Skillshare Courses

Humor Writing: Write Funny for the Internet

207 ratings at Skillshare

Write a short funny piece in the style of McSweeney's: find comic ideas, flip the point of view, draft fast, then revise for structure and style.

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• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Design & Bind Your Own Creative Portfolio

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Design and bind a handmade creative portfolio: lay out intro, contents, collection, mock-up and contact pages in Adobe Illustrator, then cut, drill and bind the book.

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• 1 hour 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Creating Small: Mini Masterpieces with Big Impact

207 ratings at Skillshare

Paint mini masterpieces: practice intentional brush marks, test mixed media compatibility, and work through subject, composition, colour and preservation choices for small-scale artworks.

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

Learn the Basics for Improving Your Figure Drawings

205 ratings at Skillshare

Build figure drawings step by step: start with gesture, refine poses, add form and anatomy, and work through basic proportions, body twists, and foreshortening.

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• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Productivity for Students: Study Smarter, Not Harder

206 ratings at Skillshare

Cut study hours while raising grades using spaced repetition, SMART goals, the Pareto principle, and tactics for beating procrastination and reaching flow state.

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• 1 hour 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Block Print Style Illustrations on Your iPad + Free Block Print Stamps and Textures for Procreate

206 ratings at Skillshare

Create block print style illustrations in Procreate: build custom stamp brushes, add carved and stamped textures, and compose birds, plants, and bouquets with text.

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• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Leaf to Cup: Learning About Tea

205 ratings at Skillshare

Explore loose leaf tea: black, green, pu'erh, oolong and white varieties, processing and quality, steeping the perfect cup, and pairing tea with food.

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• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Food Photography: Creating Your Unique Story

205 ratings at Skillshare

Style, shoot, and curate a five-image food photo story, working with props, tablescapes, garnish, lighting, and 3/4, 90-degree, macro, and overhead angles.

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• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Fundamentals of Illustrator III: Color, Swatches & Patterns

205 ratings at Skillshare

Work with color in Adobe Illustrator: apply fills and gradients, build and manage swatches, and create a seamless repeat pattern.

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• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Layouts for your sketchbook. Make your sketches organized and interesting!

206 ratings at Skillshare

Improve sketchbook pages with layout tricks: compare spread, frames, grid and pattern layouts, add readable text and headlines, and build five layout concepts filled with drawings.

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• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Introduction to Blender For Beginners - #1 - Introduction

205 ratings at Skillshare

Download and install Blender, then get comfortable with its interface: shortcut keys, screen layouts, and scene management.

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• 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Watercolor: Loose Florals

206 ratings at Skillshare

Paint loose watercolor florals: control paint transparency, flow and blending, master brush strokes for roses, budding flowers and a five-minute peony, then get messy.

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• 1 hour 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Calligraphy for Beginners 3 – The Brush Pen Letters

205 ratings at Skillshare

Write brush pen calligraphy: choose and handle a brush pen, prepare surfaces, warm up, and form minuscules, capitals, numbers, words and basic swashes on an italic skeleton.

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• 1 hour 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Illustrated Lettering: Design a Book Cover with Jessica Hische

204 ratings at Skillshare

Design a hand-lettered book cover in Procreate: research and define your audience, brainstorm concepts, sketch thumbnails and letterforms, and finish with a three-color palette.

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

Inclusive UX: Designing Websites for Everyone

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Learn inclusive UX principles for websites and digital products: tools to measure accessibility, inclusive user research, planning and implementation, and usability testing.

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• 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available