Skillshare Courses

Creative watercolors: how to paint vibrant flowers

60 ratings at Skillshare

Paint loose, vibrant pansies in watercolor: choose reference photos and a palette, sketch shapes, build a loose background, layer petals, and add pencil details.

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• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Accounting & Bookkeeping Basics in 90 Mins - A Quick Intro

60 ratings at Skillshare

A practical, beginner-friendly introduction to accounting and bookkeeping fundamentals using real-life business examples.

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• 1 hour 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Create Simple Geometric Patterns using Procreate on the iPad

61 ratings at Skillshare

Create simple geometric patterns in Procreate on the iPad: basic and textured stripes, diagonal stripes, multicoloured polkadots, hand-drawn diamonds, fans, rainbows and linked circles.

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• 1 hour 5 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Beginner's Guide to Creative Blogging: How to Set Yourself Up for Success

60 ratings at Skillshare

Start a creative blog on your own terms: define its purpose, pick a platform, build a content calendar, develop your voice, and grow and measure your audience.

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• 1 hour 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Toned Paper: Stunning and Simple Illustrations in Black and White

60 ratings at Skillshare

Draw striking black-and-white studies of fruit, vegetables, and vases on toned paper, using white and black pens to place darkest and lightest areas.

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• 1 hour 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Make Your Own Mockups in Procreate Using Photos

61 ratings at Skillshare

Create product mockups in Procreate from stock photos or your own phone shots, for art prints and all-over patterns, in reusable mockup files you export.

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• 1 hour 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

The Magic of Idea Books: Start Gathering Your Creative Inspirations

61 ratings at Skillshare

Build your own idea book: look for, capture, and store inspirations from dreams, overheard conversations, and nature walks to sustain a consistent creative practice.

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• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Pattern Collections and Portfolios: Dos, Don'ts, and Myths | Part 1

60 ratings at Skillshare

Learn the dos, don'ts, and myths of surface pattern collections and portfolios: collection size, heroes, coordinates and blenders, color palettes, colorways, and portfolio presentation.

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• 1 hour 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Making Your Business Memorable: Real-Time Marketing Strategies

60 ratings at Skillshare

Learn to create purposeful real-time marketing responses to live events through social media conversations, creative formats, and practical do’s and don’ts.

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• 1 hour 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Comic Style Light & Shadow Made Easy

60 ratings at Skillshare

Render comic line art in light and shadow: layer direct, bounce and ambient lighting, paint ambient occlusion, subsurface scattering and Fresnel effects in Photoshop or Procreate.

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• 2 hours 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Watercolor Sunflowers: Painting Sunflowers in 3 styles

60 ratings at Skillshare

Paint sunflowers in three watercolor styles — loose and painterly, fine liner with ink, and traditional realistic — plus color mixing and a petal-shape warm up.

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• 1 hour 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

DSLR Photography Basics - From Auto to Manual

61 ratings at Skillshare

Move from auto to manual mode: balance shutter speed, aperture and ISO, set white balance and focus, compose shots, and choose between RAW and JPEG.

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• 1 hour 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Concept Art Character Design

60 ratings at Skillshare

Paint six full character concept projects — queen, wasteland mystic, steampunk villain, cyberpunk Alice — mastering cloth, leather and metal rendering, design principles, and portfolio-ready character sheets.

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• 7 hours 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Shading / Learn to Draw the Figure in Dramatic Light & Shadow

61 ratings at Skillshare

Shade the human figure step by step: divide light from shadow, render core and cast shadows, midtones and highlights, using 50 lit nude model photos.

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• 2 hours 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Watercolor Animal Portraits - Paint Through the Seasons

61 ratings at Skillshare

Paint four seasonal animal portraits in watercolor — reindeer, llama, horse, squirrel — using wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry techniques, fur textures, gouache dry brush, and seasonal foliage.

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• 1 hour 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available