Unit 1Getting Started
2 lessons1 Week
Getting Started
 Week 1
Lesson 1
Course Goals, Project Overview, & Sharing Artwork
Review a breakdown of the upcoming Lessons and overall goals of the course. You'll also learn how to gain peer feedback and share your artwork by posting on our collaborative art gallery.
Lesson 2
Procreate App Basics + Adding Color Palettes
Learn some Procreate App Basics and how to add the class color palettes onto your Procreate app.
Unit 2Let's Doodle!
2 lessons1 Week
Let's Doodle!
 Week 1
Lesson 3
Painting in Procreate
Follow along as I show you how to draw and doodle on top of a photograph using the Procreate app. This can be a really fun and no-pressure way to get comfortable drawing digitally and begin playing around with the app.
Lesson 4
Color Exploration
Learn how to use different Procreate app functions to make color adjustments to specific parts of your doodle illustration, or your illustration as a whole! Explore endless color possibilities + learn how to export and share your final illustrations.
Unit 3Tropical Leaves
3 lessons1 Week
Tropical Leaves
 Week 2
Lesson 5
Plan & Sketch
Get ready to create luscious and vibrant tropical leaf illustrations! In the first lesson for our Tropical Leaves project, you’ll learn how to use a reference photo to sketch and plan out your illustration.
Lesson 6
Let’s Paint
Follow along to paint the base layer of color for your Tropical Leaf project. Learn Procreate app functions like opacity, ColorDrop, threshold, adding details, and more.
Lesson 7
Add Depth & Shading
Learn how to use Clipping Masks in Procreate to add shadows, highlights, and texture to your artwork to really make it pop! + Add even more visual interest with a textured background.
Unit 4Fun with Symmetry
4 lessons1 Week
Fun with Symmetry
 Week 3
Lesson 8
Radial Symmetry - MANDALA
Learn how to use Drawing Guides and the Drawing Assist tool to create a mandala illustration with RADIAL symmetry.
Lesson 9
Circles & Lines - MANDALA
Learn how to use the Quick-Shape function to draw perfect circles to add to your Mandala illustration. + Learn how to draw perfectly straight lines in the Procreate app.
Lesson 10
Vertical Symmetry - INSECTS
In this lesson video, you’ll learn how to use Drawing Guides and the Drawing Assist tool to create an insect illustration with VERTICAL symmetry. Explore new brush techniques to obtain a hand-painted feel when drawing digitally, and learn how to use the Selections & Transform tools to rearrange elements to create a balanced composition.
Lesson 11
Watercolor Background - INSECTS
Learn how to create a watercolor background effect to add to your Insect illustration and add a paper texture background effect. Learn about Layer blend modes and how you ca use radial & vertical symmetry together to create more complex illustrations.
Unit 5Summer Citrus
4 lessons1 Week
Summer Citrus
 Week 4
Lesson 12
Plan & Sketch
It's time to combine all of the skills you've learned during the previous projects and create a Summer Citrus illustration. Start by sketching out a balanced layout for your composition. and learn what needs to be considered when creating balance in a design. + Learn new Selection & Transform techniques.
Lesson 13
Let’s Paint
Follow along to plan your color placement and then paint the base layer of color for your Summer Citrus project.
Lesson 14
Add Depth & Shading
Use Clipping Masks in Procreate to add dimension with shading, highlights, and texture to your fruits!
Lesson 15
Background & Foreground
Learn how to add more depth and visual interest to your illustration with a patterned background and foreground elements using past skills learned. + Learn how to use the Alpha lock function in Procreate.