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. Illustrating Personality in Character Design

    Illustrating Personality in Character Design

    Course Intermediate

    In this course you will learn what makes or breaks a good illustrated character, and how to go about crafting the appearance and personality of such a...

  2. Invitation Design in Adobe Illustrator

    Invitation Design in Adobe Illustrator

    Course Beginner

    Guess what? You've been invited to take this course on designing invitations! Invitations exist for a variety of events, and the presentation of the...

  3. Design Print-Ready Product Packaging

    Design Print-Ready Product Packaging

    Course Intermediate

    In this course you will get a deeper understanding of how to create a packaging design from start to finish. You’ll learn about packaging shapes and...

  4. Creative Photo Effects in Adobe Photoshop

    Creative Photo Effects in Adobe Photoshop

    Course Beginner

    This course aims to fit directly between the concepts of pure digital painting and photo filtering. Photo painting is the term that best describes the...

  5. Fluid Photo Manipulation: Transform, Warp, and Liquify

    Fluid Photo Manipulation: Transform, Warp, and Liquify

    Course Beginner

    This course explores the Transformation, Warp, and Liquify tools within Adobe Photoshop. You’ll learn about the features at a beginner level, then work...

  6. The Fundamentals of Background Art for Video Games

    The Fundamentals of Background Art for Video Games

    Course Beginner

    One of the most important aspects of a successful video game is the environment. The background is what sets the stage for the player, and knowing how to...

  7. Digital Drawing 101: Drawing Animals

    Digital Drawing 101: Drawing Animals

    Course Beginner

    This course blends traditional drawing techniques with modern digital tools to teach you how to draw a range of animals in different illustrative styles....

  8. Getting Advanced in Pixelmator

    Getting Advanced in Pixelmator

    Course Intermediate

    In this course, Elaine Giles will show you a whole range of advanced features and techniques that will take your Pixelmator design skills to the next level....

  9. The Fundamentals of Digital Painting

    The Fundamentals of Digital Painting

    Course Beginner

    Want to learn how to create beautiful paintings using only a mouse, or tablet and stylus, and Adobe Photoshop? In this beginners' course, digital...

  10. Photo Manipulation Fundamentals

    Photo Manipulation Fundamentals

    Course Beginner

    In this course you’ll learn the basics of photo manipulation with Adobe Photoshop. Follow Gary Simon as he introduces the skills and techniques used in...

  11. Pro Print Design Workflow

    Pro Print Design Workflow

    Course Intermediate

    In this course, you’ll learn how to work through any print design project; from the initial client brief, to revisions and final delivery. Follow Nicki...

  12. Introduction to Cinema 4D

    Introduction to Cinema 4D

    Course Beginner

    In this course, you'll learn the core fundamentals of Cinema 4D in less than two hours. Instructor Steve Brockman will teach you the fundamentals of the 3D...