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Make Printable Party Decorations with Procreate

 

Are you an artist? Crafter? Or just love theme parties? You can make custom printable party decorations with the Procreate app. I love taking my illustrations and making them into party hats, banners, cupcake toppers, etc. If drawing is not your strength, I can show you how to add other design elements to make unique, adorable decor. 


In this class you will learn:

  • How to use Procreate drawing basics
  • How to use multimedia in you design
  • How to add fonts 
  • How to apply design to party decoration template
  • How to size canvas and format for your printer


Your project:

  • Choose a party theme, and create a design that that fits that theme
  • format your design to the template, and print your decorations. 

 

Examples:

Make Printable Party Decorations with Procreate - image 1 - student project

Make Printable Party Decorations with Procreate - image 2 - student project

Choose any theme you want! I recommend using Pinterest to explore ideas. 

Class Details Outline:

 

 
Video Lessons Outline:


Intro Video

Title: Introduction


Format: ipad view


Visuals: Example projects gallery


Length: 2 Minutes


Talking Points and Key Concepts: Talk about my background and class description. Discuss lessons.

 

Lesson 1

Title: Introduction to Procreate


Format: ipad view

Visuals: Walk through of procreate and discussion of alternative formats. 


Length: 10 minutes


Talking Points and Key Concepts: 

Talk about simple design techniques with digital illustration. 

 

 

Lesson 2
 
Title: Pick a theme and format


Format: ipad view

Visuals: pinterest inspiration and example illustrations.


Length: 5 minutes


Talking Points and Key Concepts: Discussion of what types of images format well. Discussion of composition. Talk about templates. 

 

Lesson 3

Title: composition


Format: ipad view

Visuals: example illustrations in templates


Length: 5 minutes


Talking Points and Key Concepts: talk about printer friendly design and trouble shooting. talk about visually pleasing composition with examples. Tell students to submit their projects. 

 

Conclusion Video

Title: Final Thoughts


Format:ipad view

Visuals: ipad view of projects


Length: 2 Minutes


Talking Points and Key Concepts: Discuss alternative projects and similar ideas for party decor and Procreate craft related projects. Summarize learning. 

MILESTONE 3: Film Into

link to Intro Video: https://youtu.be/2oaOl3LIRkw