This fun, interactive, casual ongoing weekly class will give you the prompts, step-by-step instruction and support you are looking for to become an illustrator! 

This class is designed to get learners familiar with seeing basic shapes and lines in our referneces, then adding detail, nuance and style. 

✨ 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!

✨  All learners have the opportunity to get feedback and guidance from me! 

✨ This Beginner 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 beginner drawing fundamentals. Beginner 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! 

✨ 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 lerners who are becoming more familiar with Procreate’s tools and their drawing can continue to practice and get more proficient before moving onto the next class!

✨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!

✅ 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 December 9: Harry Potter Pets & Creatures-devils snare, mandrake (requested)
Week of December 16: Cluck Avengers or Ratatouille (villain backstory) (requested)
Week of December 23: Japanese Dragons (Tallulah’s references-requested!)
Week of December 30: Ship of Fools or Just Shapes and Beats-boss battle, long live the new fresh (requested)
Week of January 6: Capibara or Gravity Falls (requested)
Week of January 13: Care Bears or Snowflakes (requested)
Week of January 20: Amphibea or a Bumblebee (requested)
Week of January 27: Make a brush & settings (color dynamics, shape, texture and more) (requested)
Week of February 3: Claire's cat, Hunter! (requested)
Week of February 10: Eden's Chihuahuas!  Skye and Lumen (requested)
Week of February 17: Baby snake or blue cat (requested)
Week of February 24: Avatar the Last AirBender or cactus (requested)
Week of March 3: Dandy's World or Centaur World (requested)
Week of March 10: My Little Pony Gen 4 or Hands, wrists, elbows (requested)
Week of March 17: How to Train Your Dragon (requested)
Week of March 24: DND Birds or Half Human-Half Cat/Dragon (requested)
Week of March 31: Fabulous Beasts  (requested)
Week of April 7: Sprout, June's chicken or Olivia Rodrigo (requested)
Week of April 14: Human gestures or hands or eyes (requested)
Week of April 21: Moo Deng the Hippo or Dandy’s World (requested)
Week of April 28: Crap Taxidermy Book or Tacos (requested)
Week of May 12: Pony or Minecraft (requested)
Week of May 19: Ember graphic novel or Disco dragon (requested)
Week of May 26: Invader Zim from Anarya or Unicorn with a floatie (requested)
Week of June 2: Wallace & Grommet or Shopkins (requested)
Week of June 9: Roblox (any) or Gotcha Life 2 (requested)
Week of June 16: Gravity Falls or Avatar Last Airbender (requested)
Week of June 23: Kitsune or Wolfblood the show (requested)
Week of June 30: Loud House or 
Week of July 7:

***SUMMER BREAK! Tentatively between July 11-August 4, 2025. Dates will be finalized by late-May!***

Week of August 4:
Week of August 11:
Week of August 18:
Week of August 25:
Week of September 1:


⏰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!