Adult courses to build foundational skills
Kick off your creative journey with RISD Continuing Education this spring! Beginner courses for adults in drawing, design, color, and digital tools are the perfect place to start building your foundation:
- Design I & Design II
- Drawing Fundamentals I & Drawing Fundamentals II
- Digital Design Fundamentals
- Applied Color
These courses make up the core curriculum of each RISD CE online certificate, and provide necessary building blocks for any future art and design practice. Not ready to commit to a certificate? Each course can also be taken on its own to support your own unique creative and educational goals.
Pursue your passion with a CE certificate
What can you expect from RISD CE online certificate programs? Certificates are:
- Flexible: Accommodate both your learning interests and schedule
- Robust: Provide immersive, studio based learning that is current, relevant and integrally connected to the creative economy.
- Impactful: Equip students with skills, confidence, proficiency and real-world experience.
With no entry requirements, these non-credit online certificates allow you to learn with motivated peers to develop your portfolio, broaden existing skills, explore a new career path or life pursuit, or start your own business—and build the network that will help you do it.
Ready to explore a more focused subject area? Check out our introductory courses to explore your creative interests or dive deeper into a certificate of your choice.
Get started by enrolling in your first course today! If you have any questions about our courses or certificate programs, contact RISD Continuing Education at risdce@risd.edu or 401 454-6200.