Free Illustration Courses and Tutorials

Become a better illustrator with these tutorials. Learn about vector illustration, digital painting, character design, pixel art, and more.

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  1. How to Create Cinderella’s Pumpkin Carriage in Affinity Designer

    How to Create Cinderella’s Pumpkin Carriage in Affinity Designer

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Are you ready for some fairy-tale magic? Today we’ll try on the role of good Fairy Godmothers (and Godfathers) and will help our lovely Cinderella to get to...

  2. How to Design a Retro Theatre Poster in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Design a Retro Theatre Poster in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Design a whimsical tribute poster for the original production of the Broadway musical "Once Upon a Mattress" (based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale...

  3. International Artist Feature: Ukraine

    International Artist Feature: Ukraine

    Tutorial Beginner

    For this article in the international artist series, we turn to Ukraine, featuring seven artists who create fantastic work, from illustration to graphic...

  4. How to Create a Peach Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Peach Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial you'll learn to create a beautiful peach illustration in Adobe Illustrator using just one basic shape: an ellipse.

  5. How to Create a Space Shuttle Scene in Sketch

    How to Create a Space Shuttle Scene in Sketch

    Tutorial Beginner

    With this tutorial, Sketch is taking us to space. We are going to create a space shuttle launching illustration employing only vector shapes. You will also...

  6. New Course on Lighting in Digital Painting

    New Course on Lighting in Digital Painting

    Tutorial Beginner

    Paying attention to the interplay of light and shadow can help you make your digital paintings look more life-like. So in our new course, How to Digitally...

  7. Animation for Beginners: How to Animate a Four-Legged Animal Walking

    Animation for Beginners: How to Animate a Four-Legged Animal Walking

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial I will be taking you through the steps of how to animate a four-legged animal walking.

  8. How to Digitally Paint Lighting Scenes

    How to Digitally Paint Lighting Scenes

    Course Intermediate

    Have you ever taken a moment to notice a sunbeam streaming through a window, seeing how the light changes the colors of objects in the room and casts...

  9. International Artist Feature: Belgium

    International Artist Feature: Belgium

    Tutorial Beginner

    For this article in the international artist series, we turn to Belgium, featuring six artists who create fantastic work, from illustration to graphic design...

  10. How to Create Fantasy Weapons for Games in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create Fantasy Weapons for Games in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial we’ll follow an exciting process of creating flat medieval weapons for games! We’ll be working with basic geometric shapes and using various...

  11. How to Create a Windmill Illustration in Sketch

    How to Create a Windmill Illustration in Sketch

    Tutorial Beginner

    With this tutorial I'll show you how to make a Windmill illustration using Sketch, an amazing vector design tool. This tutorial will teach you a lot of...

  12. How to Create a Space Observatory Badge in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Space Observatory Badge in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Intermediate

    At this point you’ve probably figured out that we here at Envato Tuts+ have a deep and ever-growing love for the dark mysteries that lie beyond the...