Royal Drawing School
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Royal Drawing School
Draw from life. For life.
Welcome to the Royal Drawing School. We are an artist-led, not-for-profit, home of observational drawing. The place to learn to draw, discover emerging artists, and advance the practice of drawing.
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The one surface I draw on seldomly is paper. I am much happier with found surfaces, surfaces with a history. Around the time I made Nefertiti, I was painting small interventions in white gouache on postcards and photographs from my collection. I was also working on a series, which I named ‘petramorphic works’: seeing human or animal form in rocks and stones. The women in this postcard, intentionally or unintentionally, appear to have delineated, or made visible with their rope and walking stick, the perfect head in profile of Nefertiti.”
Tacita Dean
25 leading artists and creatives on drawing
Nefertiti, 2013. Gouache on found postcard.
Tacita Dean
Inspire
Our Drawing Year students create hundreds of drawings each year. Explore our archive and be inspired...
Explore over 2500 artworks
Always in search of something
Natalie Charles
I long for a reflection
Akilah Chambers
Pear Tree Island
Lucy Bruce-Gardner
Eku farabale (I celebrate you, for calming [your body] down)
Barbara Majek
Atlantic
Jordan Cook
Morale du Joujou
Phoebe Howard
Roman Head
Michelle Cioccoloni
Two Pattern Headed Figures
Chi Park
Always in search of something
Natalie Charles
Soft pastel and handmade paint on Khadi paper, 42 × 30.5 cm, 2024
I long for a reflection
Akilah Chambers
Conté on paper, 84 × 58 cm, 2024
Pear Tree Island
Lucy Bruce-Gardner
Oil pastel on card, 41 x 30.5cm, 2025
Eku farabale (I celebrate you, for calming [your body] down)
Barbara Majek
Mixed media with charcoal, soft pastel and chalk on paper, 38 × 56cm, 2025
Atlantic
Jordan Cook
Charcoal on paper, 150 x 105cm, 2019
Morale du Joujou
Phoebe Howard
Pencil and ink on paper, 39.5 × 50 cm, 2024
Roman Head
Michelle Cioccoloni
Ink, 2013
Two Pattern Headed Figures
Chi Park
Monoprint on paper, 18 x 23 cm, 2023
We are the independent, artist-led and not-for-profit home of observational drawing. We exist to ensure artists and creatives everywhere can access world-leading skills-based drawing tuition regardless of background, age or circumstances; to bring new audiences to drawing; to champion our practice for this generation and the next.
Learn more
Support us
As a charity, we believe everyone, whatever their financial circumstance, should be able to access our teaching. That’s why all our courses come with a wide range of bursaries and scholarships. Help us sustain and grow these programmes.
Donate
Skip to main content
Royal Drawing School
Draw from life. For life.
Welcome to the Royal Drawing School. We are an artist-led, not-for-profit, home of observational drawing. The place to learn to draw, discover emerging artists, and advance the practice of drawing.
Sign up to our newsletter
Be the first to hear about new courses, exhibitions, special events and more...
Our year-long online programme designed to develop your drawing and studio practice. Find out more on one of our open days.
Open days
Course details
Sign up to an open day
The one surface I draw on seldomly is paper. I am much happier with found surfaces, surfaces with a history. Around the time I made Nefertiti, I was painting small interventions in white gouache on postcards and photographs from my collection. I was also working on a series, which I named ‘petramorphic works’: seeing human or animal form in rocks and stones. The women in this postcard, intentionally or unintentionally, appear to have delineated, or made visible with their rope and walking stick, the perfect head in profile of Nefertiti.”
Tacita Dean
25 leading artists and creatives on drawing
Nefertiti, 2013. Gouache on found postcard.
Tacita Dean
Inspire
Our Drawing Year students create hundreds of drawings each year. Explore our archive and be inspired...
Explore over 2500 artworks
Always in search of something
Natalie Charles
I long for a reflection
Akilah Chambers
Pear Tree Island
Lucy Bruce-Gardner
Eku farabale (I celebrate you, for calming [your body] down)
Barbara Majek
Atlantic
Jordan Cook
Morale du Joujou
Phoebe Howard
Roman Head
Michelle Cioccoloni
Two Pattern Headed Figures
Chi Park
Always in search of something
Natalie Charles
Soft pastel and handmade paint on Khadi paper, 42 × 30.5 cm, 2024
I long for a reflection
Akilah Chambers
Conté on paper, 84 × 58 cm, 2024
Pear Tree Island
Lucy Bruce-Gardner
Oil pastel on card, 41 x 30.5cm, 2025
Eku farabale (I celebrate you, for calming [your body] down)
Barbara Majek
Mixed media with charcoal, soft pastel and chalk on paper, 38 × 56cm, 2025
Atlantic
Jordan Cook
Charcoal on paper, 150 x 105cm, 2019
Morale du Joujou
Phoebe Howard
Pencil and ink on paper, 39.5 × 50 cm, 2024
Roman Head
Michelle Cioccoloni
Ink, 2013
Two Pattern Headed Figures
Chi Park
Monoprint on paper, 18 x 23 cm, 2023
We are the independent, artist-led and not-for-profit home of observational drawing. We exist to ensure artists and creatives everywhere can access world-leading skills-based drawing tuition regardless of background, age or circumstances; to bring new audiences to drawing; to champion our practice for this generation and the next.
Learn more
Support us
As a charity, we believe everyone, whatever their financial circumstance, should be able to access our teaching. That’s why all our courses come with a wide range of bursaries and scholarships. Help us sustain and grow these programmes.
Donate