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Paintable

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Price from$19.92/mo$30/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trialYes—
Open source——
WebYesYes
Plans published24
Spec score · Art Learning Apps7.6 (#11)7.5 (#13)

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Paintable

  • Digital Painting Academy — monthly$35 a month
  • Digital Painting Academy — annual$239 a year

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Schoolism

  • FreeFree
  • Lifetime Access (Facial Expressions course)$124.98, paid once
  • Schoolism subscription (shown on Facial Expressions course)$360 a year
  • LIVE Classes (Facial Expressions course)$1,098, paid once

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Schoolism

Schoolism is an online art school offering courses taught by industry professionals. Its catalog includes character design, storyboarding, digital painting, and 3D art. Prerecorded lectures can be replayed at the learner's own pace. The homepage says a yearly subscription unlocks 60+ courses and hundreds of hours of content, with new courses available to subscribers as they are added. LIVE Classes add weekly meetings, assignments, and personalized real-time instructor feedback over 6 to 12 weeks. For example, Facial Expressions has 9 lessons totaling 7 hours 46 minutes and is listed as 9 weeks long; its LIVE Class includes weekly Zoom meetings and a way to contact the instructor with questions. The course lists Adobe Photoshop and pencil and paper as required materials. The Facial Expressions subscription and lifetime options include assignments and peer feedback. The catalog also marks Digital Painting Fundamentals in Clip Studio Paint as free, with a Watch Free link. Listed prices include free tutorials and previews, lifetime access to Facial Expressions for $124.98, paid once, a Schoolism subscription at $360 a year, and its LIVE Class at $1,098, paid once.

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