Drawing portraits: all levels

City Lit

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In London

£ 329 VAT inc.

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  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Explore portraiture through the wonderfully versatile medium of drawing. Drawing can provide quick and accessible methods to look at elements like structure, likeness and mark-making, independent from the skills particular to painting such as colour-mixing. Drawing is usually the basis for painting and this course would be ideal taken alongside or before a painting portraits course.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

1) Draw the portrait head with improved accuracy
2) Understand better how to use tone in drawing
3) Convey basic structure in the human head
4) Use a variety of drawing techniques for expressive effect.

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Subjects

  • Painting
  • Drawing
  • Art

Course programme

We will learn practical techniques including the use of proportion, tone, how to convey structure and volume, expression and likeness. Looking at a variety of artists' work we will also learn how different mark-making techniques can produce lively and expressive drawings.

Talks, practical work, demonstrations, individual tutoring and group discussion. All drawing materials are provided. If you would like to buy art materials for your personal use outside of the course, City Lit students receive 10% discount off everything* from Cass Art, the UK's leading art supplies retailer. Your tutor will advise you on what you should buy. You will need to show your enrolment receipt in-store to receive your discount. Visit the Charing Cross shop at 13 Charing Cross Road WC2H 0EP or find your local shop at *Terms and conditions apply, visit

Additional information

You may wish to enrol on any of the Portraits 1 and 2 courses which include painting and run throughout the year including during the Summer school. For more experimental approaches try VM910 Contemporary portrait studio: all levels or VH759 Experimental Approaches to Portraiture. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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Drawing portraits: all levels

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