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 content:

  1. A Beginners Guide to Paint Tool SAI

    A Beginners Guide to Paint Tool SAI

    Tutorial Beginner

    Paint Tool SAI is a lightweight, Japanese digital painting program which is very popular among artists due to its simplicity and vast range of tools. This...

  2. New Course: Creating Compelling Environments for Concept Art

    New Course: Creating Compelling Environments for Concept Art

    Tutorial Beginner

    In our latest course, you will learn how to develop a compelling environment for games or film. You will learn the core principles of sketching, lighting,...

  3. How to Create Your First Digital Painting Without a Tablet in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create Your First Digital Painting Without a Tablet in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    A graphics tablet is certainly useful for creating digital art, but it's not the only tool you can use. A mouse will work just fine, as long as you use a...

  4. Creating Compelling Environments for Concept Art

    Creating Compelling Environments for Concept Art

    Course Intermediate

    In this course, you will learn how to develop a compelling environment for games or film. This course builds upon our other course, Thumbnail Sketching for...

  5. Photoshop in 60 Seconds: Using a Pressure-Sensitive Tablet

    Photoshop in 60 Seconds: Using a Pressure-Sensitive Tablet

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this 60 second video, learn how to use the pressure-sensitive features of your drawing tablet in Adobe Photoshop.

  6. Sculpt Your Idea: How to Quickly Paint a Snow Griffin in Adobe Photoshop

    Sculpt Your Idea: How to Quickly Paint a Snow Griffin in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Sometimes you don't want to plan and foresee—you just want to create a painting as fast as a sketch. In this tutorial I'll show you how to achieve such a...

  7. How to Create a Trio of Magical Potions in Paint Tool SAI

    How to Create a Trio of Magical Potions in Paint Tool SAI

    Tutorial Beginner

    Do you like to play computer games? Have you ever wanted to become a game graphic artist? If you answered ‘yes’, this tutorial is exactly for you! Learn how...

  8. 7 Exercises to Improve Your Digital Painting Skills

    7 Exercises to Improve Your Digital Painting Skills

    Tutorial Beginner

    Practice makes perfect, but smart practice makes perfect much faster! I present you 7 enjoyable exercises that you can incorporate into your works to learn...

  9. An Introduction to Painting Realistic Hair in Adobe Photoshop

    An Introduction to Painting Realistic Hair in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Advanced

    How do you paint hair realistically? In this article, I'll show you how to paint several different hairstyles using layer blend modes in Adobe Photoshop.

  10. Introduction to Traditional Media: Acrylic Paints

    Introduction to Traditional Media: Acrylic Paints

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial I will introduce you to acrylic paints, setting you on the path to using a very exciting medium.

  11. How to Digitally Paint Shiny Metal Armor in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Digitally Paint Shiny Metal Armor in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Paint realistic shiny metal in Adobe Photoshop using very basic tools. Featuring: black, steel, and gold metal.

  12. How to Create Organic Textures for the Scarecrow in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create Organic Textures for the Scarecrow in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Make your scarecrow outstanding in his field with these texture tips for wood, straw and sack cloth!