Top 10 Best Art Classes in London

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced mosaic enthusiast, learn something new and refine your skills in this ten week course. Discover different techniques and practise making creative pieces! Work on your own individual project with your own personal design. You will be able to make a mosaic choosing from one of the following techniques: direct, indirect, double indirect (into plastercine) or direct into tile adhesive. Learn how to cut and shape material with tile nippers, how to form a curve and how to use a hammer and hardie to cut down stone and marble. You will be able to explore the expressive possibilities of mosaic in your use of ‘andamento’ which is the different ways of laying down your mosaic tesserae to create different effects.

London School of Mosaic is a small independent art school specialising in mosaic art. They have over 14 years of experience in teaching mosaic art and offer a vast range of unique short courses to suit students of all levels.

This three hour long welding class will absolutely fly by but the knowledge you learn will stay with you forever! Get extremely hands-on experience learning how to work with scrap metal from a professional.

Learn the basics of mig and arc welding which are essential skills for if you want to develop your ability to work with metal. Metal welding techniques can be used with various materials as well as when making all sorts of art. It's a practical and beneficial skill for any avid sculpture artist! You are not only taught this exciting skill, but also the essential safety information which you will practice all throughout your welding career.

London Sculpture Workshop is an independent sculpture studio offering exceptional facilities for artists and those interested in making three-dimensional work. Their short courses cover a wide variety of technical and skill-based processes, taught by practising artists in superbly equipped workshops.

Fill your Sunday evenings with wheel throwing classes! If you’re a beginner and want your own potter’s wheel to practise on with the guidance of a professional teacher, then this workshop is for you! Leave this course with five ceramic pieces as well as your new found wheel throwing know-how. With a mixture of hands-on learning and demonstrations, learn how to centre, open and pull up the walls of your pot. Spin, decorate, glaze and finish your pot! In this course you will learn all the tips and tricks of making your own pottery from scratch.

Sak Beh Studio Pottery creates a comfortable place to work and be creative, the studio is a drop of calm in a very fast moving world. Sak Beh Pottery is envisaged as a place for community interaction within the context of a creative journey.

Dr. Sai Banerjee is an experienced teaching artist, art historian and calligrapher committed to promoting creativity as a wellness practice through art and calligraphy. Sai is the founder of Blue Palette Art Studio – a creative space that nurtures mindful creativity through classes, courses and workshops for adults and children.

Whether it's doodling in an art journal or practicing calligraphy, mindfulness is an important part of Sai's creative practice. Her approach to teaching is gentle and optimistic, focusing on the process rather than the outcome. Her main aim as a teacher is to demystify the complexities of learning a new skill and provide her students with the knowledge and confidence they need to pursue their newfound interests.

Discover your inner creative with Dragon's Den success, Masterpeace. Run by a team of 20 artists, the studio based in Belgravia, London offers a range of different art classes. Like the name suggests, MasterPeace are less focused on the finished product, and more on how the artistic process can be an avenue for meditation and mindfulness.

Out of the many worthy classes to choose from, Obby recommends the Coached: Studio Painting Experience. In this relaxed session you will be guided by a professional artist and create your own unique acrylic painting. With the added bonus of a free cocktail and sweet treat, what's not to love!

This is an Artistic drop-in painting class in London that doesn't require the commitment to a course. The classes were started by Alan Storer who felt that London needed a casual, accessible painting course led by a professional artist.

Allan has a genuine passion for teaching and is keen to pass on his skills to students, which is what makes his classes so enjoyable and instructive. Alan accommodates everyone, whether you're a complete beginner, or a slightly more experienced painter who's interested in receiving further professional guidance.

Step inside Alma Tipon's private studio to explore the process of painting. Alma will share the techniques she applies to paint using watercolour and a touch of gouache. You will join a cosy atmosphere, soothing music, surrounded by her paintings, candles, fairy lights and a touch of tropical vibes with lots of tea and coffee. This masterclass is for students of any ability wanting to boost their confidence and watercolour painting techniques. There will be plenty of time for painting exercises and practise before you make your main masterpiece.

Alma Tipon is an artist based in London. She is currently an art instructor and runs her own art business where she gets inspiration from sharing her passion for painting and art with students of all levels.

This calligraphy class from Katie, founder of London Calligraphy (who has worked with some of the worlds most exclusive brands including Chanel, Royal Ascot, Vogue and Buckingham Palace), is perfect if you're looking for a way to disconnect and get back to a tactile skill: writing. In this class, you'll have 2 hours of calligraphy instruction where you'll learn essential techniques and how to use a dip pen and ink, practice the basic strokes and the alphabet, before developing your own style. Along with this tutoring, you'll also receive your own personalised modern calligraphy kit to take home, including a penholder and nib, ink, paper and other stationery treats!

On arrival, Georgie will set you up with a canvas and begin with some mindfulness, art or literature linked to the month's theme to get you feeling inspired. You can then go for a walk around the farm to salvage materials for texture, or just soak up the nature, before getting stuck into your piece. She will talk you through the process of building up your composition, helping you shed your inner perfectionist so you can focus on enjoying the process! With unlimited teas and coffees, this class is another great activity to try with friends or family

This studio workshop is based in Bow, which is slightly hidden from London city, making it the ideal place to relax and enjoy working with the most therapeutic material in the world.

This 2 and a half hour pottery class is designed to help students discover the possibilities of clay. Let your creativity take the wheel in this beginner workshop!

Down to Earth with KC is run by Ka Ching and her fellow course mate Neil. They are two people who are passionate about clay as a creative material and enjoy teaching students how to exercise their creativity with clay.