Course Prices
Inside UK
£300.00
Outside UK
£325.00
Instalments UK & International
£300.00 in 3 instalments at £100.00 each
International students will not be supplied with a paper copy
🧍 Life Drawing and Painting Online Art Course
Capture the human form with precision, emotion, and confidence.
Discover how to draw and paint the human figure with realism and character. This flexible distance learning course is designed for students who already have some drawing experience and want to deepen their understanding of anatomy, proportion, and figure work. You’ll receive detailed feedback from your tutor as you work through the assignments at your own pace.
👩🎨 Who is this course for?
This course is ideal for:
- Students with basic drawing experience looking to develop life drawing skills
- Artists seeking to improve anatomical accuracy in their work
- Anyone wanting to enhance figure drawing and painting skills
This is a Certificate-level course and assumes you already understand basic drawing techniques.
📚 What to expect
- Distance learning — study at your own pace with up to two years to complete
- Detailed course materials covering anatomy, proportion, shading and more
- Assignments designed to develop technical and expressive figure drawing skills
- Personalised feedback from your tutor, Alan Dedman
- Encouragement to work from a mirror, photos, or real-life models
🧠 What you’ll learn
- Accurate human proportions and skeletal structure
- Understanding muscles, tone, and surface anatomy
- Mastering perspective and depth in figure drawing
- Capturing light, shade, and movement
- Detailing hands, faces, and skin texture
- Working from life and photographic references
🧑🏫 Meet your tutor
Your tutor for this course is Alan Dedman BA, RAS, PGCE. Alan is an accomplished figurative artist and educator with extensive experience in life drawing and painting. He will guide your progress with constructive, supportive feedback tailored to your unique style and goals.
❤️ Student feedback
"It was a pleasant & informative course. Taught me everything I need to know about Life Art. I appreciate the feedback & timely prompts to improve my work."
— A. Quraishi
"I would like to take the opportunity to thank my constructor Mr. Alan for his beneficial, constructive comments and full support. Also everyone else who were part of my diploma and looking forward to take more studies."
— Z. Aziz
🖼️ See student work
❓ FAQs
Do I need to have drawing experience for this course?
Yes, this course is best suited for students who already have some drawing experience and want to focus on human anatomy and form.
Do I need a model to complete the assignments?
Much of the work can be completed using a mirror or reference materials, but we recommend asking friends or family members to pose when possible.
What topics are covered in the course?
You'll learn about human anatomy, proportion, muscles, bone structure, light, shade, perspective, and techniques for capturing emotion and detail in the figure.
How long do I have to complete the course?
While most students finish in about a year, you’ll have up to two years to complete the course at your own pace.
Will I receive feedback from my tutor?
Yes. Your tutor, Alan Dedman, will provide constructive, personalised feedback on all your assignments to support your progress.
💳 Ready to enrol?
Students are able to upload their artwork to the 'The Art Room' on our website. Each student is
given a unique username and password on enrolment for their own private area in
The Art Room.
Students can upload their artwork for the tutor to collect and
critique. The tutor will then upload feedback for the student to download. If
you do not have facilities to upload your artwork, you can mail your artwork to
the tutors centre and receive your artwork back with your critique.
It is essential you label all
packages/artwork with your student number.
All our courses are written to be your comprehensive guide into
each of their subject matters. We understand that students appreciate
clarification about various aspects of their work from a course tutor, whom
provide reassurance that techniques are put into practice effectively.
Each courses has its own dedicated Tutor. The tutor keeps the
course up to date and relevant to today's students. They are available to the
individual student for advice and encouragement. Each course has regular
exercises and assignments that are constructed in such a way as to give the
student the opportunity to practice the techniques learnt on the course and to
test themselves as they go along. Students are encouraged to submit the
assignment work to the college for the tutor to critique.
Coursework can be submitted online, as digital photographs, in your individual art room account and the tutor will upload their critique for you to download and retain forever.
On many courses the assignment work may be suitable for inclusion in a student's Portfolio of Work that could be very useful later. The college will use the assignments submitted as the basis for your award of a certificate.
On successful completion of this course you will have studied new skills and gained knowledge purely for your own enjoyment and development.
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Capture the strength and character of the human form with London Art College's Life Drawing and Painting Course
It was pleasant & informative course. Taught me everything I need to know about Life Art. I appreciate the feed back & timely prompts to improve my work.
I would like to take the opportunity to thank my constructor Mr.Alan for his benefitial ,constructive comments and full support .Also everyone else who were part of my diploma and looking forward to take more studies.