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.

All Digital Painting tutorials:

  1. How to Create a Photorealistic Digital Painting in Sketchbook Pro

    How to Create a Photorealistic Digital Painting in Sketchbook Pro

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Photorealistic studies are a perfect way to learn about various materials and how they can be recreated in the digital world. In this tutorial, I will show...

  2. The Beginner's Guide to Sketchbook Pro

    The Beginner's Guide to Sketchbook Pro

    Tutorial Beginner

    Do you need a simple yet powerful program for creating digital art? Sketchbook Pro is a good choice—it has all the tools you need for drawing and painting...

  3. How to Create Unique Paint Effects With Watercolour and Gouache

    How to Create Unique Paint Effects With Watercolour and Gouache

    Tutorial Beginner

    Watercolour and gouache give a wonderful unpredictability, and in this tutorial you will learn about the materials to use and the effects they have.

  4. Art Therapy: Paint What You Feel

    Art Therapy: Paint What You Feel

    Tutorial Beginner

    Painting is fun, even if you're not an artist. Everyone can create an abstract painting about their emotions—and the best thing is, you can't do it wrong!

  5. Art History: Surrealism

    Art History: Surrealism

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this next part of our Art History series, we turn to the era of surrealism, a 20th-century cultural movement where artists created alternate realities.

  6. International Artist Feature: Austria

    International Artist Feature: Austria

    Tutorial Beginner

    For this article in the international artist series, we turn to Austria, featuring six artists who create cool 3D illustrations, graphic designs and more!

  7. New Course: Introduction to Digital Matte Painting

    New Course: Introduction to Digital Matte Painting

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this course, you'll learn how to create a seamless fantasy landscape using the techniques of digital matte painting and photo manipulation.

  8. Art History: Impressionism

    Art History: Impressionism

    Tutorial Beginner

    From Neoclassical and Romantic art, we now move on to the 19th-century movement of Impressionism. Let's see how history affected the art of this time.

  9. International Artist Feature: Switzerland

    International Artist Feature: Switzerland

    Tutorial Beginner

    For this part of the international artist series, we turn to Switzerland, featuring six artists who create stunning vector art, digital paintings, and more!

  10. Art for All: Celebrate Diversity in Design—Volume 1

    Art for All: Celebrate Diversity in Design—Volume 1

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this article we tackle the subject of racial and cultural inclusiveness in design. Learn why it matters as we celebrate the work of emerging artists.

  11. Create Stunning "Iron Man" Fan Art From Scratch in Photoshop

    Create Stunning "Iron Man" Fan Art From Scratch in Photoshop

    Tutorial Advanced

    In this tutorial we will explain how to create stunning "Iron Man" fan art in Photoshop using digital painting techniques.

  12. International Artist Feature: Finland

    International Artist Feature: Finland

    Tutorial Beginner

    For this article in the international artist series, we turn to Finland, featuring six artists who create fantastic work, from beautiful nature illustrations...