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. How to Shade Animals in Perspective

    How to Shade Animals in Perspective

    Course • Intermediate

    When you draw, you use lines. When you paint, you use light and shadow. To paint realistic, 3D looking forms, you need to understand how various shades...

  10. 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.

  11. How to Draw Animals in Perspective

    How to Draw Animals in Perspective

    Course • Intermediate

    Understanding anatomy isn't enough to enable you to draw animals realistically. If you don't understand perspective, you're doomed to draw your creatures in...

  12. A Quick Guide to Color in Digital Painting

    A Quick Guide to Color in Digital Painting

    Course • Beginner

    To paint traditionally, you must buy colors in the physical form of pigments. Digital painting is different, as you create the colors yourself. It's a...

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