Learn how to develop a unique, intuitive artistic style with Pam Garrison. In this four-part journey, Pam shares her approach to using "action and reaction" to create artwork in a sketchbook. Learn how to draw and doodle using your dominant and non-dominant hands and create backgrounds with collage and abstract brush strokes. You will continue to build on your backgrounds throughout the course, allowing each action to be inspired by your last. This class is truly an inspiration for anyone who feels they lack creativity, as Pam encourages everyone to find the artist within.

For beginning artists, nothing is more elusive than learning how to use simple lines to create dimensional artwork. In this class, artist and illustrator Molly Hatch starts at the very beginning, covering all of the elemental tools and materials you’ll need to get started, and demonstrating how simple lines can be used to create contoured shapes. From there, you’ll learn fundamental exercises for adding depth and dimension to line work. This course is designed to give you a basic understanding of line drawing that will serve as a foundation for all of your artistic endeavors.

Heather Ross’s philosophy is that everything begins with a simple idea and a sketch – and with enough practice, anyone can draw. In this three-part course, you will begin by learning how to draw everyday objects with pencil and paper, and then throughout the course you’ll learn how to render and add color to more complex shapes. By the end of the course, you’ll be drawing multi-faceted illustrations and learning how to think (and create) like an illustrator.

The habit of keeping a sketchbook is an important exercise, whether you are deepening your artistic practice or starting a brand new one. In this series, Lisa Congdon delves into her personal practice, sharing techniques that she employs in her own mixed media sketchbook. Best of all, you won’t be limited to one medium. Lisa explores ways to incorporate pen, watercolor, collage, brush pens, and more, allowing you to play with techniques that go beyond your comfort zone. As Lisa tells you “Just let go of the fear and dive in.”

Fabric designer and illustrator, Heather Ross, shares her approach to drawing ten everyday objects. No fuss, no overthinking, Heather encourages you to dive in and do a quick sketch every single day. Heather creates sweet little illustrations using uncomplicated strokes, transforming ordinary items into works of art. 

If you’re brand new to screen printing, this three-part course is the perfect place to start. Screen-printing pro Hilary Williams shows you how to create stencils using tracing paper and use them to make simple prints on paper. Once you’ve gotten the feel for pulling consistent prints, she shows you the ins and outs of printing on fabric. At the end of this course, you’ll know how to set up a screen printing studio, clean and care for your tools, and create successful prints on paper and fabric using any artwork you please.

Are you ready to dive back into your sketchbook? Lisa Congdon is back with even more mixed media exercises to explore within the pages of your sketchbook. Using an assortment of colorful mediums, Lisa guides you through the process of developing your own personal voice and style in this four-part course. You will learn the basics of creating well-balanced backgrounds as well as lessons on adding dimension with flowers, animal figures and abstract designs.

Learn basic stylized line drawing from one of today’s most sought-after artists. In this four-part course, Lisa covers the basics of line drawing, showing you how to build beautiful patterned drawings and integrate line drawing into your repertoire. Lisa shows you where to begin and the principles of composition before moving onto basic geometrics and patterns. Then she shows you how to use line work to decorate vintage photos, and finally, how to create a block-lettered alphabet. Whether you are just learning how to draw, or you want to deepen a regular creative practice, this class will fuel your imagination and show you how to create infinite designs from simple shapes. 

This two-part foundation course is a perfect entry point for beginners, providing a basic understanding of how to paint successfully with watercolors. Yao begins the course by introducing artists to the array of colors everyone should have in their palette, and shows how to mix and apply pigment to paper. From there, she goes on to explain the uses of specific paintbrushes and demonstrates how to make beautiful expressive marks to create leaves, trees, and simple geometric shapes.