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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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- Documentary photography and photojournalismCourse start date: Wed 15 May 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Holly Falconer, Catriona GrayA picture paints a thousand words. Develop your creative ability to communicate through photography and get a fascinating insight into the world of documentary photography and photojournalism. Work on assignments and location shoots, develop your technique and style, and explore the practical, theoretical and ethical dimensions of photojournalism.Full fee £409.00 Senior fee £327.00 Concession £266.00 - Painting 2
Course start date: Mon 10 Feb 2025 (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 screenprintingCourse start date: Fri 19 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This course is a creative and practical introduction to the screen-printing process, aimed at beginners and the curious. You will learn step by step how to make your own series of silk screen prints using a variety of techniques.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Painting from plants and flowers Course start date: Mon 3 Jun 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ro SylvesterExplore a variety of creative approaches for painting flowers from observation. Discover the rich history of this genre while taking inspiration from artists who use flowers as their subject matter.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Contemporary art photographyCourse start date: Mon 3 Jun 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Holly FalconerBecome an expert in the fine art world of contemporary photography. Learn about the history, concepts and theories behind the art form, and the technology and techniques now influencing it. Develop practical skills to realise your own creative ideas, discuss your photography portfolio with others, and learn about platforms to showcase your work on the commercial fine art market.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Creative image editing with Photoshop and LightroomCourse start date: Wed 17 Apr 2024 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Michael HardingLearn how to use and apply the key features of Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop to develop your image editing skills.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Botanical illustration workshop Course start date: Fri 7 Jun 2024 (and 6 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 conceptual or contextual elements, although this varies by course.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Drawing: a contemporary approach Course start date: Fri 7 Jun 2024 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chris HoughTake your drawing into exciting new directions – build on your existing skills and discover new ways of working. For intermediate students with some drawing experience who would like to explore experimental drawing techniques and develop their own ideas in drawing. A chance to extend your own drawing projects guided by our expert tutor and practising artist, with reference to the work of artists using drawing in the wider art world today.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Final Cut Pro X and digital editingCourse start date: Mon 17 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczFamiliarise yourself in this practical course with the language of editing, its essential conventions and common techniques using Apple’s flagship professional editing program Final Cut.Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00 - Cut, stab and etch: printmaking with linocuts Course start date: Mon 4 Nov 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lisa CradduckCut, stab and etch your way to dynamic blocks and exciting prints. Practical instruction in both traditional and inventive linocut printmaking techniques, including the reduction method developed by Picasso, multiple block printing and Polish dot linocut.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Web development: introduction to JavaScriptCourse start date: Mon 8 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Raymond SnareLearn JavaScript to add dynamic effects and validate your web pages. Previous knowledge or experience of HTML and CSS at intermediate level is required.
This course will be delivered online or in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - 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 - Clay sculpture: life and portraitCourse start date: Mon 9 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alexandra HarleyFollow in the footsteps of Michelangelo and Rodin and learn how to capture the human figure, both physically and emotionally, on this fascinating practical sculpting course. You will work from a life model to develop your own clay sculpture of the human form. - 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
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