We unpacked
the time capsule
from 2020
Brought back prices from 6 years ago.
Only this spring.
Skills Up School since 2013
We've been teaching those for 13 years,
who really wants to draw
From the first sketches to studio portfolios, there are always hands—on curators and a warm community where it's not a big deal to make mistakes.
in the international art industry
students have been trained
They are studying right now
We hired our graduates
Directions
Not sure where to start?
Start with the direction.
Start hereAuthor: Natalia Evdokimova01 · Direction
Drawing
From basics to portrait
Curators
Anastasiya Patrina, Anton Korostov and others .
Develop a skillAuthor: Yuri Trofimov02 · Direction
2D graphics
From characters to concept art
Curators
Sergey Schastnyy, Rinat Khabirov and others .
Author: Maxim Sherstyuk03 · Direction
3D graphics
From the first forms to the 3D character
Tutor
Sergey Meshcheryakov
Author: Daria Urazina04 · Direction
Digital painting
From color to expressive works
Curators
Anastasiya Patrina, Azat Nurgaleev
Events
Don't study
alone
Streams every Friday and long marathons — live practice next to the curator, analysis of works and answers to questions.
Every Friday · 19:30 МСК
В гостях у Азата
Live broadcast with Azat: audience reviews, answers to questions and prize draws for participants.
Live · the marathon is underwayApr 28 — Jun 23
Человек. От портрета до фигуры
Обучающий марафон по рисованию человека
Schedule
Is free
At first
try
Several courses to try out the format and decide if it's yours. All materials are open, curated inside the LMS.
They've already passed
1500+ students
Is freeBeginnerFree course «Basics of portrait
The free online course consists of one streaming lesson, where the curator shows the progress of working on a portrait step by step. During
Tutor
Rinat Khabirov
Is freeBeginnerFree course «First steps in game dev
На бесплатном онлайн-курсе вы сможете сделать свои первые шаги в 2D-графике и отрисовать три небольших проекта.
Is freeBeginnerFree course «Digital painting. Dive into illustration
On a free online course, you will learn the sequence of actions in work from a spot and master the basics of working in Photoshop or Procrea
Tutor
Anastasiya Patrina
Is freeBeginnerFree course «Drawing a person for beginners
On a free online course, you will study the anatomical features of the figure, work with the silhouette, proportions, find out where dynamic
Tutor
Azat Nurgaleev
Is freeBeginnerFree course "First Lessons of Magic 2D
Do you dream of creating magic? The free course "First Lessons of Magic 2D" will help you create a magic flask in Photoshop from scratch. In
Tutor
Rinat Khabirov
Team
Curators —
current artists
Everyone has years of practice and projects in major studios behind them.
Azat Nurgaleev
Artist, founder and ideologist of Skills Up School
Founder and ideologist of Skills Up School. Inspire bold experiments.
Works
Anastasiya Patrina
2D artist (illustrator)
The main thing is not to kill the desire to go further.
Works
Sergey Schastnyy
Character and monster concept artist
Drawing is not a goal, but a tool. Its task is to translate thought into form as quickly and accurately as possible.
Works
Graduate work
Students are visible
by works
Final works of graduates: concepts, illustrations, 3D scenes, sketches. Without retouching or filters.
In the collection
11 works'
What is available to the student
Everything is inside
one ecosystem
No need to jump between Google Doc, Telegram and Archive — all in one system.
Learning platform
Personal account
with lessons and personal information
Progress, video tutorials, attachments, chat with a supervisor, job review, and stream schedule — all in one office. Single sign-on with the website.
- ✓Lesson progress
- ✓Checking the DZ
- ✓Chat with a curator
- ✓Streams inside
The mobile app
iOS and Android
Learn on the road, on the couch, in a cafe. Push notifications about streaming and checking your personal data.
After the course
Graduate Certificate
It is generated automatically after protecting the final work. Download as PDF.
A private club
The club's video archive
Hundreds of hours of recorded streams and debriefings. Access is part of the school.
The community around the course
Chat groups and curator
Have your own course room inside the platform — share your work, discuss assignments, keep the rhythm together.
Library
Useful
materials
The latest from the art industry, tutorials and articles. Read between courses.
How to draw a crystal. Step-by-step guide for artists
Кристаллы всегда привлекают внимание своей уникальной формой, яркими цветами и магическим сиянием. Рисование таких элементов — это способ создать что-то действительно таинственное и добавить блеска в
Frontal perspective in drawing
Почти каждый, кто только начинает осваивать рисование, замечает одну и ту же проблему: их изображения выглядят слишком упрощёнными и «плоскими». Предметы словно приклеены к листу бумаги и не производя