The Creative Juice - Unlock Your Creativity With Simple Drawing Exercises and Fun Prompts

1. That’s the Creative Juice - Intro: Some believe creativity is a pot of gold that only a few can find after a long journey. The truth is that creativity runs within us all. It's just a matter of getting the juices into flow. Hi, I'm Mike, an artist from Germany. Creativity has been my profession for over 20 years. I started as a copywriter for big brands like Burger King, became an author, and then switched careers to digital illustration. And I'm still learning how to swim. As a top teacher here on Skillshare, this class is my invitation to you to explore the different stages of creativity with only one single but very juicy object. First, we'll get the hang of it. Five simple drawing exercises will get you sketching. This prepares us for the most exciting part of the class when we dive into six juicy prompts to explore our creative potential with pen and paper. Two dies, and even AI. I've prepared the creative Jews magazine to guide you through class. Grab your copy in the resources section on Skill Share. It contains worksheets for all the exercises we do in class. Other than that, no special tools are needed. You can follow with pen and paper digitally or with any tool you can sketch with. Whether you consider yourself a seasoned creative or someone who doesn't think they're creative at all, which trust me can't be true. Join me to explore new creative perspectives and unlock your creativity. Are you ready to get your creative choices flowing? I can't wait to see you in class. 2. Your Tools and Your Project: Hi. It's so nice to have you in class. Let's first grab the creative Jews magazine. I've created specifically for you to get started. Go to Skillshare under Project and resources and download the PDF. This is suitable for all PDF readers, and it's best to use one that allows you to draw and edit. You can also open it in procreate or just watch the video and follow with pen and paper. Our first and important page is T one. Here, write your name because the golden rule of the creative Jews is that it's yours. There's no right or wrong, and there are no judgments. You are the Jews boss. So first mission accomplished. Turn to the next page for a great overview of all the steps we take in this class. Step one is our preparation time. Five easy to do and fun drawing exercises will train your observation skills and get you into the practice of sketching. We keep it simple and focus on one single object, orange. Step two, incubation. Once you have climbed the hill of preparation, I will send you on a pause. This allows all the great information and drawing experience from your preparation to sink in. Let's do something really boring. So to get ready for step number three, the creative exploration. This is the most exciting part of the class. Join me for six creative prompts and let your creative juices flow. Get ready to flip your perspective, zoom in and out, explore the magic of analogies, and even learn to let draw, then we learn how to write creative prompts for AI image generators. Finally, we'll celebrate our results and see which ones have the potential for more. I will also show you how to keep the juices alive. Your project is straightforward. Every time you complete one of the creative tasks, take a screenshot or a photo. Share this image with us in the project gallery. You can update your project anytime as we progress. I'm happy to give you feedback or to brainstorm some ideas if you get stuck. Don't forget to follow me so you don't miss any new classes or updates. There are new exciting prompts coming soon. Okay. Last tip, have a close look at this page before we start. It contains all sorts of fun and interesting facts about oranges. This page can help you when you sketch or look for ideas later. Are you ready to get the hang of it? So join me for level one of our creative journey. See you there. 3. Preparation 1: Sketch Oranges and Branches: Hi there. Welcome to Level one. On this page, we have our first set of oranges and your first task is just to get into the orange flow. First off, we'll simply draw oranges on branches with lots of leaves. There's no need for you to work hard. Just stick to the references. Draw what you see and take it easy. Look, I'm working here with very simple lines, simple shapes, and only a few details. Maybe a bit more here, but that's already it. Let's move on to the next group. This beautiful branch is full of juicy fruits. Start adding more leaves and oranges to the green. Sketch some branches, that's stick out a little. Also, sketch a couple of fruits and maybe a few more leaves on top of them. You can add freely. Have a look at the reference photo and see how the leaves are arranged on the orange tree and how the fruit might be hanging. We are now in orange training camp, so to speak, and everything we practice now will help us later in the creative tasks. Your powers of observation will be one of them. Now don't be afraid of the drawing paper. Draw branches that reach far and wide. If you like, let your hand slide across the page, creating a branch that boldly cuts through the center of the page. In this step, we want to fill the page as much as possible with oranges, leaves and branches. The composition doesn't matter. This is your juicy joker for creativity. See how I draw these uncomplicated lines. Now, feel free to be much braver than me. Go ahead and draw these leaves on a larger scale and play around with sizes and proportions. This step is our preparation to tap into the orange side of our minds. So, the more oranges and leaves we bring to life on our page, the merrier. Try to make it really your page and don't be afraid to fill it with your abundance of beautiful leaves and oranges. Give yourself some artistic freedom. Go ahead and draw at your own pace and sketch in your own style. You can of course, make some corrections with the eraser. An artist friend once told me that real artists do not erase. But today, we are not those restrictive artists. Today, we are the creators of the creative Jews. If you want to erase, erase. I'm just going to draw a couple of bees up here, and they are happy that they've produced such a beautiful orange. Or that's nice. I think this is a happy orange ending to the first exercise. Well done. I think it's juicy. I can't wait to see your sketch pop up in a project gallery. A screenshot of the page or a photograph is totally fine. Now, congratulations. You have filled your first basket with oranges for the creative juice. See you in the next level to earn more. See you in level two. 4. Preparation 2: Sketch the Better Half: Welcome to the better half of our orange. In the second exercise, we focus on the inner world of our fruit, and you will find that no two are alike. As we get into the heart of the orange, we'll start to notice all the tiny little things that make it unique. But here's an advice. Begin with the basic forms. You can just stick to simple shapes and sketch the details only slightly. These tiny little lines here are perfect to portray the pulp of the orange. I also indicate the orange peel simply with a double line or a line that is drawn a bit stronger and runs a bit wider at the top end. Try it out for yourself and use a thicker line to create a little depth like here. Okay, let's move to number two. Take a look at how great this orange looks. It's almost a shame that we are only sketching in black and white. But one thing at a time. First, I draw a basic shape very simply. And something went wrong with the era. But let's take that as a happy accident. That might lead us to a new shape or a different perspective. Anything is possible in this class. The more we repeat, the more you will get an idea of variations. At first, I drew the pulp with simple strokes, and now I'm just making small oval figures. This way, each of your sketch will have a slightly different flavor. Of course, you don't have to draw perfectly aligned ovals, but you can, if you want to. I fill in the space with a few hatches. This almost adds a bit of color to the sketch, but don't take it too seriously. Sometimes we have episodes where we draw very boring things. But that's just to strengthen our orange synopsis so that the creative juice flows faster later on. So let's embrace the boring. What progress have you made? Remember, you can do this exercise at your own pace. Okay, nearly done. That's good. Let's move to the third better half and take a closer look at the orange peel. The orange peel is famous for not being completely smooth. So let's just draw a wavy line. And let's see how can we vary the line inside. Under the orange peel, there are a little pores in which the orange oil is hidden, and these pores are circular. So a wavy line will work brilliantly. All right. Hm. You will see sometimes it takes a few tries to get the line to look right. But believe me, the more you practice, the easier it will be. If you're working in a drawing app like Procreate, you can easily rotate your canvas to draw in a way that's most comfortable for you. If you're using pen and paper, just keep rotating your paper to find the most natural way to draw. All right. Let's see how we can also make this light inside a bit more interesting. Maybe by making these ends at. Now it looks a bit more graphic. What do you think? Yes, we do all of them. Now, the next option is to draw the little paws of the orange directly into our sketch. The sketch isn't so much about drawing in detail. It's more about drawing in a way that creates a mental image in your orange brain. Almost like a sticky note that says, remember, they are paws underneath the orange. You can draw them this way or that way, and they might look cool when you draw y later. Okay. How far have you gotten? In this class, we will draw together in real time, so we can get the hang of it together. I'm almost done. Just a few more little oil beads, and I will call it complete. Feel free to take your time and try out more variations, such as thicker strokes, and don't think too much about it. Just give it a try. Yeah, it has become quite interesting. And again, I'm using my simple lines, perhaps a little stronger this time to suggest the pulp. Well, have your synapsis turned a little orange yet? Now, let's move on to this one. You will find it at the bottom right of the worksheet. The perspective is quite interesting. If I draw the center of the orange in a star shape, it leads directly to the outline of the fruit pieces or the segments. Do you see what I mean? I noticed this relatively late. Okay, and now it's time to add some drama. Let's add a bold filling. I draw the flesh of the fruit with dark black lines. It might even look like a blood orange. Okay? Yeah, it looks quite interesting. We have one more reference to draw from at the very top right. The nice thing about this one is that we can see a bit more of the orange peel in a new proportion, so we can try a new perspective. Instead of drawing a simple semicircle here, I'm going to sketch a bit more of the irregular shapes. Yes, of course, erasing is allowed, correcting is allowed. You are the boss of your magazine page. Because you are an orange artist, right? Okay. For the texture of the peel, I will just use simple hatching. That's it. Start slightly and then add it with a little bit more pressure. When you're done, take a screenshot or photo for the project gallery. If you like, choose the better half you are drawn to. Maybe a or just say, Oh, Dad's Now, congratulations. You have earned the second basket in our preparation stage. At the next level, it's time to smile a little. Emotions are a great feel for creativity. 5. Preparation Smile: Sketch Emojis : Now it's time for some truly happy things. Let's turn these orange slices into a few smiles or emojis. You don't have to make them all smile, but it's a great start. A simple line becomes a smiling mouth to dots transform into eyes. W, our first emoji is born. Now, number two. Number two opens its mouth quite wide. I almost think it wants to yawn or does it want to sing? Maybe not. Let's try the e yes differently. Okay, like this. Yeah. All right. Our first singer is ready. Here's a great way to observe different expressions. Take a mirror. Now you open your mouth wide trying to sing, and maybe even pull a silly face. Don't be shy. You can support each emoji with a few extra icons. You can add some musical notes and a trouble clove to complete the scene. And here's a second tip. When you draw an emotion, try to express it in your face as you draw. For example, imagine that you're making a sour face like this. As you mirror those feelings in your expressions, they'll naturally find their way into your drawings. What you can also do is not to draw all of them in front of view, but also some in a side profile. When you start doing that, you'll notice that you want the oranges to interact a bit more. So this little friend offers a tulip to the other. And the second one, of course, is touched and blushes a little. Now, not all of them have to be perfectly nice and well behaved. Sometimes sticking out your tongue is perfect, too. Let's give it some rebellious against the grain energy. Yeah. Your creative Jews magazine is your playground. You got to set the flow. Let's see. Who are you? Well, it looks like someone has fallen over heels in love again. And the adored orange slice. Well, it's getting heart shaped eyes and is just as much in love. I also know exactly what makes the other side so attractive. It's the hair style or the hair without any style. With juicy extras, you can truly make those orange mos your own. Like with those funny curls. And sometimes a few lines are just great. And now, ladies first. Let's start with a proud pout and a pair of deep orange eyes. Right on the top, the crown for my orange queen. Of course, she has a sepa with her. And instead of an apple, it has an orange on top decorated with an orange leaf. So here's one more. Oh, but don't call the orthodontist. This orange is proud of its overbite. But it's word is just getting a bit. That's just the way it is. This page of the magazine is your personal emoj brainstorming page. Everything is allowed and you can draw anything. But I admit it's a bit challenging in places. What can I draw next? What else is going to change? Crossing these barriers is crucial to get your creative juices flowing. We keep going. It doesn't have to be beautiful. The main thing is to keep drawing. One thing I haven't included yet is an orange slice making like. Squinting eyes and the wavy line for the mouth are a pretty good symbol for this. Oh, sorry. It turned out quite crumpy. Of course, he can't stand the two singers trilling downstairs. He's a real music fan. I. Do we have an animal orange yet or an orange animal? No. Then it's about time. This could almost be a little lion. What else comes to mind? Mm. I think I'd like someone with glasses. I'm super curious to see how your orange mg will turn out. And don't forget once you're done, take a screenshot of the page and upload it to the project gallery. I'm so excited to see your work. And now our last slice. The finale of this juicy session brings us, I think, an English lord. This is his mouth, of course, the eyes. Like a real smiley. Of course, he wears a bow tie around his neck and a small bowler hat on top of his hat. In Germany, we call those hats melons. If your creative juices are already flowing, feel free to draw a melon as a hat. To round things off. Let's add a few extra touches to the orange smiles. Our sour one, what does he get? Hmm. I think he gets a moustache, a very nice moustache, and very thick eyebrows. What looks like a second row of eyebrows is actually the hair line. Well, we're in sketching stage. Just have a little fun. When you're done, snap a screenshot or a photo for the project gallery. Please share your creative work. Now I can say, congratulations. You've earned your third basket of orange fruit for your creative juices. Ready for more then have a little break and then I'll see you at level four soon. 6. Preparation 4: Sketch Arrangement & Perspektive : All right. Let's stretch a little. Are you ready? Okay. Our fourth level is all about arrangements and perspectives, our challenge, getting the hang of that orange in various settings. Of course, we're starting with the toughest one. This masterpiece of an orange peel. Honestly, peeling it so beautifully is already difficult. But drawing is even more challenging. A little trick is to start with slightly invisible lines to get a bit of an idea of how these parts of an orange peel overlap. Once you've cracked such complex shapes, you will have less fear of unusual forms. From now on an orange peel can also be a fun curl or garlands at the bananas birthday party. Now that I've found the basic shape, the second step is to take a closer look. Where are the parts of the peel that are visible from the outside? And where is the inside of the peel? Are there any shadows? I hint at this with very loose hatches. Now, this observation also feeds our creative brains. We are building up even more information that we will be able to easily call up from our subconscious mind later on and combine it in new ways. Are you making progress? Great. Let's put that orange in a box. Or let's put it this way. The aim here is to have several oranges in one place and to draw them in a compressed environment. First of all, I'm going to sketch the box. But already in a perspective given in the picture, make your life easy and stick to the reference. That's okay. Let's start with the oranges. I use simple circles to represent the fruits. Okay. Let's see one more here. And depending on where I draw the point of the tip of the stem, the perspective of how the orange sits in the box changes. Again, we can add shade or darken the empty spaces a little and make some corrections as we go along. But what would a proper orange box be without a fancy label? Just write oranges in bold in your handwriting. Well done. And now we have our creative orange juice in a glass. This is all about the proportions of the glass and the orange. So we might be able to combine it differently later. For example, an oversized slice of orange to a tiny glass. Ah, then the orange must have a lot more creative juice than our class can hold. Hm. Good point. We'll remember that. And I, of course, hope that our creativity is a lot bigger than what our paper can hold. Okay, now, drawing these oranges should be easy. We have been practicing so well how we can capture this with simple lines, right? Okay. And the fruit, the full fruit and a few more small touch ups. Okay. And yes, we need one more leaf. You can also add some shadows. One more thing. Of course, a little piece of cake must not be missing. We'll start with a first basic geometric shape, which is the triangle, and then we'll simply connect the lines to form the overall shape. That creates the base for our slice of cake. On top, I can already begin drawing the orange slice with both thick lines. Okay, I'm not so sure why there is a spring of parsley on my lemon slice. But I suppose that's a matter of taste a little cream on top and maybe some orange mousse, or maybe it's more bit like orange jelly, right? Okay, let's see. Now that we have this delicious layer of cake outlined, I can arrange the individual layers of butter cream. If you're a chef, it would be great if you could tell us your orange cake recipe and maybe even make a quick sketch of it, no pressure. Okay. Now, let's add a few bubbles to our sketch to give it some texture and to get a better idea of how it might look like. Yummy. Oh, dear. Several oranges in one scene from different perspectives. Half oranges, a whole orange. That's a challenge, but please don't worry too much. And just begin with the halfs. I start working on them with simple shapes. Super easy. Then I combine it with the orange body, so to speak, to make it a full half of an orange, and that's enough for now. Of course, if the slice is sketched like this, you could draw a completely different body, maybe a boat or a nutshell, but that's something for later. Now, let's draw the whole orange fruit on the plate. It's overlapping a bit now, but I can use the eraser to remove the overlap, so I already have an idea of how my objects are positioned in the sketch. Super easy. That's okay. In procreate, I can easily circle around my object and adjust it on the canvas. Now, let's add the details. To make this combination look a bit different from the others, I'm going to make a thick and bold outline around it. Almost like a sticker. For that, I'll add some pressure to the apple pen. But if you're working with pen and paper, you could also use a thick marker, something that contrasts with your pencil. This isn't going to be perfect, but it's okay. And sometimes you just need to let go. Last round, free drawing from memory. I will quickly sketch a basic outline of half an orange and draw the inner lines. I'll also add our graphic connecting lines for the segments, you know, and somehow I can't forget this sketch we drew in level two with all the little pause. So let's do it again. But in a much simplified version. I'm drawing this purely for memory, so don't judge. This is an important step in breaking away from all our references and starting to interpret things creatively. When you're ready, take a screenshot or a photo of the page and post it in the project gallery. Excellent. And we have kept it to 10 minutes. Congratulations. You earned your fourth basket for the creative juices. See you in level five, where it is all about speed drawing. 7. Preparation 5: Sketching Speed: Finally, our last step is to simply sketch a part of the orange with different speeds. First, we draw calmly and pay attention to details, and with each new step, we draw a little faster. Our challenge in the first circle is to capture the many details without being overwhelmed. Imagine you're standing in front of this orange blossom studying it carefully. Instead of trying to copy every detail, focus on the essential elements and their overall shape. The pedals, for example, can be sketched with simple graceful lines. Like this. That's absolutely fine. To enhance the contrast add a boat outer contour. And inside the blossom, we'll refine the stem a bit and a bit more, something like that. All right. In the next one, let's sketch a bit faster. I start with the petals and then I draw the center of the blossom. I sketch the small pistols with the main pistol in the center. As you can see, I'm a bit more confident now. The lines themselves are much stronger. So I don't need an outline. Third step, draw a bit faster. I start from the center like this, and it almost looks like an eye with a few circles around it. Now, add the padles around it, and we're done. Very good. And now at full speed. All right. Oh, boy. It's so loose and messy. I almost resembles a starfish. Can you see that? Remember, with speed drawing, it doesn't have to be beautiful. It's all about quickly sketching this blossom without any reference. Now, let's move on to the tree. Of course, this involves many, many details, and in the first step, we can get involved with all of them. The trunk and the main branches first. Then we can focus on the tree top with its many graceful curves. Of course, there are also some oranges loosely scattered around as I can see in the picture. Instead of drawing each leaf individually, I'd suggest the tips of the leaves like this. If you have a lot of time, you can draw each leaf individually and adjust it to the flow with the branches of the tree. Few more details here. Okay. Let's move to step number two a bit faster this time. Sketch the top of the tree in a more relaxed way. By the way, an orange tree can grow to a height of up to 10 meters. Look at our fact sheet at the beginning of the magazine for all this juicy information. Now, instead of meticulously drawing individual leaves, I symbolize them with these wild waves or things. I don't know. So feel free to explore your own shading technique. And what is definitely needs are some small oranges. I will add them now with bold black circles. Great. Yes, now with more speed and less detail. Instead of drawing a lot of waves in this tree top, I'm going to work with three or four simple graphic shapes. Okay. Let's take a moment and erase the overlap. Good. At this point, it's enough to outline the oranges with circles. At this step, I'll skip the leaves. And here, in our last circle, everything is once again brought up to full speed. A simple grown for the tree. A few oranges. And in a really simple symbolic shape, the leaves. Yes. And we're done. Now let's add some parts to the sketches that we like best. Okay, how is your orange side of the brain doing? Are you already well filled? Great. Because now we move on to the third object, and it's probably super easy for you, right? Simply draw the orange with a few leaves attached. We've practiced this quite a bit. So this exercise might also remind you a little of our very first practice sheet. Now, for the initial step, take some time to outline the leaves properly so that you can better see where the fruit is underneath. Let's proceed to the next circle a bit faster now. Perhaps I won't add quite as many leaves this time. Instead, let's revisit the first circle and add some more details. Yes, now with more speed and less detail. Can you see how quickly my leaves are flowing onto the worksheet here? Now I already know the position of the orange underneath and I practice. Circle number four, now we are going to very quickly, and sometimes going too fast can lead to a lot of mistakes. Yes, sometimes time pressure isn't the best advisor. Let me erase this part. Okay. But somehow, it's got a funny shape. Not so bad after all. You, it's all right. And finally, the leave. In the first circle, let's take our time and look closely. What's the in structure like on this leaf and what's the overall style? We're going to study the shape carefully, and if you feel like it, you could even sketch the morning dew on the orange grove. Okay. Now, a bold outline makes this sketch just perfect. This creates a beautiful contrast between small lines of the veins and the large outlines. Let's move on to the second circle. We'll draw a bit faster this time. You can see that the overall shape is becoming familiar and I'm getting better at capturing the veins. That means in circle three I can draw even faster. Yeah, something like this. Final step, speech drawing in our very last circle. Quick, yes, quick, outline, the outer line, the outer shape. Okay, it's enough to suggest the form and the rains like this. Maybe not perfect, but it's done. Once you're ready, share your sketches in the project section. Well done. Congratulations. We've completed this page and the last stage of the preparation. I'm going to give some hearts to the sketches I like the most. And to be honest, I think they are quite amusing. Congratulations. Here's your fifth and final basket of oranges to fuel your creative juices. You have earned it after all your hard work. To let all the great information and training think in. It's time for our well deserved break. So let's embrace the boring. Okay. 8. Mandatory Break - Incubation: Yes, it's time for a refreshing break. Now, breaks are not a sign of laziness. They are an integral part of the creative process. Treat it like a professional and call it your incubation stage. This is where all the orange information like everything we've just sketched settles in. As we step back and give our consciousness time to wonder, our subconscious is now running at high speed, working with all the things we've fed it. To allow the magic to happen. Take an extended break. Do something that doesn't involve technology. Go unplugged. Even if ideas are already coming up and want to be seen, sleep. Sleep is always a good idea. Count something, your socks, the grass, the dust, or brush your teeth very slowly. Of course, walking is also an excellent option. Once you're well rested, I will see you for our first creative exploration, turning our orange world and perspective upside down. 9. Prompt 1 - Upside Down: Welcome to our very first creative prompt. We're going to experiment with turning the world of oranges upside down. But what happens when you flip an orange? Well, it still looks like an orange, doesn't it? But let's see what happens when we challenge ourselves and draw an orange growth. But with our non dominant hand, if you normally draw with your left hand, switch to your right hand and vice versa. Let's dive in. We start with some orange trees. Keep it simple, draw them in basic shapes and with basic lines. Keep in mind that imperfection is okay. We're breaking out of our usual tidy lines. A shaky circle for the tree with a messy trunk is just fine. Using the untrained hand opens you to experimentation and letting go of expectation. How are your orange trees coming along. Lovely. Now, let's add another row. But watch out. In this orange grove, the trees are planted neatly side by side. So this prompt challenges us even further to first use our less practice hand and to embrace the imperfection. And now the task is to draw and create order. So your orange loving neurons are probably firing. As you can see, I've arranged everything in a somewhat geometric pattern. And now the third row. Watch the magic of your untrained hand creating something aesthetic? Or at so fun. All right. Let's add the last tree trunk. Perfect. Now, let's make our scene a little bit more complex and add some shadows. Imagine that your orange is the sun, and the sun rays come from the top right and fall diagonally to the bottom left. Drawing these shadows is quite a challenge for me. My brain knows exactly the shape, but translating it into an actual oval is so tricky. Don't let this inner dilemma overwhelm you. Just keep adding shadows under the orange trees bit by bit. Okay. Two more to go. Are you done. Excellent. Now, let's see what happens when we truly turn this orange growth upside down. Rotate your paper or your iPad, 180 degrees. Yes, so what does your creative C? I can clearly see nine oranges each with a little leaf. I think that's so juicy. Of course, you can add a few more details to suggest the orange peel. And when we turn it over again, these will be the oranges on our tree. Fantastic. So let's label each side. I write orange beneath here. And when we turn the paper over again, I write trees underneath here. Fantastic. When you're ready, share your sketch in the project section. Turning your world upside down is a great daily exercise. When you see something interesting or have drawn something, turn it over and explore new shapes. Even everyday objects like a toothbrush can inspire you. Have fun discover. See you for another creative perspective in prompt number two. 10. Prompt 2 - Zoom In: Welcome to our next Juice change of perspective. Now, let's zoom in on that orange. Imagine your professor with the finest microscope in the whole world researching the fantastic inner secrets of the orange and making all sorts of discoveries. It's these explorations that you'll capture on this worksheet in the magazine. Choose any part of the orange you want to zoom in on. I take a quarter of a slice. Please stick to sketching for this prompt. It's all about developing ideas in this class. Depending on which part of the orange you choose, a few outer or inner lines will be enough to define its shape. Now, let's take a closer look and allow your creativity to work its magic. If I rotate my quarter of an orange, it looks like an ice cream cone. Mmm. So let's give it a try. The orange ice cream is inside the orange and the honey waffle comes along with it. All right. Hm. Of course, it is a hot day in orange land, and the ice cream is melting down the cone. Now, let's add some texture because maybe it's an orange not ice cream. Let's refine the drawing a bit more and erase the unnecessary parts. But as delicious as the idea sounds, it's not quite juicy enough for me. Mm. Maybe not. Let's try something different. If you're also unsure and have an orange at hand, take another look to see if there's any hidden inspiration inside. For me, the juice sags within the orange segments have won. The parts where the delicious orange juice lives. So why not add another flavor. How about a carrot? It has a very similar shape, plus orange carrot juice is super tasty and healthy. With the oval shapes of the fruit sacks occasionally interrupted by the shape of the carrot, this could be a great visual surprise. To emphasize the contrast, let's keep the top leaves of the carrots. You're free to choose how you explore and what you discover in the orange. Maybe you'd like to draw with me at the same time, if so, I suggest you very decise of the carrots. Also to avoid a rigid pattern, spread them around the juice sacks in a somewhat random way. Everything should look nice and organic. To maintain the overall of the orange slice, I use the outer edge of each segment as my reference and stay within these lines. This means that no curt leaf should extend beyond it. Yes, it can be a bit time consuming, but use these simple drawings and even seemingly trivial sketches to let your subconscious mind come up with new and amusing shapes. Don't be afraid to get bored. You know what? Why we are making a super delicious mixed drink hidden inside our orange. Why not add another flavor? What do you think of banana orange carrot juice? So let's explore that. This time, I'm going to do things a differently. I'm going to draw the bananas. Again, I'll try to keep the sketch as loose as possible. In the next step, I'll work on the little oval shapes for the juice sacks around my bananas. The professor in me wants to take another look at the true heart of the orange. Okay. You can always take a step back and examine the details of the orange inner world again. Remember, the basic rule of brainstorming, anything goes, there are no restrictions. Sometimes it helps to zoom in and out of my sketch in procreate. But you can also just put the pan down and walk around the table to get some distance from your drawing. Now, let's briefly capture the recipe of our super orange mix. In the first orange segment, we have the banana. And from a scientific perspective, there's a clear resemblance between the two. Well done. Now, the second segment. Our orange carrot has also proven to be a suitable combination. Bravo. And now my inner chef is contemplating the best third option. I think I'll stick with a classic choice for staying fit. We need our daily greens. So superfood kale will provide us with our essential nutrients, vitamins, minerals, fiber. Mmm, you guess what, and all these anti oxidants. They are also found in dark chocolate. Maybe we should add that too. Okay, this would be a true brainstorming moment when one idea leads to another. But today, let's stay within our ten minute time frame. So we will go with Kale and sketch the juicy ovals around it. If you add some additional veins to the leaves, they will send out even more from the complex pattern. Okay. Our sketch already has a certain resemblance to stained glass. Don't you think. But to achieve this effect, we would make some of the outlines of each segment thicker and make the transition smoother. Fantastic. It looks great and very important. Don't forget to label your idea. Now we have a smooth orange or smoothy orange instead of a simple orange juice. Super. I think that's absolutely juicy. Here's another little idea for the overall contour. Do you remember that underneath the peel are pores that contain the oil of the orange? In my sketch, these are turning into little berries, maybe blueberries. Mm, what a yummy smoothie we will get. Now, again, that's a task for the patient, but it will be worth it in the end. Quick tip. It's not necessary to have a perfectly polished sketch. The important thing is to communicate your idea. Always sketch your idea so that it can be understood even if someone else doesn't share your creative potential or if you come back to your sketch a few days later. Okay. I'm really curious to see how your so in came out. It doesn't have to be a smoothie you drew. It could be any discovery you made as a creative professor. Fantastic. It's time to take a screenshot or photo and upload it to the project gallery. You can apply this kind of creative thinking to any other object or situation. So the next time you face a problem, have a look at all the tiny details. Congratulations. You've gotten your creative juices flowing once again. See you for the third prompt. 11. Prompt 3 - Zoom Out: From the cozy inner world of our orange, we now venture far beyond its peel. Our next prompt is to zoom out. Imagine your bird or a satellite looking down from above. Now, I see a small patch of land with a few trees. To emphasize the perspective, I'll sketch a small house. Now, let's turn the orange into something extraordinary like the moon. So in my creative scene, our half sliced orange becomes a crescent moon, casting its orange glow over the landscape. You may have a different version to find your inspiration. You may need to close your eyes and meditate. So out again and again until you find an angle you like. So here's what my inspiration produced. But maybe I zoomed out wrong. There's just nothing juicy in this set. Let's start again. Let's make it more dramatic. Instead of looking at the world, let's look at the cosmos. Out here, I imagine a planet called Ogia 500 billion miles of Jews away. Of course, Ogia is completely orange, like really orange. And it also has an orange leave as a signature symbol, like this. Of course, it has its own planetary juicy rings. Yes, like this. Yeah, now it's a really juicy planet. But wait, an unexpected sight. A, an unidentified flying orange. Of course, our half orange slice is a spaceship jetting through the cosmos. That's great. And of course. Yeah, what else do we need? We need some stars. And some of them with tiny orange leaves. Rumor has it that there was an orange mission to planet Oga. Perhaps some courageous humans visited orange planet and left behind a remarkable flag. Well done humans. Remember the orange details we practiced in get the hang of it. Now, combine them in unusual ways. Let's add some orange seeds. Let's see how they fit into the scene. Oh, they might look like mini rockets. Well, that's a great idea. And the last one. Okay. Oh, yes. And a fiery tale. Like this. Yeah, that's perfect. But just be careful. It should not look like multiple orange rockets attacking this peaceful planet. They're probably just visiting with cake and cheese. So what's your expedition like? Feel free to have a break and take some time to incubate. Take a walk or close your eyes to let your creativity flow. Also, spend some time to add a few details. It's another excellent way to come up with more ideas for your sketch. When you're done, grab your phone and take a picture or take a screenshot if you draw digitally. Now, whether you landed in outer space or zoomed out of your orange in some other way. It's a great creative exercise to look at the subject from as far away as possible. In our next prompt, we will gamble. So bring two dies to the table. 12. Prompt 4 - Repeat: In this prompt, we get playful in our creative process. We need these six elements of our orange theme, and you need two dies. Pause the video and go and get them now. Are you ready? Then let's roll the die for the first time. Ah, a five and a three. Let's see what we get. The five represents the orange leaf and the three represents an orange fruit. Your task is now to sketch your result, which may be different from mine in the first box of the empty table. Great. Next round, roll the die again. A three and a four. So it's a orange and an orange tree again. I keep it simple and just sketch it out. You can also go and sketch your result in the second column. And a few more oranges here, and that's it. Let's do one last round together, okay? Roll the dies. And it's a double. Fantastic. And it's such a nice one. So I'm so happy. So now I have a pair of blossoms in the third field of my gameboard. So beautiful. Go ahead and sketch your results too. To have our results ready for the next step, you can either take a screenshot or just write them down. Say hello to your next creative playground. First, I need the results of my roles. If you're using procreate, go under action and turn on reference and import the screenshot of your die result. Now it is visible on the page all the time. You could also just write it down on a piece of paper and have them next to you. Are you ready? Okay. Our creative task now is to fill each of these mock ups with one of the dice results. So you are in the role of a surface designer. Congratulations. Now, choose an object you're especially interested in. So I want to start with the. And for that, I'll use let's say, the second dice result, the orange and the orange tree. Yours might be different. So go ah with your very special combination. Are you ready? Let's get started. Remember, you have completely created freedom here. Go ahead and express yourself. You're the chief designer of this mark after all. I'm going to start with the most prominent part I want to draw on the mark the orange tree. So in different positions like this, and of, there should be some oranges hanging on the tree too. Now, I begin to fill the space with my second element, the little orange fruits, so that they will somehow fit together funnily? Yes, and don't forget the handle. If you paint the handle, too, it immediately gets a very cool look as if the mug has already been designed. This is so much fun. So cool. And to be honest, I really enjoyed this prompt. What about you? Are you up for a happy dance. Okay, let's make another object. I really like this cushion, and I think it's really great that I roll a pair. So let's make the cushion together, and I'll draw the result of the pair. Have you also rolled something special. I can't wait to see your results. So don't forget to share those little highlights as a note in the project gallery too. First, I draw the most prominent flower right in the middle with its petals fully open. An orange blossom is so pretty and smells amazing. Mm. Beautiful. Now I'm going to draw my element in each corner around the hero blossom. I'm not going to draw it all the way through. Instead, I will draw it so that it looks as if the print is continued on the other side of the cushion. So like this. And you can see that our hard work in the beginning has really paid off. Now, all these shapes from the preparation stage just flow to us and we can try them out. We no longer have to search on pinterest or take pictures ourselves. Instead, we have stored a bunch of mental references in the orange side of our brain, from which we can now draw our ideas. Now, all I need is a couple of little fillers that I can arrange nicely across the cushion. Oh, that's so pretty. It has been a great exercise, and I look forward to seeing the screenshot of your final designs in the project gallery. Now, the third object is still to be done, and you can get creative on your own now and take as much time as you like. To keep it, try different designs with the same elements. And now, congratulations. You've completed the fourth prompt of the creative Juice. See you in the next lesson where we will make the orange. 13. Prompt 5 - Make It Sing: Say hello to our fifth creative prompt. We are creating analogies. Our task is to find similarities between things that might not seem related at first. Have a look at the range and the record. What they have mainly in common is their shape. But a record would realistically not grow on trees and an orange would not play. But with a imagination? So let's put the orange slice on the record player. I first drew the basic shape of the record player. Depending on the perspective from which I draw the turntable, the orange will need a little bit of adjustment too. You can also keep it simple and draw a top down perspective. Next, let's add some details. For example, we are going to add the tone arm of our record player. It will rest directly on the orange slice so that it can play the juicy tunes from the orange. You can find other music analogies. For example, with a gramophone. Here, the horn, the cylinder from which the music comes out, could have the shape of an orange blossom or its leaves. My suggestion is that you use your creative freedom now and draw whatever you like. I'll add a few more details, but let's not dwell on that for too long because we want to try out more things. Maybe even an instrument. How far are you? Are you ready? All right. So let's try an instrument. On our worksheet in a magazine, you'll see a banjo and an orange slice. Now draw the guitar strings in the middle and try to get some perspective. It's that easy to make our orange thing by analogies. And remember, it doesn't have to be a musical instrument. Our starting phrase is Make it C. This is your creative springboard from which many possibilities can emerge. Analogies and metaphors are a great way to start thinking creatively. They are also often used in advertising. Imagine you're making a commercial for an orange juice, and the slogan is sip the sunshine or squeeze the sun into your glass. I think you quickly get images of how to get that message across. But let's go back to our last make it thing exercise. We still have the saxophone down here. So let's draw together. Can you see the shape yet? It can be made out of half an orange, which represents the lower part of the saxophone. Yes, also a couple of keys. Bit more here, and we're ready. I've also prepared the idea for the musical notes, so why not use the small segments of the orange to make cheerful notes, perhaps with an orange leaf on top. Once you're ready, take a screenshot of the sketch or photo and upload it to your project on ski share. Keep it juicy and try more analogies between an orange and the things around you. Use a phrase like Make it sing as a springboard for your creative ideas. I see you in the final prompt, where we'll explore creative drawing with the help of AI. 14. Prompt 6 - Say Hi AI: All right, let AI do the work for us, but it still needs our creative input. So, hello to our very last creative prompt. Your task is to write three creative prompts for an AI image generator featuring an orange. There are five key areas to consider when creatively writing your prompt. Are you ready? Here are the five aspects your prompt should include. First, the visual medium or in short imagery. You don't have to say a picture of something. Just be specific. Is it a three D rendering, a photograph or perhaps pixel art? Second, focus on a specific idea and keep it simple. Name the object and describe the setting briefly, like an orange in a basket. You can even move away from realistic images and let your creativity flow. Number three, make it special. Add some details like the size, a special color or mood. Consider using adjectives to convey emotions. The more facts you describe, the more detailed your result will be. Number four, choose a style. Use keywords to determine whether it is realistic, abstract, or maybe whimsical. You can even imagine the orange as a piece of art made by Salvador Dali. Finally, mention composition and perspective, like different viewpoints, for example, bird's eye view or wide angle. For those specific terms, you can get the help of prompt generators like Daily List or any image database. Now we are well prepared for our last creative task. Your task is to write three creative prompts for an AI image generator that include all five aspects you just learned. Use your worksheet in the magazine. If you need help, remembering what each key element means, feel free to watch the video again. Press pause and take your time as you write. We'll meet again soon, and I'll show you the three prompts I've written and the images AI created. Yes, we are back, and this is my first prompt, photograph of a blue orange dressed as a pirate in the crow's nest of an old ship, realistically captured from a frog eye view. I use Microsoft Designer as my image AI. I enter my prompt at the top and then click on Create. Designer is part of Microsoft's copilot, which you can easily access using the Bing search engine. There's no account required. It currently generates the images with D three. These are our first pictures, kind of funny. Let's see which one I like best. I think I take this one. Okay, the frogs perspective isn't quite right, but I like the way the nose of the orange turned out. If you found a picture you like, download it, to use it in the project gallery. But how would GPT approve this prompt? Something like this with many more details. For example, a detailed description of what the iPadch should look like. This is the result. You see, experimenting with prompts is just as important. Notice how from the frogs point of view, the orange suddenly has frog feet. Let's move on to prompt number two. Illustration of a small orange celebrating its birthday with fruity friends in the style of Alice I Wonderland, using vibrant colors. And here are my results. They're quite nice and cute but somehow not outstanding. I immediately wrote a second prompt incorporating many more details. In this one, I also focused on adding emotions. For example, everyone's having a great time. Take a look at the results. A few days later, I entered the same prompt again and received these results. You can see that AI is learning and evolving. All right. And my last prompt is this, a three D rendering of an orange slice wearing an astronaut costume, floating in space in the style of Di with splashes of orange juice added to the futuristic scene in a wide angle perspective. And these are my results. It's so exciting to see how the nature of the medium, in this case, a three D rendering determines how my story is told in the image. I hope your prompts have been a success, and I can't wait to see your results. Don't forget to share them in the project gallery. Now, keep it Juicy. Practice creative prompt writing. Have fun describing an image in many ways. Experiment with different styles in which your image should be created. Congratulations. You have also completed the last creative task. I see you in our final lesson where we will celebrate our results and see which ones have the potential for more. I will also show you how to keep the Jews alive. So there. 15. Your Potential and Commitment: Okay. Let's celebrate our results. On this page, you can upload all your sketches or images to the prompts. This is your time to reflect on each idea. Think of them as seedlings that need your attention, but be gentle. Not all of them may grow into big flowers. See which idea speaks to you and can't wait to come into the world. Your job is to decide which one has the potential for more and let that idea take the lead. The next page will help you keep the juices flowing. Creativity needs commitment. Write down how many days you want to repeat the exercises to see how your magazine changes and which ideas eventually blossom. I drew for 33 days to prepare for the class, sitting down for 10 minutes every morning. I started with Inc and filled many pages of my sketchbook, and only a few of them became a digital drawing. Down here in these three nodes, there is room for some motivation. Write it out. One. You are the boss. There's no restriction, no judgment. You are in charge of your creative juices. Be open to change. Don't get stuck on one idea. B open to new directions. Finally, take breaks. Creativity happens while you're doing while you're resting while you're reflecting. Do not forget to rest. You can also share this page in the project section. Sharing it with your classmates gives it a little more commitment. I look forward to that, too. When sharing your creative adventures on social media, use the hashtag SK creative Jews. Tag me on Instagram at Text and Tulip so I don't miss out on any of it. To round things off, we'll have a little wrap up to show you how to submit your project and summarize what you've learned in class. See you there. 16. Wrap up and Submit Your Project: A big round of happy faces. You have completed the class. Here is what you've learned. Step one, preparation. You have completed five drawing exercises, and you have trained your observation skills and got into the practice of sketching. Step two, incubation. Hopefully, you have had a boring time. This break was necessary to allow all the great information and drawing experience from your preparation to sink in. Step three, the creative exploration. There were six creative prompts to get your creative juices flowing. I hope you enjoyed these. To round things off, you have had a bit of a one on one with your ideas to see which ones have the potential for more. And you have committed to a routine to keep the juices alive. If you have any questions, the discussion is always the place to ask. I'm happy to help. If you enjoyed the class, I would be super happy to receive your review. Your feedback is one of the most important keys to helping new students discover this class, and it's really easy to do here. If you haven't started your project yet, let me quickly show you how to do it. We are now on the Skillshare Project and Resources page. Tap on Submit Project on the right. First, upload your cover image. It will appear as a thumbnail in the project gallery. Like this. Also, give your project a title. Your cover image will also be the first image on your project page. So there's no need to edit again. This is where you can share the magazine pages you created. There's also plenty of space to share any ideas you have had along the way. Feel free to come back later and share more of your creative juices. I will be notified and can help you along the way if you get stuck. Add some text to make the class even easier to find on scale share. When you're ready, scroll back up and hit publish. Congratulations. You have earned your official Skillshare certificate for the class. It will show your name, the class, and the teacher you learn from. I hope to see you in one of my other classes I teach here on skill share. Get ready because there are more prompts coming. Don't forget to follow so you don't miss any of them. Thank you so much for joining me today. I can't wait to see you again for the next u time. Choose