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Skillshare courses worth your time

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Graphic Design8/10

Graphic Design Basics: Core Principles for Visual Design

Two working design directors show you exactly how five principles built a real layout

Ellen Lupton·36 min

Illustration & Drawing8/10

Intro to Procreate: Illustrating on the iPad

A working artist's real Procreate workflow, taught tool by tool, gesture by gesture.

Brooke Glaser·118 min

Illustration & Drawing8/10

Basic Skills / Getting Started with Drawing

A working teacher of 20 years distils drawing into repeatable, physical techniques, not talent.

Brent Eviston·261 min

Graphic Design8/10

Typography That Works: Typographic Composition and Fonts

A working designer explains why type choice, spacing, and structure change a card's mood

Ellen Lupton·35 min

Video & Animation8/10

YouTube Success: Script, Shoot & Edit with MKBHD

Watch MKBHD build a real review video start to finish, no theory, just his actual process

Marques Brownlee·73 min

Business & Marketing8/10

Introduction to SEO: Tactics and Strategy for Entrepreneurs

A Moz co-founder explains SEO strategy tied to real business goals, not tricks.

Rand Fishkin·90 min

Graphic Design8/10

Demystifying Graphic Design: How Posters Work

A museum curator breaks down six repeatable design moves behind iconic movie posters

Ellen Lupton·64 min

Writing8/10

Creative Writing: Crafting Personal Essays with Impact

Roxane Gay distills essay craft into questions any writer can act on immediately

Roxane Gay·61 min

Illustration & Drawing8/10

Modern Calligraphy: 4 Easy Steps to Go From Beginner to Brush Lettering Pro

Learn Peggy Dean's four-corner letter-structure formula that makes brush lettering consistent instead of guesswork

Peggy Dean·108 min

Illustration & Drawing8/10

Start Drawing: Techniques for Pencil Portraits

Learn measurable face proportions and pencil plane-shading, taught with genuine rigor and precision.

Gabrielle Brickey·71 min

Graphic Design8/10

Logotype Masterclass with Jessica Hische

Learn Jessica Hische's own logotype critique checklist through real client rebrands like MailChimp and Jeni's.

Jessica Hische·92 min

Food & Drink8/10

From Plant to Cup: Brew an Amazing Cup of Coffee

A world-class barista's exact recipe, measured by weight, ready in under an hour

Michael Phillips·58 min

Illustration & Drawing8/10

Magical Pen & Ink Illustration / Drawing & Illustrating Practices in Ink for Beginners

Every ink tool compared side by side, with the shading and texture techniques that actually make illustrations pop.

Yasmina Creates·28 min

Graphic Design8/10

Dynamic Brand Identity: Designing Logos That Evolve

Paula Scher walks through 20 years of real branding decisions, not abstract theory

Paula Scher·71 min

Illustration & Drawing8/10

ODD BODIES: Illustrating Expressive, Stylized People

A working illustrator's actual principles and exercises for developing a stylized figure style

Tom Froese·144 min

Illustration & Drawing8/10

Form & Space / 3D Drawing & Perspective

Learn the three primitive volumes and perspective rules every complex form is built from

Brent Eviston·165 min

Illustration & Drawing8/10

Making Your First Zine: From Idea to Illustration

A working professor's zine method: fold, cut, collage, and start making today

Kate Bingaman-Burt·46 min

Illustration & Drawing8/10

Dynamic Mark Making / Drawing with Expression & Creativity

Learn how line quality alone can make a drawing feel alive and expressive

Brent Eviston·90 min

Illustration & Drawing8/10

Drawing and Painting Portraits: A Guide for Artists

Breaks down head anatomy into three named professional systems for structuring believable, three-dimensional portraits.

Gabrielle Brickey·139 min

Illustration & Drawing8/10

28-Day Drawing Challenge: Anatomy for Illustration and Comics

Jazza breaks intimidating anatomy charts into simple blockable shapes anyone can copy immediately

Josiah (Jazza) Brooks·152 min

Other8/10

Hand Sewing Basics: Work Wonders with Fabric, Needle & Thread

A dress historian teaches sewing that outlasts the sewing machine itself.

Bernadette Banner·68 min

Graphic Design8/10

Illustrator Secrets: 5 Techniques to Add Realism to Your Work

Five real production techniques for making flat vector art look three-dimensional fast

DKNG Studios·40 min

Illustration & Drawing8/10

Painting Light and Shadow: The Basics for Portraits and Characters

Learn to see and reproduce real lighting patterns on faces, not guess at shading

Gabrielle Brickey·101 min

Illustration & Drawing8/10

Drawing People in Procreate: Stylized Character Illustration for Beginners

Turns any human figure into simple shapes, taught head to toe with no faces required.

Iva Mikles·137 min