My Personal Curriculum: Artist and Top Teacher Jutta Schneider

If there’s one thing that defines Jutta Schneider’s creative practice, it’s curiosity. As an artist and educator based in Germany, Jutta works fluidly between analog and digital media. You can often find Jutta with an iPad in one hand and a sketchbook, markers, or pens in the other. Her classes are known for their structure, clarity, and sense of play, blending skill-building with joy and approachability.

With a background in both teaching and graphic design, Jutta loves digging into art styles and techniques, then breaking them down into step-by-step lessons that feel accessible rather than intimidating. She believes learning works best when it’s engaging, fun, and a little bit weird—in the best way.

When asked to curate her personal curriculum, Jutta didn’t just list favorites. She grouped them by how and why she returns to them, creating a collection that reflects how she actually learns, practices, and recharges creatively.

Evergreen Classes for Building a Daily Drawing Habit

Some classes are the kind you come back to again and again, especially when you want to stay consistent without overthinking things.

For Jutta, that’s the Kick-Start Your Creativity series by Lisa Bardot. The projects are easy to follow and designed to support a daily drawing habit, making them ideal for building momentum and easing into regular practice.

Classes for Artistic Style, Skill and Confidence

These are the classes Jutta considers essential—foundational, inspiring, and packed with insight.

The Style Class: Work Out Your Illustration Style in a Daily Project by Tom Froese
A must-watch for anyone trying to find their illustration style. Jutta describes it as packed with knowledge, helpful tips, and clear guidance.
How to Draw: A Beginner’s Guide by Brent Eviston
A fundamentals-focused class that helps train your “drawing muscles” and strengthen core skills.
Mastering Color in Procreate: Theory, Palettes, & Digital Illustration by Sarah Holliday
An essential class for understanding how color works and how to approach color decisions thoughtfully. Jutta notes she could watch Sarah draw—and listen to her explain color—forever.
The Inner Critics Series by Lucy Lambriex
A deeply relatable series for artists navigating confidence, perfectionism, and that persistent inner voice. Jutta highlights its mix of insight, humor, and real mental-health support.
Midcentury Illustration Fun Series with Jutta Schneider
If she had to pick just one, Jutta says it would be Make It Wonky. The series explores mid-century illustration styles and embraces drawing freely, imperfectly, and without the pressure of finding the “perfect” stroke.

Beautiful Project-Based Art Classes

These are the classes Jutta returns to for inspiration, color, and pure visual joy.

Master Line Brushes in Procreate: Illustrate Vintage Sardine Tins by Claire Makes Things
Known for beautiful color combinations and charming results—those sardine tins are, in Jutta’s words, chef’s kiss.
Drawing With Scissors: Modern Folk-Inspired Botanical Collage by Mel Rye
Mindful, colorful, relaxing, and beautiful—everything Jutta loves in a creative reset.
Step by Step Botanicals in Watercolor, Ink and Procreate by Anna Sokolova
A class Jutta admires deeply, describing Anna’s level of artistry as something to aspire to.

Classes for Surface Design and Pattern Enthusiasts

For artists interested in patterns and surface design, check out classes that stand out for both clarity and industry insight.

Pattern Collections and Portfolios: Dos, Don’ts, and Myths by Melissa Lee
Encouraging, practical guidance paired with valuable industry knowledge.
Pattern Toolkit Series by Tracey Capone
A go-to series for learning patterns and Affinity tools, with Tracey’s consistently thoughtful teaching approach.

Skill-Builder Picks: Affinity Designer + Procreate

Dive deep into digital fun, packed with knowledge and creative payoff.

Drawing Vector Houses in Affinity Designer: Illustrate with Gradients by Weronika Salach
A deep dive into Affinity, vector drawing, and color, filled with practical tips.
Patterns in Procreate: Create a Seamless Scallop Pattern on the iPad by Chelsea Jay
A smart, beautifully designed class that explores lesser-known Procreate features and pattern workflows.

Learning With Joy and Curiosity

Jutta describes curating this list as genuinely fun—and it shows. Her personal curriculum reflects a learning style rooted in curiosity, structure, and play, with room for both skill-building and self-care.

Drawing, for Jutta, isn’t just about technique. It’s also a way to slow down, reduce stress and reconnect with creativity, with curiosity, and with yourself.

And if you’re wondering how she first learned English? That credit goes to Bob Ross’s The Joy of Painting, which aired undubbed on German late-night TV. Apparently, fate had a plan.

Whether you’re drawing on paper or an iPad, exploring patterns, or looking for ways to make learning more joyful, Jutta’s personal curriculum is an invitation to explore—and to have fun while doing it.

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Alison Kendrick

Alison is a digital content strategist by day, and a podcaster + tabletop RPG enthusiast by night.