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Rediscover the Joy of Drawing: Five Steps to Illustrate Unique Characters

When you’re in the class, you can download a free 25-page Character Design Guide created specifically for this Skillshare class.

Praise about my class:

• “The most exciting class I have followed for a long time. I feel like I am back to when I was a little girl in my bedroom creating all kinds of special creatures and animals….” – Christiane B.
• “I am constantly judging myself, and…your unique take on this process will help me a great deal….” – Nancy G.
• “What a joyful class….this lesson helped me find different ways of looking at my art…right now I am focusing on the garden, but I don't like to draw real images…your class will help me look at the florals and find interesting ways to draw them! Thank you so much for giving me a feeling of playing with my drawings.” – Barbara C.
• “This class is fabulous! Jenny is fabulous! Jenny is a natural teacher who shares a foolproof method of creating an original character. Best of all, her presentation is so calming and cheerful that I listened to the whole class twice! Even if you don't have any problem thinking of new things to draw, I bet you have never thought of drawing Jenny's way....at least I haven't!” - Tammy K. 

Character Illustration: Designing from Concept to Creature 

Not Boring Characters: How to Create Unique and Memorable Characters  

Character Design: From First Idea to Final Illustration 

Character Design for Beginners: Create Your First Character 

Fun with Figures: Create a Stylized Character with Confidence 

Drawing Daily Monsters: Finding Inspiration in a Drop of Ink 

Develop Your Illustration Style: Draw a Cat 

Illustrating People: Character Design for Storytelling 

Creative Transformation: 9 Exercises to Draw, Write, and Discover Your Future

20-Minute Art Journaling 

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Watercolor Illustration: Transform Daily Objects into Whimsical Characters 

Anyone Can Watercolor: The Basics for Creating Magical Pieces 

Watercolor Portraits: Dynamic Atmosphere and Whimsical Skin Tones 

Magical Watercolor Flower Paintings 101: The Art of Dispersion 

Watercolor Painting for Mindfulness and Relaxation: Creative Self-Care 2.0 

100-Day Watercolor Challenge – 5-Minute Paintings – Build a Creative Habit 

Illustrating with Watercolors on Wood 

Hand Lettering Essentials for Beginners 

The Golden Secrets of Hand-Lettering: Create the Perfect Postcard 

A Comprehensive Guide to Hand Lettering: Creating Graphic and Script Styles 

Hand Lettering Styles and Techniques for Embellishment 

Bounce Letters: Adding Character to your Hand Lettering 

Simple Words to Stunning Art: Combine Hand Lettering and Illustration 

Hand Lettering for Surface Designers: Build a Skill that Will Wow Your Clients 

Hand Lettering for Chalk Murals 

Learn to Paint Botanical Watercolors with a Modern Twist 

Floral Doodling for Beginners: How to Draw a Floral Cascade 

Paint with Me: Vintage-Inspired Botanical Illustration Using Mixed Media 

Intro to Cyanotypes: Creating Beautiful Botanical Prints with Ease 

Mixed Media Embroidery for Beginners: 7 Days of Botanical Prompts 

Learning How to Draw: A Mindset, Method, and Exercises 

Drawing for Personal Growth: 5 Exercises for Self-Discovery 

Three-Minute Drawing Challenge 

Start Drawing: 3 Fun, Freeing Exercises to Spark Your Creativity 

Fearless Figure Drawing: Use Stick Figures to Draw Human Bodies 

Draw Vibrant Rainbow Art: Easy Tips to Create Abstract Masterpieces Using Neon Highlighters 

Daily Meditative Art Practice: Pen, Paper, and Patterns

Find Your Style: Five Exercises to Unlock Your Creative Identity 

Creativity in Action: 10 Challenges to Make Ideas Happen 

Five-Minute Creative Workouts: Get Your Creativity in Shape 

Creative Breakthrough: 8 Exercises to Power Your Creativity, Confidence, & Career 

Think Like an Artist: Cultivate Your Creativity 

Personal Brand Manifesto: Who Do You Think You Are? 

Unleash Your Creativity: Draw Without Fear in 5 Simple Exercises 

Discovering Your Art Style Through Daily Creating  

Manage Your Monsters: Sketchbook Techniques for Creative Resuscitation  

Instagram Poetry: Create Personal, Visual Vignettes for Self-Expression

Fast Flash Fiction: Writing Tiny, Beautiful Stories

Creative Writing for All: A 10-Day Journaling Challenge

Writing Fiction: Create a Retelling of Your Favorite Story

The Writer’s Toolkit: Six Steps to a Successful Writing Habit 

Fundamentals of Creative Writing: A Project-Based Course to Strengthen Your Writing Skills

• If time is scarce, click under the bottom left-hand corner of a Skillshare video and choose 2x to watch your classes at TWICE THE SPEED. I also watch classes when I’m walking on the treadmill or unloading the dishwasher.  Sometimes I’ll play marketing or productivity classes in the background as if I’m listening to a podcast. Then, later, when I’m ready to make art, I rewatch the specific lessons that I want to follow along with. 

• DOWNLOAD THE SKILLSHARE APP to your phone. To watch classes at 2x, click on the three dots in the upper right-hand corner of the video screen to change the PLAY SPEED.

•  When you’re in Skillshare, search for a topic that YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT such as abstract painting, photography, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Canva, social media, marketing, Procreate, animation, writing, freelance, urban sketching, cute, art licensing, productivity, sewing, comics, fiction, editing, baking…

•  Whenever I want to learn something, the SKILLSHARE SEARCH BOX is my new search engine instead of Google. Skillshare is the Netflix of online learning. Skillshare has changed my life and I’ve watched over 120 ours in ten months.  

• Click the Browse drop down menu (to the left of the Search bar) and CHOOSE A CATEGORY to learn SKILLSHARE’S RECOMMENDATIONS. Category examples include Creative Writing, Film & Video, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Web Development, Freelance & Entrepreneurship, Marketing, and Productivity.

• You can BOOKMARK Skillshare classes within the Skillshare website. When you are viewing a class’s thumbnail Cover Image (such as in a Skillshare search result page), click on the bookmark icon in the bottom right corner under the thumbnail.
• You can also create separate bookmark LISTS such as watercolor list or social media list or any name you choose. 

• I copy and paste a handful of Skillshare class URLs into an EMAIL to myself. This way, when it’s time to jump on the treadmill, I just open my recent email and click on the first Skillshare class URL. As a result, I don’t spend time scrolling through a long list and trying to decide which Skillshare class to watch. 

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