Learn The Art of Digital Painting

Take your digital paintings to the next level with one of our courses!

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Premium Courses

Advanced Hair Techniques

Add personality to your characters by learning how to paint ANY hairstyle–from straight, wavy, to Afro! Add micro details and light effects for that extra dimension.

Incredible Details: Paint Striking Skin & Eye Details

Details make the difference between a plain and striking portrait. Learn how to paint the iris, freckles, pores, and other subtle details that catch our attention!

How to Design & Paint Mythical Dragons

Take your first steps to becoming a fantasy concept artist! Paint the ultimate fantasy creature, and get tricks for painting any imaginary subject.

I learned even more than I expected about sketches, values, lighting, blending, color harmony and even texturing and stylization! In fact, I learned more in two months of Assignments than in three years in my art school!

And to finish, I found the most important things as a student: the team spirit with all the students of the group, and the motivation given by the teachers."

Seb Molard

3D Artist

Techniques for Foliage: Trees, Leaves & Logs

Create awesome environment paintings by learning how to paint trees, leaves, and logs. Learn how to portray depth with light, shadow, and blur.

Awesome Anatomy: Master Portrait Anatomy

Master anatomy by by going beyond skin-deep. Understand bone structure and muscle movement; and learn to apply them when painting body parts.

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Masterclasses

Illustration From Imagination

The Digital Painting Academy has a self-directed format, and while that works well for many students, we’ve also made a way for those who want more structure, accountability, and one-on-one feedback.

Illustration for Imagination is an intensive bootcamp and mentorship program that can help you launch your digital painting career in just 6 weeks. At IFI, our experienced instructors share their best tricks, while assessing your progress in every step of the way.

The program covers everything you need to know to launch your art career, from art fundamentals, pro-level painting tips, and even practical advice for starting your freelance art career.

If you’ve always dreamt of becoming a professional, self-made illustrator, then this program is exactly what you need. Join our waiting list today!

Join 4500+ Happy Students in the Academy:

I got more out of this than I did for a full-semester class at university and didn't have to take out a loan to do it. The videos are amazing and in-depth, and the structure of the class is perfectly paced to take you through the process of painting a portrait without overwhelming you.

Jennifer Deweese

Graphic Designer

I love the site and can't begin to tell you what a difference it's made for me (I went from 'I have an art degree' being the funniest joke I could tell to actually making work that looks good)

Sami Yuhas

Writer

I feel far more comfortable with digital painting now. I don't struggle with smooth blending and I've learnt lots of easy tips and tricks that make it easy to fix mistakes or to really push the drawing to the next level. Basically, I've learnt how to use technology efficiently to create beautiful paintings.

Salwa

Designer