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Learn AI image and video creation,
one skill at a time.

Start with the basics

A creative worktable with photographic studies and a sketchbook — Ideas take shape here.

Free, public lessonsPractical guides. Annotated screenshots.Explore learning paths

Find your next skill

Choose a skill you want to build.

Six Academy categories

A creative desk with a sketchbook, reference prints and a laptop

Getting started

Your first steps in Tong.

A sculptural cobalt glass vessel and lavender flower on limestone

AI image creation

Turn written ideas into images.

An unbranded perfume bottle in a studio and a leafy sunlit setting

Image editing

Make precise changes to your images.

A cyclist moving through a rain-damp city at dusk

AI video creation & editing

Create, edit and direct moving images.

The same fictional curly-haired filmmaker in three different settings

Character consistency

Create a character you can reuse.

A handcrafted fox and bird in three sequential forest story moments

Film maker

Build a story across multiple scenes.

Learning paths

Follow step-by-step projects to build real skills.

All learning paths

A blue ceramic house beside a pencil and a finished photograph

Beginner · 5 guides

Your first creation

Get comfortable with Tong, create an image and save your work.

A ruby glass skincare jar with a silver lid on charcoal rock

Intermediate · 4 guides

Create a product ad

Build product imagery, bring it to life and assemble a short cut.

A copper-haired creator filming an object in a sunlit workspace

Beginner · 4 guides

Make a social video

Choose a format, direct a short clip and keep the result ready to share.

Two clay explorers crossing a rope bridge in a miniature canyon

Advanced · 7 guides

Tell a character story

Prepare a character, plan scenes and direct a finished story.

A painted paper kite above an indigo landscape

Intermediate · 4 guides

Work with a LoRA

Understand compatibility, choose an entry and direct image or video output.

Find a tool. Learn the flow.

Every guide is free to read. Open the tool when you’re ready to try it.

48 guides · 6 topics

Getting started

Your first steps in Tong.

AI image creation

Turn written ideas into images.

Image editing

Make precise changes to your images.

AI video creation & editing

Create, edit and direct moving images.

Character consistency

Create a character you can reuse.

Film maker

Build a story across multiple scenes.