Welcome to an exciting class where Art and Graphic Design seamlessly merge to create stunning, eye-catching graphics for any imaginable occasion! Starting with Procreate, you’ll learn to draw and paint a stunning botanical collection of flowers and foliage full of vibrant colours, volume and texture. Later in Canva, you’ll combine your digital paintings with well-crafted fonts and ready-made templates, and you’ll discover how easy it is to create breathtaking, timeless designs for personal or professional projects!

By combining your illustrations with text, you’ll be ready to create personalized gifts for friends, enhance social media posts, decorate weekly planners to stay organized, make greeting cards and print posters to decorate your space!! Anything is possible in the world of Procreate & Canva!

Are you an artist, designer, hobbyist, or a professional in the visual world? I believe that this class will be great for you! Whether it is to make personalized artwork, elevate your design skills, or learn illustration to enhance your overall abilities.

THIS CLASS HAS TWO PHASES

PART 1: Painting Botanicals in Procreate

You’ll begin this journey by diving into the world of Procreate, where I will teach you how to craft an awe-inspiring collection of botanical illustrations. After gathering some inspiration to use as a reference, I’ll teach you the exact tools, brushes and techniques I employ to add texture and depth to seemingly flat images.

You’ll learn my best tips and tricks to turn single elements into multiple ones: From a frontal flower to one in various positions and flower buds to making complex foliage out of a single leaf!

While building an image library that will serve you for years to come, you'll develop the skills to infuse your personal touch into your botanical illustrations and be empowered to create new ones!

What You'll Learn:

Where to search for inspiration when working on botanical artwork
How to start an image library and why having one can be such a joy!
Procreate’s sketching tools and shortcuts for crafting flowers and leaves
The journey from Color Blocking to infusing Texture & Volume
Tricks to turn a single flower into multiple botanical elements
How to paint leaves and cave new ones from it
How to turn single leaves into intricate foliage pieces

PART 2: Use Your Flowers to Decorate Designs with Canva

With our botanical library in hand, we'll transition seamlessly into the vibrant world of Canva and this is where your illustrations will truly shine!!

Using Canva's intuitive design tools and templates, you’ll learn how to merge your botanicals with well-crafted fonts and templates. With more than 8000 font combinations and templates ready to use, you’ll be amazed at how easy and quick it is to craft designs that can fit any imaginable occasion!!

What You'll Learn:

How to import your library of images into Canva
Write and edit ready-made beautiful font combinations to make them yours
Decorate templates with your botanical illustrations in no time!
Play with your illustrations to create complex designs
Export your creations for print or sharing on social media
Visualize your designs on real life products through the magic of mockups

WHO IS THIS CLASS FOR?

This class is all about advanced techniques, but don't worry if you're a beginner – I've designed it with step-by-step instructions that make it accessible for everyone. So, whether you're experienced or just starting out, you'll fit right in!

It's worth noting that while prior experience isn't required, having some familiarity with Procreate’s interface and tools will undoubtedly make your learning journey more seamless.

Is it your first time with Procreate? No worries! I've got you covered. Begin with my initial Procreate class, where I delve into each tool extensively. The exciting part is that as you become acquainted with the interface, you'll also craft vibrant fruit illustrations that can seamlessly transition to Canva for creating delightful designs!

Digital Illustration: A Beginners Guide to Mastering Procreate

WHAT YOU’LL NEED FOR THIS CLASS

All that's required is an iPad with Procreate and Canva – simple, right?

All that's required is an iPad with Procreate and Canva – simple, right?

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