A selection of 45 great lectures to help aspiring illustrators become true professionals.

In addition to lectures on mastering the basics of illustration: perspective, light, shadow and color, these lectures will answer questions about the commercial side of illustration, copyright and finding inspiration.

Volumetric painting tutorial in Photoshop

The basics of creating 3D graffiti

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj13RdH4fwM

From general to specific

Fundamentals of illustration

How to find time

Self-study

Perspective in plain language

Master class in digital drawing from Dmitry Vishnevsky

The basics of light and shadow. Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w95I7khmtD4

The basics of light and shadow. Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_Bj_7i_LSk

The basics of light and shadow. Part 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhMRB1n15nU

The basics of light and shadow. Part 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNfANnyx89o

The basics of light and shadow. Part 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlr1UShEVrE

Digital Drawing Course

A series of paid digital painting workshops for beginners by world renowned designer Mike Lim, also known as Daarken.

Introduction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pje_QvK26Fw

Shades of black and white

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRCqJLwCNF0

Still life. Shades

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeqCAopTxvM

Materials and textures

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O-25UoD7uQ

Draw metal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMKbbdXjk8Y

We draw trees. Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rLW3MNVxPQ

We draw trees. Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SKK8DiSEm8

Draw rocks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v3Ls4TJndw

Draw a still life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR1pgDfHCyc

How to paint light in Photoshop

Interview with illustrator: Anya Conservi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqYXNLjWwcI

Transferring the image to illustrations

Lecture on illustration

Honest fest. Full version of the lecture by Viktor Melamed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkY2uA9k2hk

Lecture on digital illustration

Commercial illustration fundamentals for the aspiring illustrator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf6eYpQ-qNo

Skill illustration

A selection of drawing lessons from Olesya Poplavskaya

Illustrator Olesya Poplavskaya shared her life hacks and secrets that she uses in her daily work as an illustrator.

Things that inspire me to paint

How to translate an idea into a drawing

Watercolor tutorial

Drawing tutorial

How to draw eyes

How to paint lips

Do’s and Don’ts when it comes to illustrations

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