Enhance Your Illustration Skills With Our Premium Art Classes

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Illustration of a character holding a large pencil, representing foundational art classes focused on drawing and illustration basics.

Essentials CURRICULUM

With a clear path and destination in sight, you can focus on building your illustration fundamentals. Conquer the skills you need to make a living with your art.

584 Lessons
75+ Hours of Videos
12 Portfolio Projects
180 Assignments

LIVE COURSES

Our live courses happen a few times a year. They are led by experts on video calls and include feedback sessions, progress checks, homework, community discussions and more. They are 10 weeks long and created and thought by industry professionals with decades of experience. Sign up to get notified about our Pro Courses details, starting dates and schedules.

Illustration of a stylized tree with vibrant red leaves, mushrooms growing on the trunk, and small blue birds perched among the branches.

Paper stories

In this 10-day workshop, you’ll build a 3D paper diorama, learning how to layer, light, and photograph your scene for magical, print-ready results, perfect for storytellers and creators of all levels.

Sign up now to claim your space by October 9th, 2025.
Extras:
Free Bonus Materials
Live Q&A to ask any questions
10 Days
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Painterly landscape of a person paddling a canoe along a winding pink river through grassy marshlands under a soft purple sky.

sketch smart

This workshop teaches you to design smarter, faster illustrations with bold shapes and strong ideas, so you can simplify, fix weak compositions, and create professional work right away.

Sign up now to claim your space by October 25th, 2025.
Extras:
Free Bonus Materials
Live Q&A to ask any questions
2 Weeks
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Watercolor Red Robot – A stylized watercolor illustration of a red robot.

Watercolor ESSENTIALS

Watercolor Essentials is the perfect starting point for beginners looking to truly understand watercolor materials and techniques.

Sign up now to claim your space by September 19th, 2025.
Extras:
Free Bonus Materials
Live Q&A to ask any questions
2 Weeks
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Access these classes

Sketch of a robot.
Level 1: Foundations
How to Draw Everything
The rebooted version! Featuring more instruction, more exercises and more Skull Chaser! This is a comprehensive course on the elements, principles, techniques, and tools of drawing.
53 lessons
4.5 total video hours
Sketch of a woman.
Level 2: Characters
Figure Drawing for Illustrators
Learn the basics of figure drawing with pro illustrator Lee White. This class will show you step-by-step how to draw believable figures to enhance your storytelling. Starting with simple line exercises, Lee takes you through basic shapes and gradually adds complexity along the way.
27 lessons
4 total video hours
Drawing of a room interior.
Level 3: Environment Design
Advanced Perspective
Advanced Perspective with David Hohn takes students from a short review of one and two point perspective all the way to rendering advanced shapes and environments in three point perspective.
18 lessons
3.5 total video hours
A turtle with a house on its back.
Level 4: Visual Storytelling
Developing Great Visual Stories
In Developing Great Visual Stories, Will Terry takes students through a series of important exercises to hone the craft of concept building. Level up that well-rendered drawing by making sure you're also telling a well-crafted story!
12 lessons
1.5 total video hours
Drawing of a table and chair.
Level 1: Foundations
Introduction to Prop Design
Prop design is an often overlooked skill. In this new course, Jake Parker will cover the basics, from proportions to design harmony, by the end you’ll feel confident designing any prop for your stories.
26 lessons
3 total video hours
Children's room.
Level 3: Environment Design
Interior Environment design
Interior spaces are where your characters eat, sleep, work and play! In this course, pro illustrator Will Terry, shows how to design interesting interiors from various POVs to bring your illustrations to life.
14 lessons
0.5 total video hours

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