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This Specialization, taught by Lisa Bardot, is intended for aspiring digital artists and creatives seeking to develop foundational drawing skills using Procreate. Through 3 beginner-friendly courses, you will explore digital illustration techniques across themes like food, plants, animals, and everyday objects—all while growing your artistic confidence and consistency. You’ll complete a series of guided drawing projects designed to help you build a lifelong creative habit.
Syllabus
- Course 1: Kickstart Your Creativity with Procreate: Food & Plants
- Course 2: Kickstart Your Creativity with Procreate: Draw Animals
- Course 3: Kickstart Your Creativity with Procreate: Fun Objects
Courses
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Bring your art to life by drawing fun, whimsical animals while refining your unique creative style. In Week 3 of this creative journey with Lisa Bardot, you’ll dive into five new animal-themed drawing tutorials that are designed to stretch your imagination and help you experiment with shape, line, and color. From snakes and birds to butterflies and mice, each project offers a new opportunity to explore expressive illustration techniques while building on the digital art skills introduced in previous weeks. Whether you're continuing from the earlier courses or jumping in here, these animal drawings are a joyful way to deepen your comfort with Procreate and develop your own artistic voice. Lisa’s warm, encouraging teaching style will help you stay motivated and connected to your creative process. At the end of the week, you’ll reflect on your favorite piece, track your progress, and get inspired to keep growing. Instructor bio: Lisa Bardot is an illustrator, teacher, and creative adventurer based in California. Using the iPad and Procreate as her main tools, she creates digital brushes, tutorials, and resources that help artists of all levels find joy in making art. Through her company Bardot Brush, Lisa designs widely loved Procreate tools, and through Making Art Everyday, she inspires thousands of people with daily prompts and challenges to build confidence and consistency in their creative practice. She also leads Art Maker’s Club, a vibrant community and learning hub for digital artists. Known for her clear, fun, and encouraging teaching style, Lisa has taught millions of learners worldwide, empowering them to overcome creative blocks and embrace art-making as a joyful habit.
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Build your creative confidence and learn the Procreate essentials as you draw delightful foods and playful plants. In this beginner-friendly course, illustrator Lisa Bardot guides you through the foundations of digital illustration in Procreate while helping you kickstart a sustainable creative habit. Over two weeks, you’ll complete 10 approachable drawing tutorials, starting with charming foods like oranges and donuts, and moving into leafy monstera plants and colorful mushrooms. Along the way, you’ll learn the Procreate interface, create your own canvas template, and explore core digital art techniques like shading, textures, and working with layers. Designed to keep you motivated, each session is short, fun, and easy to follow—even if you’re new to art or haven’t drawn in years. You’ll also use a downloadable Progress Tracker to celebrate your work as you go. By the end of this course, you'll have a growing gallery of digital artwork, a deeper understanding of Procreate, and the momentum to keep your creative practice going strong. Instructor bio: Lisa Bardot is an illustrator, teacher, and creative adventurer based in California. Using the iPad and Procreate as her main tools, she creates digital brushes, tutorials, and resources that help artists of all levels find joy in making art. Through her company Bardot Brush, Lisa designs widely loved Procreate tools, and through Making Art Everyday, she inspires thousands of people with daily prompts and challenges to build confidence and consistency in their creative practice. She also leads Art Maker’s Club, a vibrant community and learning hub for digital artists. Known for her clear, fun, and encouraging teaching style, Lisa has taught millions of learners worldwide, empowering them to overcome creative blocks and embrace art-making as a joyful habit.
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Explore playful objects and level up your Procreate skills with creative challenges and expressive designs. In this final course of the Kickstart Creativity series, Lisa Bardot invites you to illustrate everyday objects with personality and flair. You’ll draw five fun items—from socks and ukuleles to alarm clocks and art supplies—using techniques that help you add dimension, texture, and storytelling to your work. With each mini-tutorial, you’ll gain more fluency in Procreate features and discover new ways to bring ordinary things to life on screen. This week is all about creative play and pulling together everything you’ve learned so far. You’ll continue using your Progress Tracker to stay on course and reflect on how far you’ve come. Whether you’re a beginner or rediscovering your love for art, you’ll wrap up the series with a full portfolio of joyful digital drawings and a creative routine you’ll want to keep. Instructor bio: Lisa Bardot is an illustrator, teacher, and creative adventurer based in California. Using the iPad and Procreate as her main tools, she creates digital brushes, tutorials, and resources that help artists of all levels find joy in making art. Through her company Bardot Brush, Lisa designs widely loved Procreate tools, and through Making Art Everyday, she inspires thousands of people with daily prompts and challenges to build confidence and consistency in their creative practice. She also leads Art Maker’s Club, a vibrant community and learning hub for digital artists. Known for her clear, fun, and encouraging teaching style, Lisa has taught millions of learners worldwide, empowering them to overcome creative blocks and embrace art-making as a joyful habit.
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