Have you ever sat down to draw into your sketchbook or Procreate and suddenly had no idea what to draw? In this beginner friendly class you will learn a skillset to beat that blank page!

In this beginner-friendly class, we’ll explore 5 simple yet powerful drawing exercises designed to help you stop overthinking, spark creativity, and start drawing with confidence.

Through playful prompts, creative constraints, and imagination-boosting exercises, you’ll learn how to:

overcome the fear of the blank page
quiet perfectionism
generate ideas more easily
loosen up your drawing style
enjoy the creative process again

We’ll work through exercises like:

transforming scribbles into drawings
creating with limitations
shading for fun
working with time limits
generate ideas with random prompt mashup

These exercises are designed to help beginners build momentum quickly while also giving more experienced artists fresh ways to reconnect with play and experimentation.

By the end of the class, you’ll create a collection of expressive sketches and imaginative drawings and more importantly, you’ll have a repeatable toolkit you can return to anytime you feel creatively stuck.

To take things further, we will also take one small imperfect sketch born from these exercises and transform it into a whimsical, magical illustration.

This class is for:

complete beginners
artists experiencing creative block
illustrators who want to loosen up
anyone who wants to rediscover the joy of drawing

Materials you'll need:

paper or a sketchbook
a pencil, pen, or any drawing tool you like
or an iPad with Procreate (I will be working in Procreate, but all exercises can be done with traditional drawing tools!)

So, are you ready to beat that blank page with me? Let's gooo!

Andi Swenson

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