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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at £500. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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A: 2 hours, £40 - £60 per guest (£60 per guest when you book for 1 guest, £40/guest for 2+ guests)
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Times are London time. Dates and prices as of 20 Oct 2026, 2:52am; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.
62 upcoming dates between 24 Oct 2026 and 25 Dec 2027.
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Knowledge required
Basic knowledge of drawing is an advantage.
What to bring
- Good quality drawing cartridge paper.
- Charcoal pencils (2B-6B), General Pencil Company pencils recommended.
- Kneaded eraser.
- Paper stump.
- An open mind!
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Recent reviews of Learn to Draw a Portrait: Taster
- 5/5 from Noreen Thomson, attended Aug 2022: Really enjoyed this session- excellent instructions. Clear and well paced. Given clear and supportive guidance throughout.
- 5/5 from Julie Lagden, attended Mar 2022: Chris was great and has managed to explain in a simple way a number of useful principles for portrait drawing that I will take away and put into practice.
- 5/5 from Andrew Dickson, attended Jan 2022: Good clear presentation despite some technical hitches. Nice manner made it a relaxing session. Didn’t seem like 3 hours. Thank you
Your teacher
Chris originally studied at Falmouth University of the Arts. After leaving university he started studying at London Fine Art Studios in 2012 before being asked to teach at London Fine Art Studios in 2015. The studios taught Chris the traditional craft of drawing and painting which gives the students the tools to draw and paint anything using the method of visual abstraction. This method breaks down what we see into simple elements of shapes values and edges, with these tools Chris went onto win various awards. These include winning runner up young artist award and the John Purcell paper award at the Pastel Society, exhibiting there in both 2013 and 2015. Chris competed in the Sky Arts portrait artist of the year 2014 and was recently asked to exhibit in the Federation of British Artists, Futures exhibition in 2016 winning the Jacksons One To Watch prize.Chris currently teaches at City Literary Institute, University of the Creative Arts and privately both in person and extensively online, having developed a wide range of skill sets to teach his craft of traditional drawing and painting.
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