What Continuing Education Course for Painters

SMFA at Tufts Continuing Education

Fall Courses & Workshops Now Enrolling

Art education for every artist.

SMFA's Continuing Education courses, workshops, and certificates foster creative exploration for individuals at every stage of their artistic journey—from novices ready to learn the fundamentals of visual expression to seasoned artists in search of master-level techniques or exposure to new materials and techniques.

Browse a variety of courses and workshops by day, or by semester, explore our certificate programs and programs for pre-college and high school students, or consider one of our upcoming winter session workshops.

Faculty Expertise

• Tap into the experience, knowledge, and expertise of practicing artist/faculty members
• Study and create alongside artists whose work can be found in collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, whose illustrations appear in The Boston Globe and in books acclaimed by The New York Times

Studio Resources

• Access the classroom and studio spaces of a top tier art school and give yourself the space to create and grow
• Our courses span access to Mac Labs, painting and drawing studios, animation studios, printmaking studios, as well as the W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library

Creative Community

• Join a community of makers and find inspiration among fellow students and faculty
• Sit in class with dentists, teachers, marketers, painters, designers, and doctors, and see your own work in a new way
• Walk the art-covered halls of the SMFA for daily inspiration, or attend a gallery or exhibition opening to network and nourish your practice

Virtual Experiences

• Bring all the SMFA has to offer right to your doorstep!
• Sharpen your design skills, learn to launch a business, dive into a new painting technique, or connect with creative classmates and mentors from your home studio
• Wherever you may be, bring your art practice along for the ride with online art opportunities

Fall Term Highlights Enrolling Now

3D Modeling

Instructor: Brad Lei
Online Asynchronous | Nov 1 - Dec 12, 2022

Using open-source software Blender, students learn to create custom models for video, gaming, and VR. Focus is on building custom objects, environments, and characters to be used inside a Unity VR project. Principles of 3D sculpting, 3D animation, basic rigging, UV mapping, custom materials and textures, low- and high-poly models, file formats, and importing/exporting.

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Digital Painting: Introduction

Instructor: Erling Saevarsson
On-Campus | Oct 20 - Nov 10, 2022

In this class, students will focus on the nuts and bolts of making a mark using digital painting software such as Photoshop and Procreate. Through step by step, in-class exercises and homework assignments we will learn all the joys of digital painting. Lectures will cover features such as: keyboard shortcuts, choosing and creating brushes, blending modes, layer effects and filters and smart objects and all the things you need to know to take your first steps in digital painting.

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Freelancing 101 for Creatives

Instructor: To be announced!
In-Person | Nov 7 - 12, 2022

Launching a freelance career in art and design can be intimidating. It's hard to know where to start with so many opportunities and challenges to navigate. Freelancing 101 breaks it down into five P's— planning, portfolios, promotion, pricing, and protection — and shares strategies and tools to tackle them one at a time. We'll cover the basics of how to showcase your work, select a portfolio platform, network, and — yes — actually earn a living as a creative professional. Along the way, we'll discuss real-world topics like contracts and intellectual property, choosing printers, and even how to set up your own custom email address. This three-night workshop gives you what you need to get out there and start getting noticed. Participants are encouraged to bring their self-promotional materials -- anything from finished pieces to sketches and wish lists -- for a group portfolio and logo review.

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SMFA Continuing Education - Certificate Programs

Certificate in Virtual Reality

NEW - The certificate in Virtual Reality brings a flexible, intensive, skills-oriented program to students and professionals interested in the intersection of art and technology. Through six short online asynchronous courses, students are given the skills to tackle virtual reality environment design for application in a variety of fields.

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Certificate in Graphic Design

The certificate in Graphic Design provides you with the practical and theoretical skills of a design professional. Throughout the program you will learn from a team of faculty with extensive teaching experience and recognition in their field.

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Certificate in Illustration

The certificate in Illustration provides you with a solid foundation for creating illustrations, learning illustrative techniques, and understanding an illustrator's creative process.

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My photography professor, Joanna Tam, helped me not only learn the technical skills of digital photography, but also she fostered my conceptual development as an artist, challenging and elevating my work.

Photography - Student, 2020

You have a 360 range of motion creating digitally now, and I think that makes for really rich digital atmospheres and worlds

Bella Kiser, SMFA at Tufts BFA+BS Alum

Robert Siegelman's approach of confidence, play and experimentation is exactly what I need right now. Helping me lean into my own ideas, and also stretch my awareness both through seeing a huge variety of work and by communicating with the other students in the class. His stressing a daily practice is also life changing.

Mixed Media Drawing - Student, 2020

You have a 360 range of motion creating digitally now, and I think that makes for really rich digital atmospheres and worlds

Bella Kiser, SMFA alumni, reflecting on virtual reality and art

Billy is great. He is clearly knowledgeable about VR and Unity, and has a very relaxed manner in his introduction videos. He is very detailed and articulate in his demonstration videos as well, taking the students step-by-step through the process. He is very responsive via email and via the discussion boards and is available every week for office hours. During office hours he is patient and clear and helpful.

SMFA Virtual Reality Certificate Student

Having been a graphic designer for many years, I'd taken my first painting class in 2015. When I returned to Boston I knew I wanted to continue developing as a painter, and hoped I'd find a good instructor. I looked at the SMFA course descriptions, enrolled in Elaine's class, and quickly knew that I had hit the jackpot.

Advanced Painting Student

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