The Royal Drawing School

Maybe your classes are good but you have extremely rude receptionists. Complete waste of time if you want to check your sessions are of any use for youself and you are travelling from the other end of London to drop in session just to be turned away. Shocked how badly it is organised. Reminded me of 'good old college days' in Central Europe. No, thank you. Will not check again.

I enjoyed the 1 week, 1 pose course immensely, our tutor Claudia Carr taught us so much with great patience. I appreciated how the days were structured, looking and discussing references and images covering different topics of painting, then continuing to paint for the rest of the day. Claudia spent time walking around the room to discuss each person’s work. The studio itself was nice, we were painting during the heatwave so everything was done to keep the class as cool as possible. I do thin...

Summer School-Evening Flux and Flow; Ink and Watercolour at The Royal Drawing School- a superb course based on a diverse range of historical, modern and contemporary art references . Inspirational teaching with a balance between structured tasks and more experimental directions. Stephanie and Nicola are exceptionally knowledgeable practitioners. Many thanks, Maeve Martin

Painting: Landscape, Gardens and Natural Forms; Summer ‘22. The course was very well taught, but please, please spend a little time revising the Materials List so that it conforms to what has been described for, and then what is required to fully participate in, each specific course. Time wasted using the wrong materials, or scrambling to obtain materials after the course begins, is magnified for these intensive courses. Otherwise, very good.

I’ve been attending Royal Drawing School evening classes for at least one or two terms a year since 2015, and they are my number one go-to for getting better at drawing, and inspiring me to practise my art in a more focused way. It’s one of my favourite places to be and a great breathing space in a busy working week! Whether an experienced artist or a total newbie I’d say that RDS I’d great for anyone interested in buoying making art. I’ve particularly benefitted from life drawing with Sharo...