Online Art & Interior Design Courses

Join an online art course or interior design course and learn how to paint or find your creative style with expert feedback from your tutor at every stage. All courses are online - so you can paint or design at times which work for you.

I would recommend this to someone wanting a glimpse into other artists processes and how they get to their final completed works.

Marni

Your art course includes:

An online classroom with up to 20 other student artists. Video tutorials led by an expert artist, while you paint alongside and demonstrate your new skills. Lifetime access to video tutorials, notes and your online classroom.

How it works:

Sign up and join the online class. Watch video tutorials led by our expert artists. Create your own artwork alongside your tutor as you learn. Chat to your fellow art students in your online classroom.

Peer or Expert option?

Peer level – Enjoy the benefits of group learning, share your ideas and chat directly to classmates. Expert level – Includes personal feedback on your artwork from your tutor with advice and tips.

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Online art & design courses – your questions answered

  • What's the difference between Expert or Peer options for art courses?

    At Peer and Expert level, you get access to the same core content and features:

    • Video lesson tutorials led by your tutor
    • Downloadable lesson notes
    • Option to practise what you learn with lesson assignments
    • Group learning within an online interactive classroom of up to 20 classmates
    • Lifetime access to videos, notes and classroom

    If you choose Expert level, you get all of the above plus the following:

    • Personal assignment feedback and advice from your tutor
    • Direct message your tutor with your questions
    • Certificate of completion
  • What is an online classroom?

    Our online classroom has been developed to allow you to learn from our experts in a sociable environment alongside up to 20 other art students.

    After each video tutorial led by your expert, you will be encouraged to practice what you have learned with optional art assignments. When you’ve completed the assignment take a photo of your work or write up the assignment and submit. Your work can be seen by the other students in your class, who are free to share their own thoughts and questions with you.

    We recommend you take part in class discussion where you can discuss your creative, design and artistic ideas, share experiences, ask questions, post images or work, and comment on each other’s assignments. It’s a great way to learn from an expert artist and also from people from all over the world who share your passion for art and painting.

    Our online art classrooms have been built to enhance group learning, which has been proved to improve the experience of studying and also how well you retain the knowledge.

  • When can I start my course and how long will it take?

    You can start your course any time within 12 months after receipt of your purchase confirmation email. Once you start, you’ll have lifetime access — meaning you can revisit the lesson videos and notes whenever you want.

    Our courses are designed so that you can study at your own pace, some prefer to binge learn while others like to spread their studying over a longer period of time - it’s completely up to you. To give you a rough time frame, each lesson video is approximately 30-40 minutes long, and we recommend that you spend around an hour on each assignment.

  • How often can I speak with the Expert?

    If you choose the Expert option, you will have one week per lesson to chat to your tutor and to have your assignments marked.

    To find out the length of each course, head to the art course page and look at the course outline to see how many lessons it contains. e.g. a four lesson course assumes that you will have completed the assignments within four weeks.

    Your tutor interaction period will start as soon as you enter the classroom. If you find that you are struggling to complete your artwork in the allocated time, just get in contact with one of the team via the chat icon at the bottom of the page and we will help you out.

Awards & Accreditations

  • CPD Accredited (provider 50276)
  • Good Web Guide
  • Red Herring Winner
  • Education Investor Awards 2021 - Finalist
  • Royal Horticultural Society
  • Digital Education Awards 2023 Winner for Digital Health and Wellbeing Learning Product of the Year
  • Digital Education Awards 2023 Winner for Adult Home Learning Product of the Year