15 Best Painting Courses Online
We compared 15 Painting courses currently listed on Udemy, International Open Academy and Coursera, priced from $19.99 to $199.99. 1 comes from a named university or institution, including The University of Tokyo. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 15
- Price range
- $19.99 – $199.99
- Providers
- Udemy, International Open Academy, Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Udemy, International Open Academy, Coursera, matched to "painting" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $19.99 to $199.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Art for Beginners: Drawing & Painting With Bold Color
Important Notice: This course is intended to be purchased by a parent or guardian. Adult supervision is recommended. Per Udemy’s Policy: Those under 18 may use the services only if a parent or guardian opens their accoun...
$29.99listed price -
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Ultimate Drawing and Painting Course for Kids
Ultimate Drawing and Painting Course for Kids course is well designed by our highly experienced art mentor. Learn under the guidance of India's Most famous Art Guru Dasji Purushottam. This course is highly recommended fo...
$79.99listed price -
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Protective Coating and Painting Corrosion Control
Unprotected steel in the atmosphere, in water and in soil is subject to corrosion that may lead to damage. Therefore, to avoid corrosion damage, steel structures are normally protected to withstand the corrosion stresses...
$24.99listed price -
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STRESS buster. Basics watercolour painting from a PRO artist
A CONSISTENT WINNER.NEW Bonus lecture, check out the contentsUPDATED 2025ALSO, essential assignment, is really helping people understand how the paints work. I'm getting great feedback.REVIEW:'I loved the fact that...
$199.99listed price -
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How to Draw Portraits - Artistic Drawing and Painting
Explore the techniques of drawing and painting realistic portraits in this comprehensive course. Learn how to depict people professionally and efficiently using various methodologies and techniques. The course covers the...
$19.99listed price -
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Drawing and Painting the Female Nude
Learn to sketch and paint the enticing Female Nude form!Drawing and painting a human figure has always been a difficult but gratifying challenge for artists of all levels. Nudes have been the subject of interest for ages...
$19.99listed price -
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How to Paint Juicy Fruits! Loose Gouache Painting Guide
Let's have some fun working loose with gouache (you can also follow with acrylic or acrylic gouache paint) to paint some juicy fruits using some awesome techniques! In this class I will teach you the basics of light and...
$19.99listed price -
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Start Watercolor Painting
Paint your first work of art, This watercolor painting course is all you need to paint skies, seas, trees and figures, and start your own wonderful art collection. Sign up
$24.99listed price -
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Words Spun Out of Images: Visual and Literary Culture in Nineteenth Century Japan
Offered by The University of Tokyo
This course explores how Japanese painters, poets, novelists, and photographers of the nineteenth century collaborated to depict 'real life,' a practice distinct from their European contemporaries. Learners will gain a c...
$49.00listed price -
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The Complete ProCreate Masterclass Course
With regular updates and a thriving community, this course will turn your iPad into the most powerful drawing and painting tool on earth, using Procreate and Apple Pencil! Live drawing and painting demonstrations enhance...
$189.99listed price -
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Mastering Brushstrokes - Part 1
"This is the best online course I've ever taken. Jill has provided general and detailed information in a way that is easily understood and clearly defined." - Rebecca S."I feel like I learned more watching and listening...
$64.99listed price -
12
Learn Krita 5 with simple Exercises: Beginner Digital Art
Welcome to the Krita 5.0 Basics Course - Digital Art for absolute beginners!If you want to start making digital art, the free software Krita is probably the best choice out there.It has everything you need to create digi...
$49.99listed price -
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Master Watercolor Techniques And Paint Stunning Landscapes
*** Last Update: 30 Jan 2019 : 4 Watercolor Landscape Demo Videos added as BONUS content ***Painting with watercolors is easy if you know the right techniques. It's a unique medium that needs minimal supplies and can pro...
$59.99listed price -
14
Sculptris Pour Tous
Sculptris: Avec ce logiciel, vous allez découvrir ou redécouvrir le plaisir de modeler vos formes, comme vous faisiez lorsque vous jouiez avec de la pâte à modeler étant petit.Cette outil est juste un petit bijou qui va...
$29.99listed price -
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Mastering Mickey Mouse Nail Art: From Sketch to Nails
Only this month - get a discount for that course! Use coupon:89826F17019F2E5B8A37This course is for Mastering Mickey Mouse Nail Art - From Sketch to Stunning Nails.Unleash your creativity and take your nail art skills to...
$19.99listed price
Best Painting Courses Online compared
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 15 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $199.99, with the middle of the range around $29.99 — a spread of $180.00. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Udemy, International Open Academy and Coursera. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 1 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including The University of Tokyo — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 18 September 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.