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Kickstart your Creativity with Procreate

  • Course
  • 40 Lessons

Do you want to live a more creative life? Do you have a new iPad (or one collecting dust in a drawer) and are curious about how to use it for making art? Are you ready to build a consistent creative practice and tap into your artistic potential? Then it's time to Kickstart your Creativity with Procreate!

Buy the Kickstart Series or join the club below to start creating!

Kickstart Vol.2 is HERE!

Kickstart Your Creativity with Procreate Vol. 2 has arrived! Get ready to learn new skills and take your art to the next level!

Learn about Kickstart Vol.2

There's never been a better time to join!

By becoming a member, you're putting your creativity as a top priority. Art Makers who choose the annual membership will enjoy a discount for going all in and investing in their happiness. I can't wait for you to experience all the benefits the club has to offer you!

  • $180/yr

Art Maker's Club - Annual Subscription

Commit to a year of creativity and save $60 — like getting 3 months free! Build lasting skills, explore inspiring projects, and enjoy the momentum that comes from creating all year long.
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  • $20/mo

Art Maker's Club - Monthly Subscription

Get full access to tutorials, brushes, and the community with the flexibility to join month-to-month. Perfect if you want to explore Art Maker’s Club before going all in.
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We'll start at the very beginning by first introducing you to the popular drawing and painting app, Procreate. I'll guide you through the app's most essential features, then we'll jump into drawing! Over the next four weeks, you'll complete 20 mini-tutorials that focus on different subject matter themes, including food, plants, animals, and objects. Each week, you'll have five short 15-20 minute drawing sessions to complete at your own pace.

In these lessons, I've designed easy and approachable drawings to help you build confidence and keep you motivated as you learn to use Procreate. By the end of the course, you'll have a gallery full of beautiful artwork that you've created, and you'll have gained valuable practice in digital art techniques, improving your drawing skills and training your hands and brain to make art. 

Skills You'll Learn

This class is perfect for the complete beginner or anyone who wants to rediscover their creativity. Here's just some of what we'll cover:
  • Learning the Procreate interface
  • Essential digital art skills like layers, masks, and blend modes
  • Choosing colors and working with brushes
  • Shortcuts to make finished art faster
  • Making the most of a single brush
  • Shading & lighting
  • Rendering basic textures
  • Creating multiple colorways
  • Making digital collage
  • Playing with patterns
  • Using fun Procreate features like symmetry and liquify
  • And even animation!

Comes with a Progress Tracker

I know how important it is to see your progress when building a new skill, so I made a handy Progress Tracker for you!

It's a Procreate file so it will be easy for you to add all your illustrations into it. This nifty tracker makes tracking your drawing progress super easy.

Contents

Introduction

Here are some things you'll need to know before you can dive in and get creating. Don't worry, this won't take long - after you learn these Procreate basics, you'll be drawing in no time!
Let's kickstart your creativity!
Class Project
Tools & Resources - Download your Progress Tracker
Custom Canvas Template
Procreate Interface Tour
How to Export your Work
Progress Tracker

Week One: Food

We're kicking off our illustration journey by drawing one of the most popular subjects of all time: food! In this section, I'll show you how to draw five different foods all while teaching you some of Procreate's most essential features. Grab your Apple Pencil and iPad because we're about to create some tasty works of art!
Welcome to Food Week
No.1 - Orange
No.2 - Pear
No.3 - Fried Egg
No.4 - Pizza
No.5 - Donut
Week One - Reflect & Share
What's Coming in Week 2

Week Two: Plants

It's time for week two of this course, and we will be drawing plants! Plants are, by nature, organic shapes and thus a very forgiving subject for drawing. This week we are really going to get to know blend modes while building upon skills from week one and introducing some new ones!
Welcome to Plants Week
No.6 - Monstera Leaf
No.7 - Cactus
No.8 - Poppy
No.9 - Acorn
No.10 - Mushrooms
Week Two - Reflect & Share
What's coming in Week 3

Week Three: Animals

It's time for week three and we are drawing animals! No need to get intimidated - we'll be keeping things simple. This week you'll build upon your skills while exploring visual style. You also get to know new Procreate tools like smudge, filters, symmetry, and layer masks!
Welcome to Animals Week
No.11 - Snake
No.12 - Bird
No.13 - Fish
No.14 - Butterfly
No.15 - Mouse
Week Three - Reflect & Share
What's Coming in Week 4

Week Four: Objects

It's time for week four - our final week of this course. We are drawing objects! This week we'll focus on some essential drawing skills such as proportions, construction, and composition. You'll also be learning how to make simple animations in Procreate! 
Welcome to Objects Week
No. 16 - Socks
No. 17 - Alarm Clock
No. 18 - Camera
No. 19 - Ukulele
No. 20 - Art Supplies
Week Four - Reflect & Share

Beyond Kickstart your Creativity

Now that you've completed the course, you might be wondering...where do you go from here?
What's Next...
Keep Creating...take Kickstart your Creativity Vol. 2!

Meet your Teacher Lisa Bardot!

Lisa Bardot is an illustration artist, teacher, and all-around creative person. Her educational videos about drawing and illustration have been viewed millions of times, and she receives high praise for her thorough, concise, and fun teaching style. Additionally, she runs Making Art Everyday, providing drawing prompts and challenges to help people overcome creative fears and develop an art-making practice.
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