Free digital painting courses and tutorials

Master digital painting with these in-depth tutorials. Whether you're using Photoshop, Procreate, or other software, you'll find tips and tricks to help you.
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  1. Paint a Professional Caricature Portrait in Photoshop

    Paint a Professional Caricature Portrait in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Advanced

    Having a caricature painted of yourself can be a fun and exciting experience. That's because just about everyone has wondered, at some point, what they would...

  2. The Cosmos: Create a Red Giant Star in Photoshop

    The Cosmos: Create a Red Giant Star in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Beginner

    When a star like our own reaches the end of its life, it begins to run out of hydrogen fuel in its core. Like a car running out of gas, it will begin to...

  3. Create an Exploding Moon Orbiting a Gas Giant in Photoshop

    Create an Exploding Moon Orbiting a Gas Giant in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Advanced

    Exploding planets are a staple of just about every popular science fiction television show or movie, but did you know that you don't need your own special...

  4. Turn an Ordinary Photo Into an Avatar Style Portrait in Photoshop

    Turn an Ordinary Photo Into an Avatar Style Portrait in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Beginner

    The beauty of Photoshop is that you can do nearly anything with it, even turn yourself into a Na’vi alien from Avatar. In this tutorial we will demonstrate...

  5. Create a Futuristic, Fantasy Matte Painting

    Create a Futuristic, Fantasy Matte Painting

    Tutorial • Advanced

    Matte painters often take several photos and combine them with 3D elements to create futuristic or fantasy scenes for movies, film, or video games. In this...

  6. Create a Scenic Matte Painting in Photoshop

    Create a Scenic Matte Painting in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Advanced

    In today’s premium tutorial we will learn how to use matte painting techniques to create a beautiful landscape from several stock photos using Photoshop....

  7. Draw a Victorious Warrior Knight in Photoshop

    Draw a Victorious Warrior Knight in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Advanced

    The war is over. The battle has been won. In today’s tutorial I will demonstrate how to illustrate a victorious warrior knight who is happy and relived that...

  8. Create a Fantasy Girlbird Illustration in Photoshop

    Create a Fantasy Girlbird Illustration in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Advanced

    What is more fun than mixing people with animals? The results can often be cute, funny, or even a bit disturbing. In today’s tutorial, I will demonstrate how...

  9. Create a Realistic Picture Frame With Photoshop

    Create a Realistic Picture Frame With Photoshop

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In this tutorial we'll create a realistic picture from from scratch in Photoshop.

  10. How to Paint a Fantasy Portrait From Scratch With Photoshop

    How to Paint a Fantasy Portrait From Scratch With Photoshop

    Tutorial • Beginner

    For many of us, painting a portrait from scratch may seem like an impossible task. What you may not know however is that it may not be as tough as you think....

  11. Create a Photo Realistic Motorcycle Helmet in Photoshop

    Create a Photo Realistic Motorcycle Helmet in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Advanced

    In my last tutorial, we created a Photo Realistic Energy Drink from a photograph. This time we will be creating a product from the ground up, starting with a...

  12. Use the Mixer Brush in Photoshop CS5 to Turn a Photo Into a Realistic Painting

    Use the Mixer Brush in Photoshop CS5 to Turn a Photo Into a Realistic Painting

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Before Photoshop CS5, transforming a photo into a realistic-looking painting was quite tricky. Now that CS5 has been released we now have some new tools to...

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