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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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- Woodblock printmaking: large-scale techniquesCourse start date: Mon 15 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gareth BerwynLarge scale printmaking enables expressive mark making. Use woodcut and linocut carving techniques to produce big, bold and multi-coloured, multi-layered prints for you to take home.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Children's book illustration: image, text and writing workshopCourse start date: Tue 16 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tim Ellis, Ciara FloodExplore your creative writing and illustration skills and work towards developing your own children’s picture book!Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00 - Painting studio: three-day summer painting projectCourse start date: Tue 16 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lucinda OestreicherExplore a personal painting project over three full days in a well equipped studio, taking inspiration from contemporary artists with tutor advice and support. Please note that this course uses water-based oil paints as well as acrylic paints.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - City Lit Pro: Infographic design with Adobe IllustratorCourse start date: Tue 16 Jul 2024
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 practical course you will develop your skills in Adobe Illustrator, with a focus on creating infographics to present complex data in a visual, fun, attractive and impactful way to engage your audience. - Printmaking techniques: summer school intensiveCourse start date: Tue 16 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Claire HyndsThis fast-paced course reveals some of the processes used to make fine art prints. You will try both relief and intaglio printmaking methods. This course is for beginners and those with limited experience who want to discover how printmaking techniques actually work. An ideal way to start printmaking.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Advanced PythonCourse start date: Wed 17 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Timothy MarleyObject Oriented programming underpins modern software development. On this course, you will learn both the theory of OO programming and its implementation in Python. We will also explore the functional programming components of this language. - Fine binding masterclass III: creative approaches to design binding
Course start date: Thu 18 Jul 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sue DoggettIf you already have technical bookbinding skills but want to kickstart, or develop your creative and design skills then this course will help you to develop ways of engaging visually with the content of the book. Through a series of practical excercises and activities, you will learn a range of creative thinking skills and ways to apply them to design for bookbinding. This course is aimed at bookbinders interested in design binding but would benefit anyone working in book arts who is interested in exploring a text visually.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £249.00 - Developing personal printmaking projects Course start date: Thu 18 Jul 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: susan kentonExplore and develop personal work in intaglio and relief printmaking. Techniques covered include drypoint, etching, linocut, collagraphy and photo etching. All levels of experience welcome.Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00 - City Lit Pro: Adobe After Effects fast trackCourse start date: Fri 19 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John HorabinCity Lit Pro courses are tailored for accelerated learning for busy people who need to learn key skills for the workplace. On this Adobe After Effects course, you will learn the essential tools and skills for using After Effects to transform your video projects. These include planning the project, organising and preparing the material, masking skills, key framing skills and working with layers.Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00 - Cybersecurity for BusinessCourse start date: Fri 19 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vina TheodorakopoulouThis is an introductory course to cybersecurity for business. Covering essential topics, it will enable you to understand and identify cyber threats, as well as outline mitigation strategies.Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £292.00 - HTML5 & CSS: introduction (stage 1)Course start date: Thu 25 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Voula PapadopoulosHTML is the foundation language of web sites and web based apps. It's easy to learn and can help you to begin a career in tech, update web sites and content management systems, have a better understanding of UX/UI, gain skills for SEO and digital marketing, collaborate more effectively with developers and much more!
This course will be delivered online or in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Introduction to clothes making
Course start date: Mon 22 Jul 2024 (and 3 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Silvia SacrestanoLearn how to make your own clothes. This beginner's course will teach you how to use the sewing machine, as well as basic sewing techniques and processes. Start by sampling, then construct a simple garment.Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £227.00 - Etching: summer school intensiveCourse start date: Tue 23 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kath CastilloThis three day summerschool course (with one day break) gives an exciting introduction to the basic processes and principles of etching. Using zinc plate, create beautiful images with line, texture and tone, and experiment with printing your image in both monochrome and colour.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Drawing in colour: summer school intensiveCourse start date: Wed 24 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kim ScoullerExplore a variety of techniques and approaches to making a still-life in pastels. Learn how to mix pastels on paper, choose suitable materials and supports to allow you to create a finished pastel drawing.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Graphic design collage workshopCourse start date: Mon 29 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pam WilliamsTake a deep dive into a specific process, media or tool, with our Visual Communication Workshops.
In this workshop, learn the importance of ‘play’ and risk-taking in the design process – through the brilliant medium of collage, which perfectly lends itself to consequence-free visual exploration.
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 conceptual or contextual elements, although this varies by course.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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