7 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Suk Han LeeA short course for beginners. Learn how to use simple collage to develop a digital textile design for a printed scarf. Scan your design before using Photoshop to refine and sharpen your image. Print your image using the sublimation printer and transfer onto your chosen fabric. All materials provided.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Jewellery making: cold connectionsCourse start date: Mon 14 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Elizabeth BoneWould you like to learn how to combine / integrate materials and objects that are not metal into your jewellery making without the use of heat? This course offers you the opportunity to explore joining several different materials together using a variety of cold connection techniques such as rivets and tabs. Come and experiment with a number of techniques and adapt them to use with your own designs.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Digital textile design with Adobe Photoshop in 3 daysCourse start date: Mon 30 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Suk Han LeeCreate patterns and designs for textiles which may then be printed onto cloth. This course is ideal for beginners in Photoshop who are textile artist's or designers, or for anyone interested in exploring pattern, colour and texture.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - City Lit Pro: Adobe Photoshop intensiveCourse start date: Mon 14 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Christine RobertsonCity Lit Pro courses are tailored for accelerated learning for busy people who need to learn key skills for the workplace. On this practical course you will develop your skills in Adobe Photoshop, with a focus on learning to input, create, manipulate and enhance images and photographs for use in print and on the Web. - Introduction to conservationCourse start date: Mon 21 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nesta DaviesAre you thinking about rescuing one of your well-loved books which needs some attention, or hoping to tackle your library? This course will explore first essential steps in book conservation and give you some skills to practise at home.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Ballet Christmas intensive: NutcrackerCourse start date: Mon 9 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Dilek TaptikIn perfect sync with the season and an all-time Christmas favourite ballet we offer this fun 3-day intensive exploring the repertoire of the ‘Nutcracker’. You will explore some of the Nutcracker characters and dance sequences and have an opportuity to perform all learned material on the final day. To beneift from this course you should have attended regular ballet classes for at least 6 to 12 months.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £62.00
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