LinkedIn Learning offers a wide range of different instructors, topics, and techniques related to both traditional and modern art of all kinds. The classes linked below on music, fashion design, art and more are just a sample of what LinkedIn offers!
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Beginner Level. Total class duration: 2h 50m. Taught in a user-friendly and songwriting-focused way, using both keyboard and guitar to demonstrate the techniques. Professional musician Julian Velard starts the course with the building…
Beginner + Intermediate Level. Total class duration: 1h 40m. In this course, instructor Eran Stern steps through taking an Illustrator template consisting of four pages and converting it to a series of short videos with After Effects.…
Beginner Level. Total class duration: 2h 24m. Focusing on shape, simplicity and structure, this class comes with one downloadable project files and includes eight quizzes. A preview at the beginning covers how to use the project file.…
Beginner Level. Total class duration: 2h 12m. A working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop is a must for anyone trying to jump-start a career in fashion. In this course, instructor Robin Schneider helps beginners get up to speed with this…
Beginner Level. Total class duration: 3h 14m. Using acrylics is the simplest and most effective way for an absolute beginner to learn how to paint successfully. Acrylics can be used in thin layers like watercolors, or in thicker, more…
Beginner Level. Total class duration: 1h 42m. Audacity is a free, open-source, multitrack audio editing application that can be used to record live audio, edit sound files, change the speed or pitch of a recording, and more. In this…
Beginner Level. Total class duration: 2h 44m. The Cinematography series with Bill Dill covers the basics you need to shoot a modern motion picture and tell stories in the most powerful way possible. Part 1 concentrates on narrative…
Intermediate Level. Total class duration: 3h 2m. Learn how to quickly capture the atmosphere and mood of a landscape like an artist, and take the next step from sketching at home to sketching outside. This course includes an introduction…
Intermediate Level. Total class duration: 1h 20m. Photographer, author, and educator Chris Orwig compares and contrasts wide-angle, "normal," and telephoto lenses, with the goal of helping you choose the right lens for both the subject of…
Beginner + Intermediate Level. Total class duration: 1h 22m. Explore creative video editing techniques with a comprehensive study that includes both artistic analysis and technical instruction. Senior staff instructor Ashley Kennedy begins…
Beginner Level. Total class duration: 29m 59s. When it comes to conveying a story visually to readers, comic book artists can learn a lot from examining how shots are filmed in movies and television. Although comic book panels aren't…
Intermediate Level. Total class duration: 3h 19m. In this course, multi-platinum producer, engineer, and mixer Brian Malouf demonstrates his hit-making mixing techniques. These lessons can be used on pop, jazz, country, folk, or any other…
