Hi everyone! Welcome to class. I am Jen Veguilla-Lezan and I’ll be the one guiding you through this creative course. I’m a freelance graphic designer, illustrator and educator based out of the midwest and I run Bella + Sophia Creative studio. If you want to learn more about me, you can find me online at: www.bellasophiacreative.com. You can also check out my YouTube channel: The Creative studio where you will get a behind the scenes view of the work I do as a creative freelancer and find a huge library of free tutorials catered to those of you interested in graphic design, programs like Affinity and procreate as well as art and illustration.

This month I am excited to share a new procreate course! While you might be used to using procreate for drawing, it’s such a versatile app and I thought it would be fun to walk you through how you can scrapbook or create a visual journal in the app. I love the idea of scrapbooking and creating memory books, but sometimes all of the supplies necessary can make it cumbersome. So, I found that I can do similar projects in a digital version. No mess, no massive supply hauls and you don’t have to worry about perfectionism stopping you from creating. This is also a great class to build off your digital sticker skills that you learned in my class: Design Illustrative Stickers in Procreate + Affinity Photo V1 for Digital Scrapbooking and Planning. If you want learn how to use digital stickers outside of the traditional format, scrapbooking is a fun way to do so!

A few of the skills students will learn

Learning how to scrapbook or create a visual journal in Procreate involves a mix of creative, technical, and organizational skills. Here’s a breakdown of the essential skills you’ll want to develop:

Creative & Design Skills

Composition & Layout Design

Understanding how to balance elements on a page (text, images, stickers).
Using principles like alignment, contrast, and whitespace effectively.

Color Theory

Choosing harmonious color palettes
Understanding how colors set mood or convey a theme.

Typography

Choosing and pairing fonts.
Hand lettering or digital calligraphy for titles, quotes, or journaling entries.

Visual Storytelling

Communicating a memory, mood, or moment through visuals.
Using visual metaphors, symbols, and thematic imagery.

🖌️ Technical Skills in Procreate

Brush Handling

Learning to use different brush types (for drawing, painting, texture).
Customizing or importing brushes for specific effects (e.g., watercolor, calligraphy, texture stamps).

Layer Management

Organizing layers for different elements (e.g., background, photos, stickers, text).
Using blend modes, clipping masks, and alpha lock.

Image Importing & Manipulation

Importing photos, scanned textures, or stickers.
Resizing, rotating, masking, and applying effects.

Text Tool Mastery

Using Procreate’s text tool efficiently for journaling and decorative titles.
Combining typed text with hand lettering.

Digital Collaging

Combining various media (paper textures, images, drawings).
Creating depth and variety using shadows, layer styles, and textures.

TOOLS NEEDED

All you need to take this class is an iPad, Procreate App and Apple Pencil is

WHO IS THIS CLASS FOR

So, who is this class for? Well, honestly it is for anyone creative or who would like to learn how to digitally scrapbookl.

SKILL LEVEL: BEGINNERS

The class is geared towards beginner learners as we are exploring procreate in a very basic way. I will walk you through the process step by step and help familiarize you with the process and the Procreate App.

Remember to leave a class review!

Finally, please consider leaving a class review. These reviews are so helpful in ensuring teachers get engagement which in turn helps our classes overall in search. I’m looking forward to seeing your work!

Celebrating with a Giveaway!

To celebrate my newest class and back to school season, I’m giving away a 1 free year of Skillshare membership.

To enter, all you have to do is:

Watch the class
Post your project in class before Sept 30th
For an extra entry leave the class a review

The winner will be announced as a comment from me on their project in class as well as a post in my community section of Skillshare.

Taylor Ralli

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