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 Fantasy Vehicles

      How to Design Fantasy Vehicles

      Course Advanced

      In this course you will dive into the amazing world of creating fantasy vehicles. Concept artist Brian Lee will walk you through his process of developing a...

    2. How to Use the Shaper Tool in Adobe Illustrator

      How to Use the Shaper Tool in Adobe Illustrator

      Course Beginner

      In this Coffee Break Course, you'll learn how to draw shapes with loose, natural gestures that transform into perfect geometric shapes by using Adobe...

    3. Surreal Digital Painting

      Surreal Digital Painting

      Course Intermediate

      What story would you like to tell the world? Surrealism is a style that allows you to express your feelings and thoughts on the world through your art. In...

    4. Custom Textures in Adobe Illustrator

      Custom Textures in Adobe Illustrator

      Course Intermediate

      As designers, we often find ourselves having to create a little design, a super cool icon or even a custom text effect. But somehow it just looks a bit flat,...

    5. 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...

    6. Advanced Manga Studio Techniques

      Advanced Manga Studio Techniques

      Course Advanced

      Manga Studio is a fantastic tool, with many features that can drastically speed up and improve any illustrator’s workflow. Instructor George Bletsis will...

    7. Cartoon Creature Design

      Cartoon Creature Design

      Course Intermediate

      Character design is one of the most interesting fields of design and illustration. However, it can be tricky if you need to depict various characters of the...

    8. Thumbnail Sketching for Environments

      Thumbnail Sketching for Environments

      Course Advanced

      In this course we will be exploring tools and techniques for creating thumbnail sketches for environments. We will discuss things such as: how to gather...

    9. Fantasy Digital Portraits

      Fantasy Digital Portraits

      Course Intermediate

      Anything is possible with fantasy art. You can transform yourself into a beautiful goddess or a fierce warrior using Adobe Photoshop's versatile tools. In...

    10. Creating Flat Workspace Elements for Advertisements

      Creating Flat Workspace Elements for Advertisements

      Course Intermediate

      In this course you will learn how to create a trendy, flat-style advertising banner with realistic workspace elements. We will start from the very beginning...

    11. Design Isometric Environments for Games

      Design Isometric Environments for Games

      Course Intermediate

      Welcome to the Design Isometric Environments for Games course! In this course, concept artist and graphic designer Jonathan Lam will teach you how to create...

    12. Mastering Animal Anatomy in Digital Painting

      Mastering Animal Anatomy in Digital Painting

      Course Beginner

      Concept artists need to have a solid understanding of animal anatomy, including all different kinds of animals, like mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and...