Labor Day Sale 2026
45% off your first year.
Annual access to the full academy at the deepest pricing of the year outside Black Friday. Library and Library+ plans, first year only.
In their own words
The students who gave themselves the time
Members talk about what they came to learn, what they actually put in, and what changed in their work.
Library Annual
$441
$242.55
Save $345.45 over a year of monthly billing
- All On-Demand Courses
- All Learning Tracks
- Full Digital Campus Access
- Customized MasterPlan™
- Live Community Events
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Library+ Annual
$711
$391.05
Save $556.95 over a year of monthly billing
- Everything in Library
- Image Reference Library
- 3D Model Reference Library
- Rare Art Book Library
- Live Class Recordings
Included with both annual plans through Labor Day
3 NMA Tokens. NMA Tokens unlock personalized feedback from the NMA Feedback Team on assignments or your own work. The token bonus ends when Labor Day does.
Coupon laborday26 applies automatically at checkout.
Ends Monday September 7 at midnight Pacific.
The 45% discount applies to your first year. Your subscription renews at the standard annual rate ($441 Library / $711 Library+) after year one. Cancel anytime from your account.
What you can learn at NMA.
Drawing, painting, anatomy, illustration, sculpture, animation, and more, taught by instructors drawn from the most respected fine artists of our time to Disney's top animators. Click any tile to open the lightbox; use the arrow keys to scrub through.
Figure painting
Portrait painting
Illustration
Landscape
Comics & sequential
Sculpture
Animation
Entertainment design
3D modeling
Included with every annual plan
You start with a group, and you stay with it.
Annual plans include membership in the season's cohort, a group of artists who begin together and keep working alongside each other through the year.
Quarterly Check-ins
Four interactive live streams with the NMA team to keep your MasterPlan™ on track all year.
Liaison Office Hours
Monthly group sessions with NMA's Cohort Liaison for tips on planning, process, and persistence.
Cohort Community
A dedicated space on the NMA Digital Campus to share work, get feedback, and connect with fellow artists.
Exclusive Cohort Events
Live events and creative sessions hosted on the Digital Campus, just for cohort members.
- 60+
- Master instructors
- 3,000+
- Hours of instruction
- 15
- Years online
- 45%
- Off first year
Est. 2011
Labor Day 2026
What’s included
- Library & Library+
All courses, all tracks
All ten Learning Tracks: Figure Painting, Landscape Painting, Portrait Painting, Illustration, Entertainment Design, Comics Art, Animation, 3D Character Art, Sculpture and Carving. The full Library on demand, with a customized MasterPlan™ to anchor your year.
- Annual only
Cohort membership
A year of structure, community, and accountability built around your study. Annual plans include cohort membership at no additional cost.
- Library+ only
Library+ reference libraries
The Image Reference Library, 3D Model Reference Library, Rare Art Book Library, and Live Class DVR recordings. The full reference shelf of a working studio.
Glenn Vilppu
Animator and Educator, Disney, Marvel, Warner Bros.
Larissa Brown
Nickelodeon Character Designer, Illustrator, and Educator
Bill Perkins
Disney Art Director and Visual Development Expert
Renae Wang
LCAD Foundations Instructor and Oil Painter
Mark Westermoe
Movie Poster Illustrator, Braveheart, Total Recall, Home Alone
Juliette Aristides
Author, Classical Drawing Atelier
Karl Gnass
Storyboard Artist for Major Studios
Cornelia Hernes
Former Principal Instructor, The Florence Academy of Art
Iliya Mirochnik
Character Lead at ZA/UM, Award-Winning Portrait Artist
Portrait
Aliciane
Graphite
Landscape
Arch314
Oil
Portrait
Carolina
Oil
Hands and Controller
Dom
Oil
Botanical
Joe Rena
Oil
Portrait
Kaneki
Charcoal
Plaster Study
Kirsten
Charcoal
Peacock
Snailien
Watercolor
Interior
Tatiana
Oil
Hear From Our Students
The student experience
The student experience
Lydia
Kaneki
Natasha
Daisy
Donald
Wei
Prakash
Fine print
New students: the coupon applies automatically at checkout, no code to enter. Current monthly members: your upgrade is waiting on your My Plan page at the same 45%, with credit for the time you have already paid. Returning students: if your plan ended more than 90 days ago, this price is yours too, with nothing special to do. The coupon applies automatically at checkout, same as for a new student. Current annual members: this coupon does not apply to an active annual plan. Your My Plan page carries a multi-year rate lock instead, available now, at 35% for two years or 45% for three. The new term is added on to the time you have already paid for.
Labor Day pricing
Start Your Path to Mastery for $242.55
First-year annual access at the deepest pricing of 2026 outside of Black Friday. Renews at the standard rate after year one. Cancel anytime.
Coupon laborday26 is applied automatically at checkout.