We start where children's books always start: the manuscript. This is the idea that we have to flesh out with artwork. Find out what a professional manuscript consists of, and tips for working with them.

In this industry you absolutely need to know your way around how printing works - the jargon, and how to interpret it with your software. Here's how all that works!

Being able to tell a story is at the heart of this medium. But it's not just visual. You have to work with the text and make sure that what you are creating is adding to the manuscript, rather than simply being redundant.

A pose is the most fundamental way to tell a story with your characters, as body language can instantly communicate what your character is feeling. This is also quite a challenge to do well.

Drawing well means understanding the 3D of things. This is another mini-class that dives into the fundamentals of that, then applies them with real-world job assignment examples.

The final facet of drawing well - SHAPE. Shape is the 'container' that takes your poses and 3D forms and delivers the information to the audience in a digestible, appealing way.

Let's use everything we've learned in Procreate!

I dig up some of my old job assignments, and take you through how I draw them to satisfy clients.

I'll show you critical Photoshop tools, and tell you about the 2 requirements I have for any user interface.

More on-the-job real assignments. Tying in principles from the posing/form/shape lessons into the application of making fun art!

How does Krita compare with Photoshop? Let's find out!

More drawing assignments that you'll face in this industry. Multiple expressions and poses on the same character.

It's time to talk about the fan favorite iPad software, Procreate!

I once had to update an 80s character design to something more contemporary. Here are the principles I used and thoughts about shapes, character design, and posing that will help your work fit in today's media market.

Let's begin to discuss the tools you'll be using in digital painting, starting with those in Photoshop.