Creature Design Courses and Certifications

Creature Design and Sculpture for Film

A professional approach to creating fantasy and horror characters out of Sculpty clay

• Domestika
• 6 hours 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Robert Marzullo

How to Draw Wrinkles for Our Creature Designs

Learn techniques for drawing realistic wrinkles in creature designs, inspired by frog anatomy. Enhance your illustrations with detailed textures and refined sketches.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Robert Marzullo

Drawing a Creature Design with a Wacom Tablet

Learn digital creature design using a Wacom tablet and Clip Studio Paint. Explore sketching techniques and gain confidence with digital drawing tools to unleash your creativity.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Aaron's Design Class

Line to Detail - Part 2

Learn techniques for adding organic details to creature designs, focusing on placement and avoiding common pitfalls. Ideal for novice high school artists.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Proko

Drawing Dragons: Combining Real Animal Features for Fantasy Creatures

Learn to draw imaginative dragons by combining real reptile features. Discover techniques for simplifying shapes, modifying animal anatomy, and creating believable fantasy creatures in this inspiring art tutorial.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

SouthernGFX

Designing a Creature - From Sketch to Digital Art in Procreate

Explore creature design fundamentals through traditional sketching and digital tools like Procreate, following a professional artist's creative process from initial concept to digital refinement.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Worldbuilding Workshop: Writing Great Fantasy

1276 ratings at Udemy

Writing fantasy: The step-by-step method to writing a believable and compelling world that will enchant your readers

• Udemy
• 4 hours 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Ultimate Creature Design and Concept Art

618 ratings at Udemy

Learn to design captivating creatures for film and games, mastering anatomy, concept art techniques, and portfolio development to launch your career as a professional creature designer.

• Udemy
• 9 hours 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

3D Modeling & Animation with Maya

455 ratings at Udemy

Have fun creating anything you want in Maya. Create your own 3d worlds! Learn creature & character design/animation!

• Udemy
• 12 hours 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

How to Improve Your Creature Design Drawings - Step by Step

332 ratings at Udemy

Learn to Draw Amazing Creature Concepts with Confidence!

• Udemy
• 3-4 hours
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Character Concept Art & Design in Photoshop 2020

53 ratings at Udemy

Learn Concept Art and Design Amazing Characters using Photoshop

• Udemy
• 17 hours
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Ringling College of Art + Design

Visual Storytelling for Film and Video Games

1 review

Explore visual development essentials, from storytelling to character and environment design, enhancing your skills for animation, live action, and video game production.

• Kadenze
• 120 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

What Is Concept Art?

144 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Explore concept art—what it is, where it's used, and how to produce it—to give you a better understanding of the concept art world and the tools needed to succeed in it.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Character Illustration: Designing from Concept to Creature

Learn to design unique fictional creatures by combining real animal features, simplifying designs, and adding imaginative touches to bring your illustrations to life.

• Skillshare
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Drawing Sea Monsters: Exploring Creature Design

Explore creature design inspired by medieval sea monsters. Learn to create unique fantasy illustrations using history, metaphors, references, and artistic techniques.

• Skillshare
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available