Skillshare Courses

Calligraphy III: Experimenting with Layouts, Surfaces, and Digitization

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Design calligraphed event pieces such as wedding invitations, menus and save-the-date cards, then scan, clean up in Photoshop and vectorize the lettering in Illustrator.

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• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Vintage Image Cutout Effect in Adobe Photoshop - A Graphic Design for Lunch™ Class

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Create a vintage image cutout effect in Photoshop: cut a bird from its background, add paper texture and tape, then apply drop shadows and a vignette.

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• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

SEO Basics for Non-SEOs

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Learn foundational SEO for non-SEOs, covering website structure, keyword targeting, content, competition, and link building.

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• 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Opening an Etsy Shop: Creating a Successful Etsy Shop From Start to Finish

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A step-by-step guide to launching an Etsy shop, from branding and product photography to listings, SEO, marketing, shipping, and packaging.

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• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Intro to 2D Animation: Frame-by-Frame for Beginners

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Animate an original character waving in Adobe Animate CC, using frame rates, extreme drawings, breakdowns, inbetweens, easing, colouring, looping and exporting.

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• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

A Blueprint To Designing A Fabric Collection (for Surface Pattern Design)

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Learn to build a cohesive fabric collection by balancing hero, secondary, supporting, and other patterns with artboard size, scale, and color.

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• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Fast Flash Fiction: Writing Tiny, Beautiful Stories

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Write flash fiction in ten short lessons: mine your memories for material, use sensory detail, craft a compelling opening, and build a "Breathless One Paragraph" story.

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• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

How to Draw the Female Torso : Creating a Dynamic Character

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Draw the female torso step by step from front, side, and back views, studying its anatomy and balance for character design with pencil or drawing tablet.

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• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Pattern Illustration: Design and Illustrate a Repeat Pattern in Adobe Photoshop

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Learn to turn hand-drawn sketches into colorful, seamless repeating patterns through digital painting and pattern assembly in Adobe Photoshop.

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• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

A Fun and Fast Guide to Travel Sketching.

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Assemble a portable travel sketching kit of pencil, pen and brush with a compact watercolor set, and start drawing on location instead of snapping photos.

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• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Take Better Photos of Your Art and Illustrations

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Photograph traditional artwork for social media and online shops using five simple set-ups: flat lay, details, still life, gallery walls, and outdoor shots.

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• 1 hour 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Limited Color Palette Illustration in Procreate

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Build limited color palettes in Procreate with its color harmony tools, then apply them to illustrations combining hand sketches, textured brushes, and juxtaposed objects.

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• 1 hour 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Acrylic Painting for Beginners: The Complete Guide to Your First Acrylic Painting

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Paint your first acrylic picture: choose materials, build a stay-wet palette, mix color and values, and follow a step-by-step lane painting demonstration.

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

Digital Shading for Beginners - Shading Strategies for Digital Illustrations

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Shade digital illustrations three ways in Procreate on iPad: purposeful color choices, textured brushes, and transparent layers, combined in a final whimsical artwork.

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• 1 hour 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Digital Illustration Workflow Hacks

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Illustrate a cute bird from sketch to finish while applying four workflow hacks: composition and color thumbnailing, the horizontal flip, the painter's palette, and value checking.

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