$35 a Class

What’s Included

• Guided instruction each week

• Sketch Pad

• Pencil & Eraser

• Practice prompts + mini challenges

• Skill-building exercises and creative exploration

• Supportive critique and group discussion
  

Learn how to sketch anything by mastering simple foundations: lines, shapes, light, and observation. 

Class 1: How to Hold a Pencil + Line Control

Skill Focus: Comfort & Confidence

-Pencil Grips

-Light vs dark pressure

-Straight lines, curves, circles

Class 2: Seeing Shapes (Drawing What You See)

Skill Focus: Observation

-Breaking objects into circles, boxes, cylinders

-Big shapes before details

Class 3: Contour Drawing (Slowing Down)

Skill Focus: Hand-eye coordination

-Continuous line drawing

-Blind contour drawing

Class 4: Value Basics (Light & Dark)

Skill Focus: Making sketches feel 3D

-Value scale

-Light source basics

Class 5: Shading Techniques

Skill Focus: Control

-Hatching

-Cross-hatching

-Blending vs. layering 

Class 6: Edges & Depth

Skill Focus: Focus & Clarity

-Soft vs hard edges

-Background vs. subject

Class 7: Measuring & Proportion

Skill Focus: Accuracy without stress

-Pencil measurement technique

-Comparing heights and widths

Class 8: Perspective Basics (Foundational)

Skill Focus: Depth made simple

-Horizon line

-One-point perspective

Class 9: Texture Through Line

Skill Focus: Suggesting texture

-Wood, metal, fabric, organic textures

Class 10: Simplifying Complex Objects

Skill Focus: Confidence with “hard” things

-Turning complex objects into shapes

Class 11: Composition Basics

Skill Focus: Making sketches look intentional

-Placement

-Overlap

-Cropping

Class 12: Putting It All Together 

Skill Focus: Trusting fundamentals

-Student chosen object

-Completing sketches using all basics

$35 a class

What’s Included

• Guided instruction each week

• Live demos using digital art tools

• Practice prompts + mini challenges

• Skill-building exercises and creative exploration

• Supportive critique and group discussion

What Students Need to Bring

• Tablet (iPad or similar)

• Stylus (Apple Pencil or equivalent)

• Digital drawing app (Procreate, Adobe Fresco, or similar)

• Fully charged device

Class 1 - Digital Sketching, Reimagined

Focus: Translating traditional sketching skills to digital

• Brush settings, pressure sensitivity, and sketch layers

• Finding your “digital pencil”

• Warm-up sketch challenges

Class 2 - Line Confidence & Expressive Mark-Making

Focus: Clean vs expressive digital lines

• Line weight, tapering, and rhythm

• Gesture drawing in digital format

• Speed sketching exercises

Class  3 - Working in Layers (Without Overthinking It)

Focus: Smart layer habits for sketchers

• Sketch → refine → finalize workflows

• Non-destructive editing

• Layer organization that saves time

Class 4 - Digital Shading & Depth

Focus: Turning sketches into dimensional drawings

• Value, light direction, and digital shading styles

• Soft vs textured shading

• Brush modes for depth and contrast

Class 5 -  Exploring Digital Art Modes

Focus: Using blend modes and opacity creatively

• Multiply, Overlay, Alpha Lock (without overwhelm)

• Adding depth, glow, and mood

• Experiment-driven class

Class 6 - Texture & Brushes That Add Personality

Focus: Custom and built-in brushes

• Creating texture digitally

• When to keep it loose vs polished

• Brush-play sketch session

Class 7 - Color for Sketch Artists

Focus: Moving from monochrome to color confidently

• Limited palettes

• Color harmony tools

• Sketching directly in color
  
  

Class 8 - Character & Object Sketching Digitally

Focus: Style development

• Characters, objects, or animals

• Shape language and exaggeration

• Expressive digital sketch studies
  
  

Class 9 - Backgrounds & Environments (Made Simple)

Focus: Supporting your subject without overwhelm

• Loose background sketching

• Depth and perspective shortcuts

• Texture-based environments
  
  

Class 10 - Speed Sketching & Workflow Boosts

Focus: Drawing faster and smarter

• Timed sketch challenges

• Gesture + refinement workflows

• Productivity tools in your app
  
  

Class 11 - Developing a Digital Sketch Style

Focus: Finding your look

• Studying influences

• Stylizing line, texture, and color

• Cohesive sketch series exercise
  
  

Class 12 - Final Sketch Project + Share

Focus: Pulling it all together

• Create a finished digital sketch or mini series

• Group share and feedback

• Tips for continuing your digital art practice