It’s been awhile since I’ve posted here…I’ve spent this year learning new skills in order to produce my own classes on Skillshare. Getting up to speed on Premiere Pro while creating my class was pretty intense, but I happily got it done (and now have a useful new creative tool with which to communicate!).

My first Skillshare class is titled Expressive Collage: Bold Brush Strokes, Masks, & Collage with Adobe Photoshop.

Many people are not comfortable expressing inner thoughts & emotions to others. This class will show that you already express yourself every day—the clothes you wear, how you style your hair, your signature...even your astrological sign!—are all forms of personal expression. We will take these existing forms & utilize them through drawing.

We will examine how the hand utilizes six axes of combined motion to create expressive gestural marks. You will apply these concepts with a project in which you choose an idea, emotion, or feeling to express. This class is for aspiring digital artists looking to advance your expressive gestural skills. A basic knowledge of Photoshop will be required.

The primary goal of this course is to take something intangible—a feeling or idea—and translate it visually into something others can experience. This is the basis of expressive art. Having a command of transferring inner thoughts to your outer environment is the key to communication.

This class will be taught using Adobe Photoshop. You may utilize another app if you are not comfortable with Photoshop. However, you may not be able to perform all of the exercises as demonstrated. You are expected to have a basic working knowledge of the application you are using. A pressure-sensitive Wacom or compatible pen tablet is highly recommended.

Join me on Skillshare to take this new class! You can check it out here.