Royal Drawing School

Drawing from life. For life.

Welcome to the Royal Drawing School. We are an artist-led, not-for-profit, home of observational drawing. The place to learn to draw, discover emerging artists, and advance the practice of drawing.
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Spring courses

Now open to book

Our new Spring courses have just landed - over 100 starting this January. Choose from 5- and 10-week courses held in our studios, online, and in galleries.

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Gift vouchers

Give the gift of creativity this Christmas with vouchers starting from £26, and over 100 courses to choose from.

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Spring courses for Young Artists

We run a range of term-time and holiday courses for 10–18 year olds. Book our Spring term courses now.

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While drawing I began to feel the resonance between the distribution of cells and arteries in my hand with that of the fish scales, leaf veins, and bird feathers of my more-than-human neighbours. I felt a new porosity between my form and theirs, an extension of the idea of self, beyond the perimeter of my skin and through the greater network of the biosphere that sustains all human and other-than-human life.

Es Devlin

Book now for 25th anniversary free talks – including Es Devlin
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Es Devlin

Marking 25 years

From Antony Gormley to Tracey Emin – 25 leading artists and creatives share how drawing informs their practice.

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King in the Arena

Denzil Forrester

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Red, Forged

Rachel Jones

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Because you Left – I Held on

Tracey Emin

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Redraw the Edges of Yourself

Es Devlin

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Pre-poem

Alice Oswald

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Man and Stork in Conversation

Quentin Blake

About us

We are the independent, artist-led and not-for-profit home of observational drawing. We exist to ensure artists and creatives everywhere can access world-leading skills-based drawing tuition regardless of background, age or circumstances; to bring new audiences to drawing; to champion our practice for this generation and the next.

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Support our next 25 years

As a charity, we believe everyone, whatever their financial circumstance, should be able to access our teaching. That’s why all our courses come with a wide range of bursaries and scholarships. Help us sustain and grow these programmes over the next 25 years.

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