Visual Arts Courses and Certifications

Acrylic Color Mixing Made Easy

Mix the colors you're dreaming of using just a handful of paints. Plus, learn what causes muddy colors so you only create them on purpose.

• Craftsy
• 2 hours 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $39.00

Paint Better Portraits: Realistic Skin Tones

Mix, blend and paint true-to-life skin tones for more realistic portraits.

• Craftsy
• 2 hours 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $39.00

Drawing Wild Animals

Simplify the steps for drawing iconic animals. Depict wild animals with true-to-life proportions, dimension, textures and features.

• Craftsy
• 3 hours 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $39.00

Sketching People in Motion

Learn fun, simple techniques for sketching people in motion. Capture the action and magic of the moment!

• Craftsy
• 2 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $39.00

Essential Linear Perspective Techniques

Simplify linear perspective! Confidently create drawings with lifelike form, accurate proportion and convincing depth.

• Craftsy
• 2 hours 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $39.00

Paint Better Portraits From Photographs

Paint realistic portraits from photographs. Learn essential oil techniques to achieve convincing dimension, lifelike skin tones, refined facial...

• Craftsy
• 2 hours 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $39.00

Loosen Up: Techniques for the Painterly Approach

Learn essential techniques for the painterly approach. Embrace a looser look to bring energy, movement and depth to your oil paintings.

• Craftsy
• 2 hours 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $39.00

Vivid Flowers in Colored Pencil

Draw radiant, true-to-life flowers that pop off the paper. Learn techniques for matching colors, shifting values, layering, blending, burnishing and more.

• Craftsy
• 2 hours 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $39.00

Nature in Watercolor: Painting Trees

Learn essential watercolor techniques. Create vibrant, vivid forestscapes that are a joy to paint.

• Craftsy
• 2 hours 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $39.00

Luminous Flowers in Acrylic

Create remarkably radiant flowers in acrylic with essential color mixing and application techniques. Paint delicate petals, realistic shadows and vibrant highlights.

• Craftsy
• 2 hours 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $39.00

Drawing Facial Expressions

Learn to draw accurate facial expressions for more powerful portraits.

• Craftsy
• 2 hours 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $39.00

Painting Trees in Acrylic

Learn essential techniques for painting trees in acrylic. Capture the awe-inspiring qualities of every season in forestscapes that transport viewers to tranquility.

• Craftsy
• 2 hours 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $39.00

10 Essential Techniques for Better Drawing

Improve your drawing to create more realistic results. Discover easy-to-learn principles of composition, perspective, value, form, mark-making and more.

• Craftsy
• 2 hours 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $39.00

Picture Book Illustration: Animal Characters

Develop and refine enchanting animal characters that captivate audiences of all ages!

• Craftsy
• 2 hours 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $39.00

Fun With Mixed Media: Lively Paper Projects

Throw rules out the window and use gesso, acrylic paint and watercolors to infuse your paper craft projects with eye-catching texture and color!

• Craftsy
• 2 hours 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $39.00