Drawing gym for engineers - October 2026

Course dates

Thursday 22 October, 10:00 - 12:00 BST
Thursday 29 October, 10:00 - 12:00 BST
Thursday 5 November, 10:00 - 12:00 GMT
Thursday 12 November, 10:00 - 12:00 GMT

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

• Draw confidently using a repertoire of techniques and drawing systems

• Draw simple geometric forms, building details in isometric, axonometric, section and simple perspectives

• Express a broad range of concepts and forms through drawing

• Draw assuredly from your ‘mind’s eye’

• Use non-verbal communication professionally

Intended for

• Graduate engineer

• Mid-career engineer

• Other built environment professionals and engineers

Entry criteria

This course is suitable for all, including non-sketchers, rusty practitioners, and those who sketch frequently but want  to make drawings of a higher standard, possibly for use in presentations. Participants will be sent worksheets before the course, which will enable you to practise sketching before you attend. You will leave with another set to help you keep practising.

Video - why do engineers draw? 

Trainer

Trevor Flynn

Trevor Flynn

Trevor Flynn is Director of Drawing at Work and founder of The Drawing Gym. He teaches drawing at University College London and runs the architectural and spatial drawing module of the Architectural Association foundation course. Trevor is a visiting lecturer at the School of Architecture at the University of Bath and is a drawing instructor in several architectural and engineering offices.