Painting Courses
Painting courses can help you learn foundational techniques such as color theory, brushwork, layering, and composition. You can build skills in observing form, mixing pigments, and developing different painting styles across subjects. Many courses introduce materials, digital tools, or studio practices that support experimenting with textures, refining details, and creating expressive visual work.
Popular Painting Courses and Certifications
Status: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Graphical Tools, Creativity
Status: NewStatus: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Firefly, Photo Editing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Generative AI, AI Workflows, Creative Design
Status: NewStatus: PreviewMichigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Video Editing, Creative Thinking, Multimedia, Cognitive flexibility, Photo Editing, Music, Storytelling, Brainstorming, Critical Thinking, Aesthetics, Systems Thinking, Communication
Status: FreeSkills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Color Theory, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Logo Design, Typography, Adobe Creative Cloud, File Management
Status: Free TrialCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Cinematography, Videography, Video Production, Storyboarding, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Editing, Design Elements And Principles, Storytelling, Creativity
Status: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Creativity
Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Productivity Software, Telecommuting, Virtual Teams, Team Building, Organizational Skills, User Accounts, Brainstorming, Data Visualization, Data Sharing, Business Strategy
Status: NewStatus: PreviewUniversity of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Visual Design, Design, Media and Communications, Color Theory, Art History, Typography, Creativity, Psychology
Status: PreviewThe University of Tokyo
Skills you'll gain: Photography, Art History, Aesthetics, Cultural Diversity, Storytelling
Status: NewStatus: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Color Matching, Cinematography
Status: Free TrialAdobe
Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Color Theory, Typography, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Graphics Software, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design, Adobe Creative Cloud, Design Elements And Principles, Digital Design, Generative AI, Creativity
Status: Free TrialThe Museum of Modern Art
Skills you'll gain: Art History, Liberal Arts, Aesthetics, Creativity, Cultural Diversity, Storytelling, Social Impact, Design
In summary, here are 10 of our most popular painting courses
- How to Draw: A Beginner’s Guide Pt 3 – Drawing in Practice: Skillshare
- Mastering Adobe Photoshop CC: Retouching & AI Tools: Skillshare
- Interdisciplinarity in Thought and Practice: Michigan State University
- Adobe Illustrator for Beginners: Create Vector Artwork: Coursera
- The Art of Filmmaking: Composition and Moving Image : California Institute of the Arts
- How to Draw: A Beginner’s Guide Pt 1 – Basic Shapes: Skillshare
- Get started with Mural: Coursera
- Elements and Principles of Visual Communication: University of Colorado Boulder
- Words Spun Out of Images: Visual and Literary Culture in Nineteenth Century Japan: The University of Tokyo
- Color Grading: An Absolute Beginner's Crash Course: Skillshare
