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AIU Online
At American InterContinental University Online (AIU Online), you can get your Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Visual Communication, Business Administration, Criminal Justice or BBAs in Accounting and Finance, Marketing, Healthcare Management, Management or Human Resources as well as Associate Degrees in Business or IT quickly and conveniently.

  • Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Visual Communication
    The AIU Online Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Visual Communication is offered to students with an interest in pursuing careers as web designers, animators, graphic designers, computer - based training developers and Flash animators. The accelerated program begins with a foundation in design principles and then applies advanced techniques in the latest software such as Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator Flash and Pagemaker.
All required graphics software is included in the cost of the course materials providing students with the training to effectively pursue their chosen career upon completion of the degree.

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Penn Foster Career School
Established in 1890, Penn Foster Career School is one of the oldest and largest distance learning institutions in the world. Students can study online, in print, or a combination of each - you decide which method best suits your learning style. Earn your artist diploma with the following program:
  • Artist Program
    Discover your artistic talent! Learn to capture the beauty you see or turn your imaginings into paintings and drawings. Paint with oils, watercolors, pastels, pen and ink, or whatever medium you prefer. Create art for your own satisfaction or sell your artwork. This program includes details on color theory, portraits, watercolors, cartooning, and much more.
Penn Foster is fully accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), Washington, D.C. As an Authorized Provider of continuing education and training programs by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), you can earn CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for Penn Foster courses completed.


All Penn Foster programs are affiliated with DANTES, which qualifies U.S. military personnel for tuition reimbursement, and many programs are approved for U.S. Armed Forces veterans training benefits.

Penn Foster offers easy, monthly payments with 0% financing.

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Ellis College
Ellis College, a branch of New York Institute of Technology, offers associate, bachelor's, and undergraduate certificate programs in over 30 disciplines of study, including Health Care Administration, Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Interdisciplinary Studies, and more. All programs feature flexible class schedules designed to fit the schedules of adult working professionals.
  • A.A.S. - Communication Arts
    The communication arts degree program is designed to prepare you to become part of the rapidly evolving communications industry. Ellis College's online program combines required core courses in the liberal arts and sciences, with courses that promote critical thinking and communications skills, with an eye toward the diverse field of communications media.This communication arts program leads to the Associate's in Applied Science degree. The Associate's degree provides a strong basis for you to continue your communications studies as a primary concentration in the Bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Ellis College is an academic division of NYIT, which is accredited by Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.


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The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division, a division of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, is proud to offer you a variety of unique design programs offered totally online. As an Interactive Media Design or Graphic Design student you now have the opportunity learn the process of design -- from the basics to completed projects.
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Media Arts & Animation
    Bachelor of Science Degree in Media Arts & Animation
    The Media Arts & Animation program begins with a foundation in drawing, color, character design and computer applications. Under the guidance of an industry-experienced faculty, students will examine advanced 2-D and 3-D animation principles as well as story development, background design, scenic layout and special effects. Students will work with program specific software such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, and Discreet's 3D Studio Max. At graduation, students will have an individualized digital portfolio to showcase their creative skills in traditional and digital 2-D and 3-D techniques and abilities. Entry-level opportunities exist for Media Art & Animation graduates in computer generated lighting, compositing and rendering, as storyboard artist; texture artist; computer modeler; computer-generated special effects artist; broadcast graphic artist; background painter, forensic artist and video post-production artist.
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division is a division of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, which is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS).


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Westwood College
Westwood College Online is the Online college program of Westwood College, a successful, growing organization of postsecondary learning institutions that offer hands-on, career-focused educational programs. Westwood College Online's primary goal is to prepare students for rewarding jobs in high-demand careers.
  • Bachelor of Science in Animation
    The art of animation has propelled the entertainment industry for decades. And now animation has become an important element of many Web sites and other commercial applications. This program will give you hands-on experience on the same equipment used by professionals as well as a portfolio of work that will help you get a job after graduation.
Westwood College - Denver North is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT).


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Sessions.edu
The first accredited online design school, Session.edu offers dozens of online courses in web design, web development, multimedia, digital design and new media marketing. Training is instructor-led and available whenever you wish to learn. Session.edu's courses integrate theory, practice and related software applications and run on a continual basis. Sessions.edu offers a wide variety of certificates, course packages and individual courses.

Online digital design and art certificates include:
  • Graphic Design Certificate
  • Graphic Design Advanced Certificate
  • Graphic Design Masters Certificate
  • Web Design Certificate
  • Web Design Advanced Certificate
  • Web Design Masters Certificate
  • Digital Arts Certificate
  • Digital Arts Advanced Certificate
  • Digital Arts Masters Certificate
  • Multimedia Certificate
  • Multimedia Advanced Certificate
  • Multimedia Masters Certificate
  • Business Marketing Certificate
  • Business Marketing Advanced Certificate
  • Business Marketing Masters Certificate
Sessions.edu is the only nationally accredited fully online school of design. Sessions.edu is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) in Washington, DC and is the first online school licensed by the State of New York Department of Education.

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E-Learn.co.uk
Perfect for those with experience in painting and those that are just beginning - learn the techniques of painting complex photographic prints with the following online art class:
  • Art of Combining Photography and Painting

Conduct all class activities from any location in the world with only a standard web browser! Be able to quickly access your course material online, learning at your own pace, and choosing your own method of learning. Work online or print out course materials and start on a new educational experience.

Upon completion of the course a Certificate in the Art of Combining Photography and Painting will be awarded.

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Animation Artist Online Tutorials
Lots of goodies here for anyone interested in animation art, plus free online tutorials in animation using trueSpace 4.x; LightWave 3D and Photoshop 5.0.

ArmChairPaintClasses.com
ArmChairPaintClasses offers self-study classes and live online workshops using interactive chalkboards. On this award winning site you can learn tips and techniques to improve your painting.

Artistic Purr-Suits Online Painting Classes
Artistic Purr-Suits offers online painting classes that teach you how to paint realistic animals in acrylic. The classes include very detailed step by step instructions on painting animals in acrylics, using a wet palette - one of the secrets of getting soft realistic fur. Painting classes are suitable for an intermediate acrylic painter or a beginner with some experience with acrylics. Once you learn a few techniques, you will be on your way to painting all kinds of furry animals. Course fee includes unlimited access for 4 weeks, down-loadable instructions so you can work off-line, and email support.

ArtSchool Online at WetCanvas
Free online art lessons and instruction in a wide variety of art education topics are offered at ArtSchool Online. Here's a few of the many courses offered:
  • Landscapes
  • Portraiture
  • Acrylics
  • Digital Art
  • Basic Drawing
  • Oil Painting
  • Pastels
  • Watercolor
You'll also enjoy access to the staff collections of tips, techniques and special lessons.

Art Lessons from the Magic of Painting
Free online art lessons and tutorials are available at the Magic of Painting. The art instruction is broken down into the following categories:
  • Aerial Perspective
  • Color
  • Transparency
  • Light and Shade
  • Drawing Texture Design
  • Analysis
  • Practical Application
And once you've finished with the basics, carry on to the Advanced Art Lessons where you'll find another large collection of free online lessons.

Art Studio Chalkboard
An excellent information resource for artists and art students, the Art Studio Chalkboard is a collection of articles and online tutorials featuring the technical fundamentals of perspective, shading, colour and painting: from the colour wheel and mixing colour to how to stretch a canvas and prepare for painting; from composition models to greyscale value to linear and atmospheric perspective. Also visit the Figure Drawing Lab for lessons on drawing the human form.

Artyfactory
Artyfactory is a free online workshop for artists of any age and any skill level. Currently offered are comprehensive courses on Ancient Egyptian Art, African Mask Design and Pencil Portraiture. Each workshop has an interactive quiz or games associated with its theme.

Cays Art
Cays Art offers the online workshop "Portraits of Children". This interactive course involves written lessons and photo demonstrations on a website accompanied by evaluations of the student's work as it is submitted by the student through digital images sent via email.

Chantal's Stained Glass
Free stained glass patterns, stained glass design tutorials, completed stained glass pieces for sale and more! Introduce yourself to the bright, colorful, and beautiful world of stained glass art.

Chinese Painting
'Water-ink Painting' is being reinstated as the general term for Chinese painting in consideration of its medium used as well as a scientific term. On this free online site, Mr. Cheong Thye-Ming teaches you how to create a water-ink painting through illustrationsw which indicate particular elements of method or technique.

Computer Scrapbooking 101
PrincessCrafts.com offers an online Computer Scrapbooking 101 Digital Scrapbook Course. Created to be the first digital scrapbook site to provide everything the beginning scrapbooker needs to get started for only the cost of their time.

Cyber Art Learning
Cyber Art Learning offers online interactive art lessons that are taught in modules that consist of dividing the landscape into separate elements: trees, water, skies, rocks, mountains hills and terrain. This site provides live video demos, reference photos, advice on planning your own paintings, downloadable lessons and tutorials, and more.

Drawing in One-Point Perspective
Created by Harold Olejarz, these free online interactive tutorials provide step-by-step instructions on how to draw in one-point perspective.

Fountain Studio
Ellen Fountain, N.W.S. offers free tips, demos and "tricks" for painting with watercolor and watermedia on this award winning site.

HomeSchoolArts.com
HomeSchoolArts.com is a free visual arts lesson site offering lessons in Pen & Ink, Pencil/Graphite, Color Pencil, Perspective, Watercolor, Pastel, and more.

How to Combine Photography & Painting
"How to combine photography & painting" is a course in six parts delivered to you via email. Lessons incorporate images, and begin with the very basics of combining photography and painting. A compact camera is all that is required together with materials - paints, photographic paper etc. There is no expensive equipment involved. Taught by Kathleen Notman, an artist with the philosophy that emotions have shapes and colors. This course is aimed at teaching you new skills, and new ways of looking at the world.

John Lovett Watercolor Instruction
John Lovett is a professional Australian artist working in oil, watercolour and mixed media. At the site you'll find tutorials, painting techniques and methods and information on art materials. Topics include: Palette, Paint, Paper, Pastels, Ink, Water, Brushes, Sketchbooks as well as detailed lesson plans. Updated regularly with watercolour and mixed media instructions and notes on design and colour.

Kinderart
Kinderart offers free online art lessons in the following topics: architecture, art book, artists/art history, bulletin boards, crafty ideas, cross curriculum, drama, drawing, folk art, multicultural, painting, printmaking, recycling, seasonal, sculpture and textiles.

Larry's Toon Institute
At Larry's Toon Institute you can learn the secrets of Classical Animation and Cartoon Character Development from a former Disney Institute animator with almost 25 years professional experience. Lesson plans include:
  • Basic Head Construction I and II
  • Character Construction
  • Bouncing Ball
  • How to "Thumbnail" a Scene
  • Time to Animate

The Paint Basket
The Paint Basket offers free online art lessons in oils, watercolor, pastels and more. Free tutorials include painting cosmos flowers, visualising abstract paintings and painting wild waves. Sign up for a painting holiday in South Africa.

Painting on Location - Free Online Course
Don Jusko has created this comprehensive resource for learning how to paint on location. You'll find free online courses in colour, painting and colour/painting history plus a ton of painting information and resources - excellent site!

Peter Woolley - Watercolour Artist
Registered visitors to the Peter Woolley Website are given free access to his On-line Watercolour Workshop featuring on-going virtual workshop exercises where visitors are invited to submit their own contributions, downloadable Step-by-step demonstrations and videos, a monthly newsletter containing hints and tips, and an artists' forum.

Online Lessons in Sign Painting
Learn2PaintSigns.com offers a series of online visual art lessons and courses, designed to teach you the basic art of hand painted lettering. It will enable you to develop extraordinary hand and eye coordination, produce incredible sign and vehicle graphics and lots more. The lessons are led by Derek Nicholas, a Professional Sign painter since 1977. In this series of online lessons you will be instructed on how to create hand-painted lettering like the pros. You will learn the basic art of hand painted lettering, with on-screen video demonstrations of each technique, for a detailed view of how it is done. Visit the site for sample lessons and detailed descriptions of topics covered.

Online Art Demos
Online Art Demos helps you learn to paint online with free detailed step by step painting demos featuring landscapes and wildlife art. You'll also find a section on painting basics.

OnlineArtClass.com
OnlineArtClass.com offers art courses online for children, parents or anyone interested in learning art and creativity. Learn how to draw many subjects, including dinosaurs, people, animals, birds, marine life, transport, insects, cartoons and more.

Sanders Studios Oil Painting Tutorials
Fine art painting tutorials online with instructions and techniques for use with the indirect oil painting method. Also design choices and modern artist supplies and techniques for applying indirect painting.

Sanford ArtEdventures
Sanford ArtEdventures offers free online lessons in how to create art, study art, play art games and teach art.

Toad Hollow Studio
Toad Hollow Studio offers drawing lessons as both free online tutorials and fee-based downloadable PDF files. All lessons at Toad Hollow Studio are created by fine artist Carol Rosinki out of the love of drawing and teaching. Topics covered include: Choosing Paper; Skill Building Exercises; Fur Workshop; Using Your Camera; and Layer Technique.

Van Gogh at Etten - Sketches and Billboards
Van Gogh at Etten is another beautifully designed site from Thinkquest.org. It focuses on the famous artist Vincent van Gogh, especially about the time he lived in Etten, a small village in the south of The Netherlands, where he started his career as an artist. You can view a timeline of the life of van Gogh - with its many ups and downs, peruse the gallery of sketches and paintings, and even take a free online drawing course.

Watercolor Tutorials and How-to Articles
Visit Watercolor-online.com for an informative selection of articles and tutorials. Here's some topics available: "Make Your Watercolors Look Professional", "The Difference Between Mixing and Visual Complements", "How to Paint Backward", "Facts About Watercolor Palettes" and a "Step by Step Watercolor Demo".

Wooden Palette Gallery
The Wooden Palette Gallery offers the online program "How to Draw Pencil Portraits". This is a 90 page tutorial designed in flash to teach both the beginner and advanced student how to draw photo realistic drawings.

World of Watercolor
Penny Soto is a professional watercolor painter offering free online lessons in watercolor painting.

Art History and Art Appreciation

Atlantic Cape Community College
Atlantic Cape Community College offers the following art courses online:
  • Art Appreciation - This 3-credit course is a survey aimed at developing appreciation and use of art criticism of the visual arts.
  • Art History I - This 3-credit course is a multi-mediated lecture survey of the world’s art chronologically from prehistoric times to the beginning of the 14th century.

Art History Resources
Chris Witcombe's compilation of art history resources by era, plus large selection of web museum links.

Commentary on Art
An online course offered by the Pennsylvania State University, Commentary on Art is a credit course and is an introduction to writing about art in an informed, personal, critical way.The course duration is 4 months and a new session begins every month.

Mother of All Art History Links
Art history research resources, online exhibits, visual collections, online art, online museums and much more.

Required Reading

  • ArtTalk - free monthly newsletter featuring art materials plus art tips and techniques.
  • World of Watercolor Online Magazine - Visit this online magazine for articles on motivation, art technique and information, workshops and lessons, artist sites, galleries and more.

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Media Arts & Animation

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Online Design Certificates

E-Learn.co.uk
Online painting course



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