Illustration Courses and Certifications

Career Certificate

Procreate Portrait Illustration for Beginners

Learn to illustrate portraits in Procreate: art fundamentals, composition breakdown, facial proportions, drawing human faces, color theory, and painting colorful finished portraits.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Drawing Human Faces in Procreate: Intuitive Illustration

Draw expressive human faces in Procreate: build heads from basic shapes, guiding lines and facial proportions, then ink, shade and refine stylized portraits.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Pen and Ink Illustration: The Basics for Creating Magical Drawings

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Explore ink supplies and tools, practice line variation, shading techniques, textures, patterns and mark making, then create magical illustrations in different styles.

• Kadenze
• Self-Paced
• $20.00

East China Normal University

Illustration Design

Explore illustration design through its history, fundamentals, styles, and hands-on techniques ranging from collage and drawing to oil pastel and acrylic.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

AI Motion Graphics and Illustration

Learn how to use Microsoft generative AI tools responsibly to create and prepare illustration assets for motion graphics workflows. Explore compliance, brand governance, layer planning, basic 2.5D pre

• edX
• 1 week, 5-10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Intro to Ink Illustration

In this class from our partners at Brit & Co., turn your memories and ideas into a fun, illustrated visual journal. A marker and a notebook are all you...

• Craftsy
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $38.00

Watercolor Lettering & Illustration

In this class from our partners at Brit & Co., learn how to use florals to embellish watercolor illustrations.

• Craftsy
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $28.00

Intro to Watercolor Illustration

In this class from our partners at Brit & Co., find creativity and relaxation through a meditative style of watercolor painting.

• Craftsy
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $38.00

Intro to Chalk Illustration

In this class from our partners at Brit & Co., learn chalk illustration tips from a professional chalk artist.

• Craftsy
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $28.00

Intro to Character Illustration With Photoshop

In this class from our partners at Brit & Co., learn how to create whimsical characters from a Disney and Pixar animator.

• Craftsy
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $38.00

Fashion Illustration

In this class from our partners at Brit & Co., reimagine your favorite fashionable looks with illustrator and designer Anum Tariq.

• Craftsy
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $28.00

Floral Illustration With Watercolor & Gouache

Bring beautiful blooms into your home, one brushstroke at a time! Join artist and illustrator Mia Whittemore and create a watercolor and gouache...

• Craftsy
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• $39.00

Adobe

Illustration Masterclass - Draw More Accurately

Learn to draw figures and animals more accurately from observation using bounding boxes, landmark alignment, comparison measurements, and big-to-small refinement.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Kienan Lafferty

Illustration Tutorial - Using Thumbnails, Perspective and Color Comps to Improve Your Artwork

Improve illustrations with thumbnails, perspective, and color comps, then develop line art, lighting, coloring, and backgrounds.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Fall Leaves in Colored Pencil on Film (Live Online)

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Celebrate the vibrant colors of autumn while refining your botanical drawing skills in this intermediate-level workshop.

• CourseHorse
• Self-Paced
• $362.00