Welcome to my studio! I’m so glad you’re here!

This live level 1 class is a fun, interactive, casual space where we create digital art together step-by-step in the app Procreate each week. This class is designed to get students thinking through how to see like an artist, breaking down references into basic shapes and lines, then adding detail, nuance and style. 

✨ This Level 1 class was created for students new to Procreate, or who need to move a bit slower through step-by-step instruction, or who need some time building drawing fundamentals. Level 1 moves at a slow pace so students can build confidence without getting overwhelmed, which helps them feel excitement and pride for their art work! Please contact me if you're not sure of your level! 

✨ We practice and discuss the process of art making, from fundamentals like line, shape, value and color, to connecting over what we love, what we struggle with, how to persevere through doubt and disappointment in our art making and ultimately learn how to trust the process and develop trust in our intuition.

✨ We have time to share work and connect over shared interests at the beginning and end of each class! Students do not have to share and it’s never a big deal to pass. Chatting and sharing happen mostly at the beginning and end of class, with the majority of time in the middle spent on step-by-step focused work.

✨ We focus on learning and process—most classes will not end with a “finished” piece. Instead, students will build and practice the tools and techniques needed to continue with the piece between classes!

✨ You can join anytime with no experience necessary. We work step-by-step each class to begin to create something new in Procreate so beginners can follow along, while more advanced students can work at their own pace, modify and enhance their prompt with feedback and guidance from me! 

✨Students who want to take even more classes with me, look for one of my self-paced classes to get started! https://outschool.com/classes/4e448664-e6dc-4d6a-8a2c-f0aa08c16445/schedule

✨ Many of my students stay with me for years, and when they age out of this group at level 2, I encourage you to join my teen group of the same name :)

✨✨  I teach this class to ages 8-13 for level 1 and level 2, and to ages 13-18. Not sure where your student should be? I'm very flexible about ages in my classes. Students who start with me in the younger group tend to chat and be silly more, have cameras on more, and share more of their opinions during class! If you have an older student who is into this vibe--they are welcome in my younger group! Students who start in my older group tend to be very friendly and some share a lot but overall the vibe is more focused on the work & skill building, more cameras tend to stay off, but many students still share their work at the end of each class. If you have a younger student who wants to move at a faster pace, has advanced skills and wants this vibe, they are welcome in the older group! Send me a message and we can talk about it!

✅ Procreate Skills:
👉🏼 layers                           👉🏼 color selection
👉🏼 opacity                         👉🏼 color palettes 
👉🏼 selection tool              👉🏼 transform tools
👉🏼 drawing guides           👉🏼 drop fills
👉🏼 animation                    👉🏼 quick shapes
👉🏼 brushes                       👉🏼 textures
👉🏼 saving files                  👉🏼 file size/DPI/resolution
👉🏼 and so much more!

✅ Artist Skills:
👉🏼 color theory                 👉🏼 line
👉🏼 light & shadow            👉🏼 shape
👉🏼 composition                👉🏼 gradients
👉🏼 textures with               👉🏼 SEEing
       multiple brushes        👉🏼 simplifying/stylizing
👉🏼 value                            👉🏼 gesture
👉🏼 sketching loose          👉🏼 mood
👉🏼 trusting instincts        👉🏼 expanding interests
👉🏼 failure=growth            👉🏼 experimenting
👉🏼 and so much more!

✨ This class is collaborative--I want to know what you love to make art about? What do you want to get better at? What do you think of the illustration world/design world? What do you want to know about having a job as an illustrator? I will find a way to incorporate all ideas into classes (as long as they are age-appropriate 😉 :)

✨ Over time, my classes give students the skills and confidence they need to draw and paint anything, anywhere, anytime, and the intuition to create from inside, not for trends.

🏳️‍🌈✊🏽 ✨This is an inclusive, anti-racist, LGBTQIA+ safe space where every member can feel empowered to be themselves and create art that reflects the world they dream about! • No previous experience is necessary. Bring your ideas and an open mind! • Classes may run up to ten minutes late depending on sharing, learner questions and discussion. • Mics ON is allowed and encouraged (assuming no background noise-in which case just mute while not talking)!

TOPICS SCHEDULE:
(Almost all topics are student-driven requests at this point. So sometimes our topics might change, as I make an effort to combine requests as best I can so we can get through more of them faster! Feel free to message me to confirm topics)


Week of October 7: Moomin Valley landscapes (requested)
Week of October 14: Peacock with tail feathers up or horse gestures (requested) 
Week of October 21: Powerpuff Girl or kawai cows (requested)
Week of October 28: Detailed dress with person in it or One-Object Show (requested)
Week of November 4: The Masked Singer costumes (requested)
Week of November 11: Owl House or Sister’s 8 Books (requested)
Week of November 18: Pusheen the Cat or Wish (requested)
Week of November 25: Owl or Brown Teddy Bear (requested)
Week of December 2: Bob’s Burgers or 5 Worlds (requested)
Week of December 9: Harry Potter Pets & Creatures-devils snare, mandrake (requested)
Week of December 16: Senshi and other characters from Dungeon Meshi
Week of December 23: Cluck Avengers or Ratatouille (villain backstory) (requested)
Week of December 30: Japanese Dragons (Tallulah’s references-requested!)
Week of January 6: Ship of Fools or Just Shapes and Beats-boss battle, long live the new fresh (requested)
Week of January 13: Capibara or Gravity Falls (requested)
Week of January 20:  Care Bears or Snowflakes (requested)
Week of January 27: Amphibea or a Bumblebee (requested)
Week of February 3: Make your own brush (requested)
Week of February 10: Claire's cat, Hunter! (requested)
Week of February 17: Eden's Chihuahuas!  Skye and Lumen (requested)
Week of February 24: Baby snake or blue cat (requested)
Week of March 3: Avatar the Last AirBender or cactus (requested)
Week of March 10: Dandy's World or Centaur World (requested)
Week of March 17: My Little Pony Gen 4 or Hands (requested)
Week of March 24: How to Train Your Dragon or Splatoon (requested)
Week of March 31: DND Bird Race or Half Human-Half Cat or Dragon (requested)
Week of April 7: Fabulous Beasts or Elbows and wrists (requested)
Week of April 14: Sprout, June's chicken or Olivia Rodrigo (requested)
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⏰Please note that there may be some weeks *off* throughout the year. 

❤️ Self-Paced Classes: If live classes don’t fit your schedule, you want more time for each project, or you simply want MORE of this class: please consider taking my self-paced classes. Self-paced classes are pre-recorded versions of this same class, with step-by-step instruction on making art from references, and you can watch them at your own pace! I plan to continue to build my library of self-paced classes, so send me your topic requests, follow me and check back often!