Skillshare is an international online learning platform that has been running since 2010. Its catalogue is built around short, practical classes taught by working professionals — designers, illustrators, photographers, videographers and entrepreneurs. The format is project-based: instead of long lectures, students produce a piece of work and share it with the community.
What Skillshare offers
- Creative fields come first — illustration, graphic design, Procreate, photography, video editing and animation. Business and productivity classes exist, but the core of the catalogue is creative.
- Classes are taught by practitioners — many instructors are working designers and artists rather than career lecturers. Every class comes with a hands-on project.
- Subscription instead of per-course purchases — a single payment unlocks the entire Premium catalogue rather than one course.
- Some classes are free — you can judge the teaching style and the level of the instructors before paying anything.
- Everything is in English — this is the main limitation. There is no localised interface, and subtitles are not available for every class.
Current offers
30% off an annual membership
- ✅ Promo code: aff30d21
- ✅ Valid on the annual Skillshare Premium membership
- 📅 Validity: no expiry date
- 🔁 Applied at checkout — open the page with the discount active
Skillshare also offers new users a free trial period. The platform changes its length from time to time — promotional materials currently quote anything from two weeks to a month — so it is worth checking the actual terms at the point of signing up.