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18,400 students since 2019 · rated 4.9 out of 5

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In session

NL-112

Module 04 · Light and shade

Drawing buildings from life

with Tomasz Wren

9 of 16 lessons

Next live class

Wed 13 Jan · 19:00

Starts

Tuesday 12 January 2027

Format

Live online, Tuesday evenings

Time

4 to 6 hours a week

Cohort

Up to 16 students

Why Northlight

Less watching.

making.

every week ends with a finished piece

Small rooms

At most 16 students in a cohort, so your tutor knows your work by week two.

Working tutors

People who publish, exhibit and cook for a living, and teach what they actually do.

Something made every week

Each lesson ends with a short brief, so the week closes with a finished piece.

Feedback you can use

Written notes on every piece you hand in, back within three days.

18,400

Students since 2019

4.9 / 5

Average rating

96%

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Illustration

Drawing buildings from life

Tomasz Wren

8 weeks

Live cohort

£360

Photography

Street photography with one lens

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6 weeks

Self-paced

£190

Cooking

Bread at home, the slow way

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6 weeks

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£240

Design

Type and layout for beginners

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5 weeks

Self-paced

£210

Business

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Ruth Adebayo

4 weeks

Live cohort

£180

Writing

Short stories that land

Daniel Hale

6 weeks

Self-paced

£170

Illustration

Watercolour in a small sketchbook

Mei Lin Hart

6 weeks

Live cohort

£260

Cooking

Knife skills and weeknight suppers

Joseph Mensah

4 weeks

Live cohort

£150

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See what

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Spring term runs 12 Jan to 4 Apr 2027. Tap the evenings you’re free.

9 courses this term

112 Jan

616 Feb

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Write the novel you keep putting off

Write the novel you keep putting offTue 19:00 · 4 seats left

Drawing buildings from life

Drawing buildings from lifeWed 19:00 · 6 seats left

Bread at home, the slow way

Bread at home, the slow waySat 10:00 · 9 seats left

Pricing your creative work

Pricing your creative workWed 19:30 · 11 seats left

Watercolour in a small sketchbook

Watercolour in a small sketchbookSun 10:30 · 7 seats left

Knife skills and weeknight suppers

Knife skills and weeknight suppersThu 19:00 · 10 seats left

Self-paced · start any time

Street photography with one lens

Street photography with one lensSelf-paced · start any time

Type and layout for beginners

Type and layout for beginnersSelf-paced · start any time

Short stories that land

Short stories that landSelf-paced · start any time

Write the novel you keep putting off

Tue 19:00

Weeks 1–104 seats left

Drawing buildings from life

Wed 19:00

Weeks 1–86 seats left

Bread at home, the slow way

Sat 10:00

Weeks 3–89 seats left

Pricing your creative work

Wed 19:30

Weeks 4–711 seats left

Watercolour in a small sketchbook

Sun 10:30

Weeks 5–107 seats left

Knife skills and weeknight suppers

Thu 19:00

Weeks 6–910 seats left

Self-paced · start any time

Street photography with one lens

Self-paced · start any time

Weeks 1–12Any time

Type and layout for beginners

Self-paced · start any time

Weeks 1–12Any time

Short stories that land

Self-paced · start any time

Weeks 1–12Any time

Can’t make evenings? Every live class is recorded the same night.

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The tutors

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still

do the work.

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Writing

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Amara Okafor

Novelist, three books and counting

Teaches

Write the novel you keep putting off

Illustration

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Tomasz Wren

Architectural illustrator, draws on location

Teaches

Drawing buildings from life

Photography

See profile

Inès Marchand

Street photographer with a 35mm habit

Teaches

Street photography with one lens

Cooking

See profile

Callum Reid

Baker, runs a two-oven neighbourhood bakery

Teaches

Bread at home, the slow way

Writing

See profile

Amara Okafor

Novelist, three books and counting

Teaches

Write the novel you keep putting off

Illustration

See profile

Tomasz Wren

Architectural illustrator, draws on location

Teaches

Drawing buildings from life

Photography

See profile

Inès Marchand

Street photographer with a 35mm habit

Teaches

Street photography with one lens

Cooking

See profile

Callum Reid

Baker, runs a two-oven neighbourhood bakery

Teaches

Bread at home, the slow way

“Tomasz never drew on my page. He asked one question each week, and every drawing got better because of it.”

Hannah Cole · Drawing buildings from life, spring 2026

Student stories

First week.

Last

week.

Same students, same courses, a few weeks apart.

Week 8

Week 1

Week one I couldn’t get a doorway straight. By week eight I drew the whole library from the bench opposite.

Anjali Desai

Leicester

Drawing buildings from life

Week 6

Week 1

My first loaf could have held a door open. The last one had an ear, an open crumb and a queue at breakfast.

Marcus Bell

Bristol

Bread at home, the slow way

Week 6

Week 1

I used to photograph streets. Now I photograph what happens in them, and I wait for the light.

Samir Haddad

Glasgow

Street photography with one lens

Week 8

Week 1

Week one I couldn’t get a doorway straight. By week eight I drew the whole library from the bench opposite.

Anjali Desai

Leicester

Drawing buildings from life

Week 6

Week 1

My first loaf could have held a door open. The last one had an ear, an open crumb and a queue at breakfast.

Marcus Bell

Bristol

Bread at home, the slow way

Week 6

Week 1

I used to photograph streets. Now I photograph what happens in them, and I wait for the light.

Samir Haddad

Glasgow

Street photography with one lens

Week 6

Week 1

The first page of my sketchbook is mud. The last page is my street, and it finally looks like home.

Lucy Martin

Norwich

Watercolour in a small sketchbook

Week 8

Week 1

Week one I couldn’t get a doorway straight. By week eight I drew the whole library from the bench opposite.

Anjali Desai

Leicester

Drawing buildings from life

Week 6

Week 1

My first loaf could have held a door open. The last one had an ear, an open crumb and a queue at breakfast.

Marcus Bell

Bristol

Bread at home, the slow way

Week 6

Week 1

I used to photograph streets. Now I photograph what happens in them, and I wait for the light.

Samir Haddad

Glasgow

Street photography with one lens

Week 6

Week 1

The first page of my sketchbook is mud. The last page is my street, and it finally looks like home.

Lucy Martin

Norwich

Watercolour in a small sketchbook

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Written notes on each piece

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Certificate when you finish

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One course, live or self-paced. Pay for what you want to learn.

from £150

a course

from £50 × 3

3 payments, no interest

Every lesson and recording

Written notes on each piece

Student forum for the course

Certificate when you finish

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Most chosen

Term pass

Any 2 live courses this term plus every self-paced course.

£390

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£130 × 3

3 payments, no interest

2 live courses of your choice

Every self-paced course

Written notes on every piece

Recordings of every class

Student forum and studio hours

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Written notes on every piece

First pick of seats each term

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All 3 terms: up to 6 live courses plus every self-paced course.

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a year

£330 × 3

3 payments, no interest

Up to 6 live courses a year

Every self-paced course

1:1 portfolio review, once a year

Written notes on every piece

First pick of seats each term

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Year pass

All 3 terms: up to 6 live courses plus every self-paced course.

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a year

£330 × 3

3 payments, no interest

Up to 6 live courses a year

Every self-paced course

1:1 portfolio review, once a year

Written notes on every piece

First pick of seats each term

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Every live class is recorded and posted the same night. Watch it when you can, hand in the brief by Sunday, and you still get written notes from your tutor.

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Spring term 2027

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Term starts 12 Jan. The free taster lesson is open now.

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Join 18,400 students since 2019

bring a pencil, that’s it

Spring term 2027

There’s still a seat with

your name

on it.

Term starts 12 Jan. The free taster lesson is open now.

Reserve a seat

Try a free lesson

Join 18,400 students since 2019

bring a pencil, that’s it

Spring term 2027

There’s still a seat with

your name

on it.

Term starts 12 Jan. The free taster lesson is open now.

Reserve a seat

Try a free lesson

Join 18,400 students since 2019

Learn a craft.

Make the thing.

Less watching.

More

making.

Small rooms

Working tutors

Something made every week

Feedback you can use

18,400

4.9 / 5

96%

Pick a

craft.

Start this term.

Write the novel you keep putting off

Drawing buildings from life

Street photography with one lens

Bread at home, the slow way

Type and layout for beginners

Pricing your creative work

Short stories that land

Watercolour in a small sketchbook

Knife skills and weeknight suppers

See what

fits

your week.

Taught by people who

still

do the work.

Amara Okafor

Tomasz Wren

Inès Marchand

Callum Reid

Amara Okafor

Tomasz Wren

Inès Marchand

Callum Reid

First week.

Last

week.

4.9 / 5

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