Summer Term Drop-Ins
Drop-in sessions are available throughout Summer Term from 22 April until 29 June. No advanced booking necessary for a drop-in place. All courses are first-come, first-served, so just turn up and pay on the day. Contact the Public Courses team if you'd like more information at admin@royaldrawingschool.org.
We also now have online drop-ins through our Digital Streaming Studio, click here for more details...
Mondays
Free Life Drawing for Art Students
6.30–9pm, Shoreditch Studios (4th Floor), Free for art students
This course gives art students the opportunity for regular life drawing in the studio and is structured to complement the Friday evening free drawing for art students at The National Gallery. Open to full–time registered BA Fine Art or Foundation art students. The evening operates on a first-come first-served basis. Please bring student ID as proof of status
Free Etching for Art Students
6.30–9pm, RDS Print Room, Free for art students
Etching is seen as an extension of drawing. This class offers the opportunity for art students to learn and explore various etching techniques. The class is only open to full-time registered BA or foundation art students and is suitable for all levels. Places are limited and the class operates on a first-come first-served basis. Materials are available to purchase at a reduced price. Please bring student ID as proof of status
Fridays
Drawing at the National Gallery
6–8.30pm, National Gallery, £17 per session / Free for Art Students
Tutors: Susan Wilson, Andy Pankhurst
Drawing from art at The National Gallery is an opportunity to make an intensive study of a particular artist or painting, this is not a course in copying but rather transcription; translating what you observe into your own drawing. These sessions are open to the public but also give London art students the opportunity for free, regular tutored drawing in The National Gallery and is structured to complement the Free Life Drawing for Art Students in Shoreditch on Monday evenings (Please bring student ID as proof of status). With the complementary activities of drawing from life and from paintings students develop their work.
The meeting point every week will be Room 9. Please bring cash to pay for the session, as the tutor will not have a card machine.
Friday Etching Drop-in
10.30am–5pm, RDS Print Room, £28 per session / £14 for Alumni
Untutored session for Drawing Year students, alumni and experienced print-making students who have taken printmaking courses at RDS previously (upon recommendation of a tutor).
Saturdays
Saturday Life Drawing
10am–4pm, Shoreditch Studios (4th Floor)
Tutors: Henry Gibbons Guy, Sharon Brindle
£45 Full-Day & £23 Half-Day session
There will be a different model each week with a variety of poses, both long and short, and students will be given individual guidance as they work. Open to all levels.
Half day timings
- Morning session: 10am - 1pm
- Afternoon session: 2pm - 4pm
Free charcoal is provided in studios. Paper is available to purchase in the studios at a cost price.
Saturday Etching
11am–4pm, RDS Print Room, £28 per session / £14 for Alumni
Untutored session for Drawing Year students, alumni and experienced print-making students who have taken printmaking courses at RDS previously (upon recommendation of a tutor).
We offer a comprehensive concession scheme on all term-time courses and that includes drop-ins, please visit the concessions page for further information.