Design & Illustration Courses

What if you could become a better designer by learning directly from the experts, having them show you what to do via comprehensive, well-structured video courses? Well, you can!

Whether you want to learn photo manipulation or text effects, magazine design or 3d design, you’ll find a course here to teach you the design skills you need. You can also take courses that take you through the major graphic design software, like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects, from start to finish. Each course is structured with a particular learning goal in mind, so you’ll end up with valuable new skills after each one. What will you learn today?

All Design & Illustration courses:

  1. Getting Started With CorelDRAW

    Getting Started With CorelDRAW

    Course Beginner

    In this course you'll get to know the tools, dockers, and other fantastic functions of CorelDRAW x7. With artist Mary Winkler, you'll break down the Toolbox...

  2. Advanced Photo Manipulation Techniques

    Advanced Photo Manipulation Techniques

    Course Advanced

    In this course you will learn some advanced photo manipulation techniques and create a detailed lava-filled landscape in Adobe Photoshop. We'll be using...

  3. Mastering Light & Shadow in Adobe Photoshop

    Mastering Light & Shadow in Adobe Photoshop

    Course Beginner

    In this short course we will analyze how light and shadow work in the real physical world. Then we’ll look at how we can take those concepts and use them in...

  4. Mastering Sports Illustration & Design

    Mastering Sports Illustration & Design

    Course Intermediate

    In this course you will learn how to create a highly impactful, eye-catching sports poster using a combination of Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and...

  5. Create Product Mock-Ups in Adobe Photoshop

    Create Product Mock-Ups in Adobe Photoshop

    Course Intermediate

    The course will give you a better understanding of how to create product mock-ups in Adobe Photoshop and how to create realistic presentations of product...

  6. Character Design & Animation for Games

    Character Design & Animation for Games

    Course Intermediate

    In this course, concept artist and animator Jonathan Lam will teach you how to create and animate characters for your video games. The course will take you...

  7. Creative Lighting Effects in Adobe Photoshop

    Creative Lighting Effects in Adobe Photoshop

    Course Advanced

    In this course you will learn how to create powerful lighting effects using several techniques in Adobe Photoshop and Flame Painter. You will be creating a...

  8. The Art of Calligraphy: Blackletter Script

    The Art of Calligraphy: Blackletter Script

    Course Beginner

    In this calligraphy course, we’ll be learning the Blackletter Script, often seen as the most beautiful and difficult calligraphic font (although we're going...

  9. Creating Isometric Pixel Art

    Creating Isometric Pixel Art

    Course Beginner

    In this course, we're going to combine the two worlds of isometric graphics and pixel art. Isometric graphics give users a unique 3D perspective with...

  10. Environment Concept Art for Games

    Environment Concept Art for Games

    Course Intermediate

    In this course, concept artist and game designer Jonathan Lam will teach you how to paint environment concept art for video games. The course will take you...

  11. The Fundamentals of Adobe Illustrator

    The Fundamentals of Adobe Illustrator

    Course Beginner

    This course will give you a solid introduction to Adobe Illustrator and walk you through the fundamentals of it. At the end of the course you will be...

  12. The Art of Calligraphy: Roundhand Script

    The Art of Calligraphy: Roundhand Script

    Course Beginner

    In this calligraphy course, you’ll be learning the Roundhand Script, which is the easiest calligraphic font to start on because it’s the one that most...