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 tutorials:

    1. How to Clip Layers in Affinity Designer

      How to Clip Layers in Affinity Designer

      Tutorial Beginner

      Want sharp cut-outs? Learn how to clip layers in Affinity Designer to define shapes and control effects in seconds.

    2. How to Use the Pencil Tool in Affinity Designer

      How to Use the Pencil Tool in Affinity Designer

      Tutorial Beginner

      The Pencil Tool in Affinity Designer is a great, more natural alternative to the Pen Tool. Learn how to use it here.

    3. How to Use the Shape Builder Tool in Illustrator

      How to Use the Shape Builder Tool in Illustrator

      Tutorial Beginner

      This quick Shape Builder tutorial will teach you what the Shape Builder Tool is in Illustrator, where it is, and how to use it!

    4. How to Use the Affinity Designer Corner Tool

      How to Use the Affinity Designer Corner Tool

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this basic Affinity Designer tutorial, we'll focus on how to use the Affinity Designer Corner Tool. It's a useful tool that allows you to modify the...

    5. How to Draw a Tropical Turtle in Illustrator

      How to Draw a Tropical Turtle in Illustrator

      Tutorial Beginner

      Want to learn how to draw a turtle using basic shapes? This cute turtle drawing is an easy way to learn the basics and beyond!

    6. How to Use the Pen and Node Tools in Affinity Designer

      How to Use the Pen and Node Tools in Affinity Designer

      Tutorial Beginner

      Unlock the full potential of Affinity Designer with our tutorial on the Pen and Node tools. Get started now!

    7. How to Use the Move Tool in Affinity Designer

      How to Use the Move Tool in Affinity Designer

      Tutorial Beginner

      We'll get to know the Move Tool in this Affinity Designer tutorial for beginners, as well as the different options it has to offer.

    8. How to Make a Semicircle in Illustrator

      How to Make a Semicircle in Illustrator

      Tutorial Beginner

      Wondering how to make a half circle in Illustrator? Here you'll learn how to make a perfect semicircle and how easy it is.

    9. How to Create an Artboard in Affinity Designer

      How to Create an Artboard in Affinity Designer

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this Affinity Designer 2 tutorial, we'll learn what an artboard is and how you can easily add them and customize them. We'll also go over how to add...

    10. Affinity Designer 2: Get to Know the Interface

      Affinity Designer 2: Get to Know the Interface

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this Affinity Designer 2 tutorial for beginners, we'll go over the interface and see what you can find in this vector software.

    11. How to Draw in Illustrator

      How to Draw in Illustrator

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this tutorial, I'll show you how to draw a vector illustration step by step, proving to you that drawing using Illustrator is not as scary as it may seem!

    12. How to Draw the Flower of Life

      How to Draw the Flower of Life

      Tutorial Beginner

      If you're into sacred geometry, I'll show you how to draw a flower of life step by step—simply by duplicating the circles in the right direction, until they...