Creating on the Go with Procreate: How to Practice Your Skills and Create Anywhere

Creating on the Go with Procreate: How to Practice Your Skills and Create Anywhere

Are you a beginner artist looking for a way to practice your skills and create from anywhere? Look no further than Procreate for the iPad! As a traditional illustrator who loves working with watercolors and colored pencils, I was hesitant to try digital illustration at first. But once I gave Procreate a chance, I was hooked. Not only is it an affordable one-time purchase (no monthly subscriptions!), but it also offers a wide range of features and tools that allow me to create anywhere, anytime.

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How to Draw Cute Animals / Drawing classes that offer tips + inspiration even when you're short on TIME!

Don’t let the bite-sized description fool you because these classes are not lacking in quality. In fact, you'll be amazed at how much you can learn in less than 20 minutes. Packed with tips, resources and drawing demonstrations that outline how to break subjects down to basic shapes before adding finishing touches that bring your drawings to life.

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Spring has sprung, it's the perfect time to spruce up your creative habits!

Spring has sprung, and it's the perfect time to freshen up your creative habits with a little spring cleaning.

Just like you might declutter your home or workspace to make room for new things, you need to declutter your mind and habits to make room for new ideas and creative growth.

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New Class! How to Illustrate Engaging Characters

If you feel overwhelmed when trying to illustrate characters, or struggle to make them visually appealing - this is the class for you! There are a few creative exercises that involve drawing. It's up to you if you want to sketch/illustrate using digital or traditional mediums. Or simply use both! I'm a self-described "tradigital illustrator".

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Illustrator Growth: My 5 tips for Starting a Freelance Illustration Career

As an illustrator, I've learned a thing or two over the years. Some of which, would have been helpful to know early on.

Being a freelance illustrator isn’t just about the art, in fact there are a lot of other factors that go into this creative profession.

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Set Time Breaks On Instagram

The best way to avoid falling down the Instagram rabbit hole of mindless scrolling... is to set some time limits.

And I'm not talking about relying on willpower alone. Instagram has made it easy to do on the platform with a few clicks. Learn more about Activity / Time Spent features on the Instagram app

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The Best Procreate Tips that I use in my Creative Workflow

I challenged myself to more drawing time on the go using Procreate and discovered some new ways to streamline my creative process and flex my illustration muscles.

Whether you’re a Procreate newbie feeling overwhelmed by all the bells and whistles or you've spent time in Procreate but appreciate handy tips... then check out my latest post on The Simply Creative Blog that discusses my top 7 Procreate Tips and doles up some creative advice to try out as well.

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Why Creatives should take time to rest and recharge

It’s incredibly important to realize that rest time is just as important as work time. They are meant to work together, to keep our minds (and lives ) happy and healthy. This is why learning to hit the pause button (and the Stop one too) is an important skill to have.

My best tip for ensuring that you have more restful moments in your day is to schedule time for it. Adding some tranquility to your day will allow your brain the R&R restoration that it craves.

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Finding Your Creative Path

Through questions and exercises in the workbook, you will be able to turn ideas into goals to inspire more confidence and fulfillment in your creative pursuits. Finding your Creative Path helps you align with your goals over a 12-month period using seasonal planning. Perfect to start the new year with… or anytime you want to make a change and chart a new creative path.

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Self-Promotion for Creatives

Being a creative freelancer takes equal parts talent, determination, and moxy. You have to be able to dust yourself off and keep going, be willing to try new things, and discover what works best for you. Well, let me save you some time by sharing a few things that I’ve learned.

I’ve just published, Self-Promotion for Creatives 🎉⁣ over on Skillshare so that you can watch it at your leisure… and in less time than your average Netflix show to boot! Great for creatives just starting out or freelancers learning to try a new promotional trick (or two).

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My Favorite Autumn Things for The Studio to Keep Me Creative & Cozy

Like many creatives, I spend hours in the studio, so it needs to be conducive to a “happy creating” place. While there are many things that I enjoy using every day, when fall comes around I add a few seasonal “must-haves”.

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A Pep Talk About Taking Action for Creatives & Freelancers

As a creative freelancer or entrepreneur, it’s easy to get caught up in the busy work of planning vs doing. Planning is important, but it's only one step in the process. If you don't move beyond that step, planning slides into procrastination. And really, don’t we have enough distractions in our daily lives (um…hello social media and a pandemic) to not become sidelined with continual planning. So don’t get bogged down with planning, move beyond that step, and learn to enjoy the whole creative journey.

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What to do during Quiet Times as a Freelancer

As a freelancer you will need to navigate both busy and quiet business periods. Knowing how to deal with these extremes in your freelance business, will help you become a more confident freelancer. Because bottom line, you don’t have to stop when business is slow. By staying productive you will be better prepared for new opportunities when they arise.

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