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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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- Painting 1
Course start date: Fri 13 Sep 2024 (and 9 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Begona Morea RoyPainting 1 offers an introduction to the basic principles and skills associated with painting. Focus on differing approaches to observational and imaginative work, whilst learning how to organise a palette, mix colours and create different textures.Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00 - Art and design portfolio projectsCourse start date: Mon 30 Sep 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rod JudkinsDevelop and realise your creative language in art and design through the development of a personal project. Through workshops and small projects you will be able to build a portfolio of work in 2D and 3D related to your own personal theme or interest.Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00 - Painting 2 Course start date: Thu 12 Sep 2024 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tony HullBuilding on techniques and approaches covered in the Painting 1, this course enables you to work with more depth and a stronger emphasis on experimentation. This is suitable if you already have some experience in painting.Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00 - Introduction to prop making for film, TV, theatre and displayCourse start date: Sat 13 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ro SylvesterAre you interested in prop making for the film, TV, theatre, window display and live event industries? Get to grips with some of the challenges you might encounter as a prop maker, from creatively interpreting a client's brief, working to a budget and meeting deadlines. Learn to problem solve and apply a range of techniques to bring a 3D design concept to fruition, getting a real insight into the prop making industry and its challenges.Full fee £659.00 Senior fee £527.00 Concession £428.00 - Painting and drawing dialogues: material properties of the medium Course start date: Mon 9 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chris Hough, Tony Hull, Monika KitaGain an understanding of the interdependent nature of drawing and painting. Focus on the qualities of each medium working with and against their inherent properties to enhance your performance with both.Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00 - Portraits 1 Course start date: Mon 9 Sep 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Brian SayersThis course aims to introduce you to this fascinating genre in both drawing and painting portraits through practical experience of the basic skills and concepts involved, including structure and proportion of the head and features, tone, colour, pose and expression. Working from direct observation of the live model.Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £292.00 - Drawing 1 Course start date: Mon 9 Sep 2024 (and 10 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Brian SayersAn introduction to drawing from observation through a carefully structured approach in a studio environment. Suitable for beginners.Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00 - Metal sculpture: all levels Course start date: Mon 9 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrew RevellLearn the techniques required in making sculptural/functional objects in steel: cutting, bending, welding and joining small scale metal. Please bring ideas, inspiration and scrap metal. This course is for beginners and those who are intermediate level.Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £292.00 - Narrative filmmaking Course start date: Wed 11 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczTelling a story on film comes with its own challenges. This practical course demystifies what it takes to do this successfully.Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £292.00 - Drawing 3Course start date: Mon 15 Apr 2024 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Explore a range of materials and challenging approaches to develop your creative potential in drawing, informed by artists contexts. Building on your previous experience, develop your observational drawing skills for greater accuracy and complexity as well as learning to manipulate composition, surface and mark-making to create dynamic, expressive drawings.Full fee £409.00 Senior fee £327.00 Concession £266.00 - Jazz harmony, ear training and ensembles: intermediateCourse start date: Tue 17 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Cerys HoggDevelop your jazz musicianship, repertoire, playing and improvising. Practise ear training, study jazz harmony, learn challenging repertoire. For players with established jazz education at foundation level. Assessment for entry to this course can be arranged after you apply to music@citylit.ac.uk. Break week: 29th October.Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £449.00 Concession £314.00 - Jewellery: design lab Course start date: Wed 18 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Louise Seijen Ten HoornFancy working on your own jewellery projects in a professional workshop with an expert tutor? Join our interactive jewellery design lab to perfect your skills, try different techniques, and discover new design approaches. Develop your own projects with expert guidance, and step outside your comfort zone to produce top-quality pieces.Full fee £479.00 Senior fee £383.00 Concession £311.00 - Painting 3Course start date: Thu 19 Sep 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tony HullFollowing on from the course 'Painting 2', enhance your paint handling skills to further understanding of the dynamics of a painted surface, through a series of set projects and short critical discussions. Examine the role of painting tools, marks and scale in building a painting.Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00 - Demons and dioramas: Day of the Dead papier mâché sculpture Course start date: Fri 20 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ro SylvesterThis short course is a hands-on introduction to the basic principles and techniques of papier mâché and mixed media sculpture, inspired by the rich forms and colours of Mexican 'Day of the Dead' celebrations.Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £292.00 - Calligraphy: modern copperplate
Course start date: Mon 23 Sep 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Veiko KespersaksLearn how to write elegant letterforms using a pointed pen with ink. Once you have learnt how to write a basic copperplate alphabet, we will begin breaking the rules of traditional calligraphy to find a style that is all your own. The course is suitable for beginners as well as improvers, and both left-handers and right-handers.
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