Free Illustration and Drawing Tutorials and Courses

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Getting started with Drawing/Illustration

    • All Drawing/Illustration courses:

    1. Vector Portraits for Beginners

      Vector Portraits for Beginners

      Course • Beginner

      Regardless of the medium, portraits are always a popular subject matter. They can range from the basic to the complex and abstract. In this course, we’ll...

    2. Introduction to Inkscape

      Introduction to Inkscape

      Course • Beginner

      Inkscape is an open source vector graphics editor that do many of the cool things that more complex and expensive programs do. But how do you use Inkscape?...

    3. Digital Figure Drawing: Beyond the Basics

      Digital Figure Drawing: Beyond the Basics

      Course • Beginner

      Figure drawing takes skill and technique, but once you’ve gotten the basics down, where do you go from there? Right here, where Kirk Nelson will show you...

    4. Introduction to Cartooning

      Introduction to Cartooning

      Course • Beginner

      In this series, Justin Dike introduces you to cartooning. We’ll look at drawing heads, backgrounds and lots of other cartoonish elements. Now let’s get to it!

    5. Introduction to Digital Figure Drawing

      Introduction to Digital Figure Drawing

      Course • Beginner

      Whether you’re an artist or not, drawing the human body is a complex and difficult task. Drawing it digitally is a whole other ballgame! This course will...

    6. Illustrator Effects In-Depth

      Illustrator Effects In-Depth

      Course • Beginner

      Learning the many possibilities of Illustrator’s effects and its vast array of tools is a mighty challenge to take on alone. In this course, Cheryl Graham...

    7. Digital Drawing Fundamentals

      Digital Drawing Fundamentals

      Course • Beginner

      Talented digital painter and designer Kirk Nelson is here to help you learn the fundamentals of drawing on a digital canvas. This course walks you through...

    8. Character Design

      Character Design

      Course • Beginner

      Quick, name a character! Memorable characters are part of our culture–from the Simpsons to Mickey Mouse, creating a unique and likeable personality is a...

    9. Advanced Digital Painting

      Advanced Digital Painting

      Course • Advanced

      Digital paintings are created through a solid technical understanding of Photoshop. As a result, some tutorials spend their time explaining the rules of...

    10. Digital Painting for Concept Art

      Digital Painting for Concept Art

      Course • Advanced

      In this course, veteran instructor and concept artist for video games Matt Kohr teaches you digital painting techniques and workflow tips that will prepare...

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