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Drawing, colour, digital illustration, fashion and craft. Choose your next creative step and practise at your own pace.

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Arabic recordings available now. English recordings are coming soon for selected courses.

Fundamentals of Drawing Faces and Characters — illustrative course artworkNew · Fundamentals of Drawing Faces and Characters ↗

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Fundamentals of Drawing Faces and Characters — illustrative instructor and artwork
Arabic audio

New Drawing and painting

Fundamentals of Drawing Faces and Characters

With Mahmoud Al Khaled

Learn freehand drawing from scratch: faces, the human body and expressive characters. Build a face, explore different viewing angles, then bring your drawings to life with movement.

29 lessons5 chapters
Completion certificateDigital teacher support
122 USD61 USD50% off
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Drawing and Colouring for Children — illustrative instructor and artwork
Arabic audioEnglish audioComing soon

Art for children

Drawing and Colouring for Children

With Majada Al Shouli

Explore drawing, colour mixing and observation through simple shapes, still lifes and landscapes, with practical exercises for young artists.

83 lessons12 chapters
Completion certificateDigital teacher support
122 USD61 USD50% off
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Oil Painting — illustrative instructor and artwork
Arabic audioEnglish audioComing soon

Drawing and painting

Oil Painting

With Hassan Wael

Discover oil colour, mixing and painting techniques through practical studies, an eye painting and extended portrait projects.

56 lessons6 chapters
Completion certificateDigital teacher support
160 USD80 USD50% off
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Fashion Drawing and Design — illustrative instructor and artwork
Arabic audioEnglish audioComing soon

Fashion and style

Fashion Drawing and Design

With Narjis Al Ibrahimi

Draw fashion figures, explore skin tones and colour relationships, and represent fabrics, patterns and garment details on paper.

21 lessons4 chapters
Completion certificateDigital teacher support
132 USD66 USD50% off
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Pencil Shading — illustrative instructor and artwork
Arabic audioEnglish audioComing soon

Drawing and painting

Pencil Shading

With Hassan Wael

Develop control of graphite values through shading exercises, facial features, portraits, still lifes and landscapes.

47 lessons8 chapters
Completion certificateDigital teacher support
116 USD58 USD50% off
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Fundamentals of Anime Drawing — illustrative instructor and artwork
Arabic audioEnglish audioComing soon

Illustration and anime

Fundamentals of Anime Drawing

With Rania Al Chakouch

Draw anime faces, expressions and bodies from different views, then explore Chibi characters, shading and colouring.

24 lessons6 chapters
Completion certificateDigital teacher support
96 USD48 USD50% off
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Digital Drawing with Clip Studio Paint — illustrative instructor and artwork
Arabic audioEnglish audioComing soon

Digital art and design

Digital Drawing with Clip Studio Paint

With Rania Al Chakouch

Set up Clip Studio Paint, develop clean line art and build a digital illustration through colour, backgrounds and lighting.

20 lessons4 chapters
Completion certificateDigital teacher support
112 USD56 USD50% off
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Arabic Calligraphy: Naskh Script — illustrative instructor and artwork
Arabic audio

Crafts and calligraphy

Arabic Calligraphy: Naskh Script

With Othman Al Kurdi

Discover Naskh calligraphy through pen control, letter groups, proportions and a complete sentence exercise.

16 lessons5 chapters
Completion certificateDigital teacher support
80 USD40 USD50% off
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Charcoal Drawing — illustrative instructor and artwork
Arabic audioEnglish audioComing soon

Drawing and painting

Charcoal Drawing

With Anda Sari

Explore charcoal tools and tonal methods through a detailed eye study, portrait demonstrations and an older-face portrait.

34 lessons4 chapters
Completion certificateDigital teacher support
144 USD72 USD50% off
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Design with Adobe Illustrator — illustrative instructor and artwork
Arabic audio

Digital art and design

Design with Adobe Illustrator

With Diaa Mousa

Learn Illustrator tools and vector drawing through logos, business cards, patterns, illustrations and print-design exercises.

29 lessons6 chapters
Completion certificateDigital teacher support
106 USD53 USD50% off
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Design with Adobe Photoshop — illustrative instructor and artwork
Arabic audioEnglish audioComing soon

Digital art and design

Design with Adobe Photoshop

With Diaa Mousa

Explore Photoshop tools, masks, retouching, colour correction and compositing through practical image-editing projects.

17 lessons5 chapters
Completion certificateDigital teacher support
100 USD50 USD50% off
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Embroidery and Crochet — illustrative instructor and artwork
Arabic audio

Crafts and calligraphy

Embroidery and Crochet

With Noor Al Iman

Begin with crochet tools and stitches, then practise the magic ring, granny squares and a crochet-bag project.

10 lessons4 chapters
Completion certificateDigital teacher support
84 USD42 USD50% off
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Comics and Storyboarding — illustrative instructor and artwork
Arabic audio

Illustration and anime

Comics and Storyboarding

With Taghreed Jaafar

Translate a story into visual sequences using camera angles, camera movement, scene drawing and storyboard colouring.

19 lessons4 chapters
Completion certificateDigital teacher support
90 USD45 USD50% off
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Fashion and Personal Styling — illustrative instructor and artwork
Arabic audio

Fashion and style

Fashion and Personal Styling

With Narjis Al Ibrahimi

Explore colour, proportions, clothing combinations and accessories to develop a more considered personal-styling approach.

21 lessons4 chapters
Completion certificateDigital teacher support
74 USD37 USD50% off
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Paper Quilling — illustrative instructor and artwork
Arabic audio

Crafts and calligraphy

Paper Quilling

With Senaaz Ashi

Turn paper strips into decorative forms through flower, butterfly, letter and heart projects.

22 lessons5 chapters
Completion certificateDigital teacher support
68 USD34 USD50% off
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