When I teach classes, I often have a HUGE range of skill levels among my students. That means I need warm-up activities and creativity-boosting games that people of all skill levels can participate in! And this game, appropriately named Nouns + Adjectives, is one of my favourites.

Creativity is a learned skill. Say that louder for the people in the back! Creativity is a learned skill. Don’t beat yourself up if you have trouble with creativity in your art or writing practice or even struggle to have an art or writing practice! Here are a few tried and true methods that can help you stretch your brain and boost your creativity.

I love Procreate. Having it on my iPad was a game changer, enabling me to make the art I dreamt of from anywhere. But if there’s one area Procreate is lacking, it’s comic-making tools. But just because comic making in Procreate is less intuitive than, say, Clip Studio Paint, doesn’t mean it can’t be done. And it all starts with easy panelling. This is my process for quickly and easily making panels in Procreate.

Creating original characters (OCs) is one of my absolute favourite things. And as October is the month of art prompts (thanks to the invention of Inktober back in 2009), I thought I’d create my own list of prompts.

If you’re new to reading or making comics, you may be unaware of the massive variety of styles you can find in this medium. My students often worry that they may not be skilled enough at realistic representation or superhero comic exaggeration to make comics. But not all comics look alike, and, in fact, the most exciting ones often look little like what you’d expect if you still think of comics as synonymous with superheroes!

The first session with an art coach is important as it can help assess whether the partnership will be a good fit. Don’t be shy to ask questions! Check out these five questions you might want to ask your art coach when you start working together.

Even if you’re already making your own characters, this game makes a great warm-up exercise or quick trick to help yourself through drawing block. It can help you come up with unexpected combinations and inspiration for future characters. And once you’ve mastered these basic shapes, try creating your own “expansion packs” of additional shapes and features.

Check out some cool art news from around Sept. 20, 2024 including: Arcane Season 2 updates, the health benefits of art, and Canadian comics to read.

If you’re interested in making comics, it’s imperative that you read a wide variety. Manga are comics from Japan, and even if the big, action titles don’t tickle your interest, I guarantee a manga exists for you. Check out my top five manga for folks who don't usually read manga.

Character design is one of my absolute FAVOURITE things to work on! Through creating characters, we can tell stories, learn about effective visual design, and put little pieces of ourselves out into the world. But it can be hard to know where to begin. Here are some things you should be thinking about as you begin to create your character.

There are so many types of art that can benefit from being turned into a self-published book— including illustration, comics, photography, portfolios, and more—that having a beautiful physical collection of your art is an achievement worth celebrating. But before you start working with printers, there’s some key terminology you will need to know.

Art coaching is a unique partnership between two creators, making it a perfect opportunity to develop creative skill sets that a standard life coach or teacher may be unable to help with. Here are the top five reasons you may need an art coach in 2024.

When artists and creatives work together, great things happen! Whether you are studying the work and career of an artist you admire, working directly with a peer, or having a mentorship relationship with more advanced artists, there’s lots to learn.Here are the top five things artists can learn from studying or studying with other artists:

Figure drawing is one of my favourite things to practice in my own illustration work and one of my favourite things to teach, so here are my top ten figure drawing tips for illustrators!

I believe staying at the top of your craft involves investigating what’s happening in the industry, studying the work of other artists, and learning from what you love. But art books can be expensive, and not all are made equal. If you are looking to start your own collection of art books, look no further than these five beauties I can absolutely recommend.