Free Illustration and Drawing Tutorials and Courses

Discover the joys of drawing and illustration. Learn techniques, tips, and tricks to bring your art to life. From sketching to digital design, we've got you covered.

Getting started with Drawing/Illustration

  • All Drawing/Illustration courses:

    1. How to design a character for animation | Illustrator tutorial

      How to design a character for animation | Illustrator tutorial

      Course Beginner

      Are you interested in getting into character design for animation? If that's the case, do we have the guide for you! Learn all about Illustrator character...

    2. Chris Piascik drew our pets | Adobe Fresco tutorial

      Chris Piascik drew our pets | Adobe Fresco tutorial

      Course Intermediate

      Follow this Adobe Fresco art tutorial as Chris Piascik uses five different techniques to draw dogs, cats, rabbits, and even a shrimp!

    3. Affinity Designer for Beginners

      Affinity Designer for Beginners

      Course Beginner

      Learn Affinity Designer 2 with this amazing FREE course. Learn all the essential tools and techniques you need to know to get started!

    4. Affinity Designer Quick Start Course

      Affinity Designer Quick Start Course

      Course Beginner

      What is Affinity Designer? It's an award-winning graphics application with tons of uses. Learn how to use Affinity Designer in this quick start course.

    5. Adobe Illustrator for Beginners

      Adobe Illustrator for Beginners

      Course Beginner

      Learn how to use Adobe Illustrator in this free course for absolute beginners. By the end, you'll know how to draw in Adobe Illustrator and so much more.

    6. Advanced Adobe Illustrator

      Advanced Adobe Illustrator

      Course Advanced

      In this free Adobe Illustrator advanced course, we’ll create different graphics in various styles using a range of tools and techniques. Let's go!

    7. Adobe Illustrator for Beginners

      Adobe Illustrator for Beginners

      Course Beginner

      Learn how to use Adobe Illustrator in this beginner's course. Start by mastering the Illustrator basics, and then learn to create effects, patterns, and...

    8. 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...

    9. 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...

    10. The Art of Children’s Illustration

      The Art of Children’s Illustration

      Course Intermediate

      A children's illustrator is one of those lovely jobs that many of us daydream about; who wouldn't want to spend their days holed up in a studio conjuring up...

    11. 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...

    12. Creating Male Cartoon Characters in Adobe Illustrator

      Creating Male Cartoon Characters in Adobe Illustrator

      Course Intermediate

      Designing characters is not only interesting, but also fun and easy! In this course we’ll create a hipster character, drawing his body parts step by step....