• 10 Free Online Design Classes for Professionals

    10 Free Online Design Classes for Professionals

    Experts share creative resources and shed light on techniques for working with packaging, printed formats, and branding These design classes will guide you through the different stages of your projects. Not only will you discover resources that will help you in your search for ideas, but you will also get to grips with techniques that guarantee professional results. Every skill is valuable, from channeling your creativity to demonstrating your professionalism. Below, you’ll find classes about packaging projects, print media, and brand conceptualization. Or, if you prefer, you can also explore different methods for presenting to a client. There is so much to discover about the world of design.

  • 10 Free Online Classes for Improving your Illustrations

    10 Free Online Classes for Improving your Illustrations

    Personalize your illustration skills with valuable tips and techniques from expert illustrators Following an illustration course can help you find your own style and create highly communicative visual images. Illustrations are not simply drawings: they are a powerful complement to the text, they can be eye-catching book covers, and they can stir emotions, whether they are pictures hanging in your home, murals on a street wall, or a simple decorative feature on your coffee cup. There are even more applications to this art. Under the guidance of ten highly experienced illustrators, you can learn to visually interpret a concept or a written piece and turn it into a meaningful illustration. They will give you tips on brainstorming ideas and help you explore traditional and experimental techniques. Click on the red links to access and enjoy the classes! Free Class: Reference Images Search An illustration is a communication tool that creatively enhances a text. When looking for ideas, you can find inspiration from other artists' work and images. In this video lesson, editorial illustrator Emma Hanquist addresses searching for such reference material and what part of the images you need to focus on to open up your idea process. Find out by following her class, taken from her course Editorial Illustration for Magazines.

  • 5 Free Online Craft Classes: Essential Materials for Beginners
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    5 Free Online Craft Classes: Essential Materials for Beginners

    Discover the essential materials you’ll need to start out in the world of crafts Crafts are an excellent starting point for developing your artistic potential, besides helping you improve your concentration, self-esteem, and attention to detail. Embroidery, needle felting, amigurumi, or crocheting are all good options to achieve those goals and exploiting your creativity. Creative processes and results can differ from person to person. Some people follow routines and others only create when inspired, but all have something in common: a creative mind continuously looking for new ways of expression.

  • 5 Free Online Classes for Improving your Writing Skills
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    5 Free Online Classes for Improving your Writing Skills

    Personalize your illustrations and children’s books with useful techniques from creative writing experts Following a narrative course can help you find your own style and put illustrations into words that will enhance their communicative power. Children's stories, in which words have a central role emphasizing every image, are the best narrative examples, but they are not the only ones. Under the guidance of five illustration, publishing, and creative writing experts, you can learn to create stories for your images. They will give you tips on facing your fear of the blank page and help you experiment with visual and textual elements. Click on the red links to access and enjoy the classes! Free Class: Inspiration and advice In this video, author and creative writing professor Alberto Chimal suggests you ask yourself the following question during your creative process: What next? To create your own illustrated story, you need to find new ideas. These can only come from you because, as Alberto says, inspiration is an initial desire that you need to feel and work on. Find out by following his class, taken from his course Introduction to Narrative Writing.

  • 5 Free Animation Online Classes to Learn After Effects From Scratch
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    5 Free Animation Online Classes to Learn After Effects From Scratch

    Discover this popular software’s advantages and animate your best ideas As a professional designer and illustrator, or if you wish to pursue a new career in animation, you’ll find a key ally in Adobe After Effects. This software is intuitive and perfect to create all kinds of animated projects, however big or small they might be. Now animation and motion graphics experts share some tips to start using this program from scratch. To watch each class, just click on its red title.

  • 5 Free Essential Color Theory Classes Online
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    5 Free Essential Color Theory Classes Online

    Learn how to use the color wheel and benefit from this important tool for illustrators and painters We often talk about the importance of the color wheel and color theory, but how are they applied? With the intention that you observe closely the use that the experts give it and so that you analyze how to apply the color wheel to your projects, we have selected the following free classes. To see each lesson, you just have to click on its red title. Enjoy!

  • 5 Free Online Classes to Learn How to Take Care of Your Embroidery
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    5 Free Online Classes to Learn How to Take Care of Your Embroidery

    Discover the best care you can give to your embroidery with the advice of five experts Hand embroidery is a very delicate process, time consuming and requires great attention to detail. Therefore, it is essential to know how to take care of your pieces. After so much dedication, you probably don't want your creations to spoil due to lack of care. With this in mind and with the intention that you learn to care for your hand embroidery like a pro, we have selected the following free classes. To see each lesson, you just have to click on its red title. Enjoy!

  • 5 Free Photography Online Classes: Best Materials and Equipment For a Professional Session
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    5 Free Photography Online Classes: Best Materials and Equipment For a Professional Session

    Five experts show you their favoirte material and share practical tips to help you find the ideal equipment for your needs If you want to explore your surroundings to capture new images or you would like to carry out a professional production and you are not sure about what you need, there is nothing better than spying on the brains of those in the know. In these free classes, 5 experts advise you on technical issues, present their essential equipment, and give you some unexpected advice. To watch each class, just click on its red title. Enjoy!

  • 5 Free Classes to Successfully Promote Your Illustrations on Instagram
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    5 Free Classes to Successfully Promote Your Illustrations on Instagram

    Get more visibility so that your illustrations reach more audience, whatever your style Instagram has its secrets and it is not every day that we can access them. Although many artists and influencers swear that it was enough to upload some videos to their networks to become a success, the truth is that there are techniques and ways of working that allow us to obtain greater visibility. In these free classes you will be able to access the advice of experts who have managed to get the most out of the network and who are now using its popularity to make a profession of their passion. To watch each class, just click on its red title. Enjoy!

  • 5 Free Make-up Classes for Photo Shoots
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    5 Free Make-up Classes for Photo Shoots

    Available for a limited time only, these classes will teach you make-up techniques for a photo series Make-up often plays a fundamental role in the creation of a photograph. Whether you’re working on a self-portrait, artistic photo series, or fashion shoot, the right look can save hours of post-production work. We recommend that everyone working both in front of the camera and behind it learn the basics of working with make-up so that they can efficiently solve any problems that might arise on set. These five free classes will guide you in what you need to know, whatever your studio role. Free Class: Make-up for Conceptual Self-Portrait Photography In this class, from the Conceptual Self-Portrait Photography course, photographer Krishna VR shares some simple tips for doing one’s own make-up. The expert explains how she has learned different techniques online. In this lesson, she advises how to match skin color and avoid a lengthy post-production process.

  • 5 Free Classes in Food Photography
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    5 Free Classes in Food Photography

    Available for a limited time only, these classes will show you how to take great photographs of your favorite recipes A quick scroll on Instagram proves that food photography has made a big impact on social media. You’ll also see how difficult it is to stand out amongst the sea of images that have been hashtagged with popular categories like #foodporn. When going up against this strong competition, it’s a good idea to learn from the best: from coming up with a concept to setting up lighting. These five free classes are an invitation into the exciting world of food styling and the range of skills you can master. Free Class: Set and Lighting A photography set is where the magic begins, and creating it, of course, has its secrets. In this class from the course Food Photography Basic Techniques, commercial photographer Ernesto López explains how to create a workspace that helps you concentrate on your creative process. He will also teach you how to control light so that your photographs look great from the get-go. In summary, you will learn how to assemble a set and will discover the basic knowledge you need to take a spectacular photograph.

  • 5 Free Classes: Tips for Packing Your Craft or Handmade Pieces
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    5 Free Classes: Tips for Packing Your Craft or Handmade Pieces

    Craft and DIY professionals show you how to keep your creations safe during transfers If you love creating with your hands, you will know how fragile some of your most beloved pieces can be. This is especially true when you work, for example, with ceramics. However, the transfer of our creations is inevitable: either by the same creative process or because we want to put the objects in circulation, there is a moment when we will have to expose them. These 5 free classes allow you to discover how to protect and transport your pieces without unnecessary risks and taking care of every last detail. Learn from the experience of the experts. To watch each class, just click on its red title. Enjoy!

  • 5 Free Classes on Decoration and Interior Design That You Should Try

    5 Free Classes on Decoration and Interior Design That You Should Try

    Get started in interior design and decoration with these 5 experts and renovate any space Decoration and interior design are two creative disciplines that will allow you to reflect your own style (or that of your client) in any space. Discover basic tips and put them into practice to create spectacular projects. To watch each class, just click on its red title. Enjoy!

  • 5 Free Classes to Master the Brush Pen for Perfectionists

    5 Free Classes to Master the Brush Pen for Perfectionists

    Learn with 5 experts to master this tool to create attractive compositions For all the letters and drawing lovers, brush pen calligraphy is an extremely stimulating activity. Almost like an extension of your hand, it allows you to create beautiful lines for compositions that can be used in different projects, from those of personal expression, to those of design or brand identity. Learn the basics of the brush pen calligraphy with five experts and get to work right away. To watch each class, just click on its red title. Enjoy!

  • 5 Free Classes For Taking Creative Photos and Videos At Home
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    5 Free Classes For Taking Creative Photos and Videos At Home

    Learn from the experts how to create spectacular photos with the resources you have at hand The time when high-impact photography necessarily required expensive equipment or a professional set is long gone. With the help of these 5 experts, you can simply use your mobile (or use that old SLR camera that you may not use) to create photo and video projects that reflect your personal style, and all from the comfort of your own home! To watch each class, just click on its red title. Enjoy!

  • 5 Free Classes to Learn UX Design for Beginners
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    5 Free Classes to Learn UX Design for Beginners

    Get started in UX design and get to know the world of digital usability One of the biggest trends in web design, whether for websites or for apps, is UX design, our user experience design. This simply means that all design decisions are made with the users' needs at the center. These 5 experts in UX design will help you to discover basic principles of this discipline to make your digital projects have a high impact. To watch each class, just click on its title in red. Enjoy!

  • 5 Free Classes to Learn How to Make a Mood Board
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    5 Free Classes to Learn How to Make a Mood Board

    Learn to plan your creative projects like an expert with these lessons For any type of creative discipline, the planning and conceptualization of ideas is an essential moment in the development of projects. In these cases, the mood board is your best ally. By learning to make yours, you will be able to have visibility of your ideas and translate them in an orderly manner. Below 5 creative experts in different disciplines share with you practical advice to create your own mood boards. To watch each class, just click on its red title. Enjoy!

  • 5 Free Classes to Learn How to Create Color Palettes for Watercolor Painting
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    5 Free Classes to Learn How to Create Color Palettes for Watercolor Painting

    Discover how to create color palettes that reflect your style with these 5 watercolor experts If you are thinking of getting started in watercolor painting, or if you already practice it and want to perfect your technique, these lessons will be very useful for you. Learn to choose the best colors for your illustration, to change colors, and recreate those that you observe in nature. To watch each class, just click on its red title. Enjoy!

  • Learn to Unlock Your Creativity for Free Drawing with Puño
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    Learn to Unlock Your Creativity for Free Drawing with Puño

    For 48 hours only, access this course for free to improve your drawing skills It doesn't matter where your skill level is at: if you like to draw and you still find it difficult to master elements such as color, shadow, perspective or proportion, this course is for you. Illustrator and educator Puño (@puno) is dedicated to teaching people who believe they would never be able to draw just that. He has perfected a teaching method by which, through simple and fun exercises, he will get your hand going and your mind to work, unlocking your creativity.

  • 5 Free Classes to Explore New Watercolor Techniques: From Beginner to Advanced
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    5 Free Classes to Explore New Watercolor Techniques: From Beginner to Advanced

    Practice with simple exercises to perfect your watercolor painting and illustration techniques Watercolor painting is one of the best ways to get into both illustration and painting, due to the nobility of the material. Unlike other methods, learning to expect unexpected results will mitigate your fear of making mistakes and encourage you to practice more and more. Learn from these 5 expert watercolor illustrators and painters with exercises that will improve your technique right away. To watch each lesson, just click on its title in red. Enjoy!

  • Creating a Digital Pen for Lettering Projects

    Creating a Digital Pen for Lettering Projects

    Sindy Ethel explains how to create a digital pen to work on Photoshop as you would with regular pens Using an ordinary Photoshop brush for your lettering projects can be the right tool to create neon, monoline, or other effects with few variations in the stroke. However, Sindy Ethel (@sindyethel) explains how to create a digital pen for lettering projects on Adobe Photoshop, that much more suitable for those occasions when we are looking for a more organic and similar effect to the one we could achieve with drawing and writing tools such as fountain pens or bird feathers.

  • 10 Free Design and Branding Classes for Non-Designers Who Want to Relaunch a Brand
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    10 Free Design and Branding Classes for Non-Designers Who Want to Relaunch a Brand

    Learn branding and identity tips from experts in design and creativity So that you do not hesitate and start working on that creative project you have in mind, we compiled these lessons for you that you can enjoy for free for a limited time. Join ten experts in different branches of design and creativity to discover best practices and tips to launch or renew a brand and achieve the greatest impact. To view each class, just click on its title in red. Enjoy!