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. Create a Realistic Photo Composite From a Sketch

    Create a Realistic Photo Composite From a Sketch

    Tutorial • Advanced

    When mixing photos, it's often helpful to use digital painting techniques to help improve your scene. In this tutorial, we will show you how to combine...

  2. Turn a Pencil Sketch Into a Colorful and Dynamic Character Illustration

    Turn a Pencil Sketch Into a Colorful and Dynamic Character Illustration

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Sketching out a character illustration can be a lot of fun. Giving that sketch life can be a challenging task, however. In this tutorial, we will explain how...

  3. Politics Through the Eyes of 12 Artists

    Politics Through the Eyes of 12 Artists

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Where would history be without art? In this article we explore illustrations from 12 amazing artists documenting their political views through art.

  4. How to Paint a Portrait of Historic Creative Women in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Paint a Portrait of Historic Creative Women in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this tutorial, digital artist Melody Nieves will show you how to paint a series of grayscale portraits featuring creative women of color.

  5. How to Paint a Bold, Glowing, Colorful Portrait in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Paint a Bold, Glowing, Colorful Portrait in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial • Advanced

    In this tutorial, instructor Melody Nieves will show you how to create a bold portrait using rich, vibrant colors in Adobe Photoshop

  6. Create a Mountain Fortress Using Matte Painting Techniques in Photoshop

    Create a Mountain Fortress Using Matte Painting Techniques in Photoshop

    Tutorial • Advanced

    In the motion picture industry, filmmakers often depend on artists to create fantasy environments that could not exist in real life. Modern artists often...

  7. International Artist Feature: Morocco

    International Artist Feature: Morocco

    Tutorial • Beginner

    For this article in the international artist series, we turn to Morocco, featuring six artists who create fantastic work, from 3D illustrations to graphic...

  8. New Short Course: How to Shade Animals in Perspective

    New Short Course: How to Shade Animals in Perspective

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Do you struggle to create convincing shading in your artwork? If you take our new course, How to Shade Animals in Perspective, you'll learn some fantastic...

  9. New Course: How to Draw Animals in Perspective

    New Course: How to Draw Animals in Perspective

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In our new course, How to Draw Animals in Perspective, you'll learn how to master perspective and make your artwork more realistic and compelling.

  10. How to Create a Set of Vibrant Gem Icons in Paint Tool SAI

    How to Create a Set of Vibrant Gem Icons in Paint Tool SAI

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Follow this tutorial and you'll learn how to use vector tools in Paint Tool SAI and include them in your usual working process. We will start with a simple...

  11. How to Digitally Paint a Haunted Doll in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Digitally Paint a Haunted Doll in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial • Advanced

    Love scary movies? In this tutorial, learn how to paint the haunting doll from the movie Annabelle, with digital artist Melody Nieves.

  12. How to Create a Frankenstein's Monster Photo Manipulation in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create a Frankenstein's Monster Photo Manipulation in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial • Advanced

    In this tutorial, learn how to create a Frankenstein-inspired photo manipulation using Liquify, Layer Blend Modes, and more from instructor Melody Nieves.

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