There’s no single “correct” order — each class tackles a different question or skill, so you can jump in wherever your needs are. That said, here’s a suggested pathway if you’re new to illustration or want to build a solid foundation:

1. Foundations (Start Here)

• Drawing Is Important — How (and why) to build a sketchbook habit and consistency.

• Drawing Toward Illustration — Connect drawing with “illustration thinking”.

• Illustration Improv — Loosen up and generate ideas quickly.

• Sweet Spots — My flagship class, geared for beginners, on creating conceptual editorial illustrations.

2. Core Illustration Skills

• Composition for Illustrators — Learn how composition actually works and start giving shape to your ideas on the page.

• The Six Stages of Illustration — Learn the professional process of working with clients.

• The Style Class — Discover my proven method for discovering your unique illustration style.

• The One-Palette Illustrator — Learn how to use colour with. more confidence and consistency.

• Drawing Ideas — My breakthrough class for creating conceptual illustrations for editorial and beyond.

3. Project-Based Explorations

Fun, focused projects teaching practical illustration skills — that you can complete in a few days or less.

• Odd Bodies — Learn how to create stylized, expressive characters with confidence!

• Inky Illustrations — Create soulful illustrations by combining analogue and digital techniques.

• Inky Maps (Photoshop) or Inky Maps: Procreate Edition — Create beautiful illustrated maps using analogue and digital techniques.

• Live Encore: Printmaking-Inspired Illustrations in Photoshop — A rare look at my digital illustration workflow, including my brushes and layering techniques.

• Impress Me: Illustrating for Letterpress — A crash course in designing and illustrating for letterpress (works also for silkscreen and Risograph printing).

• SLO-FI Illustrations: Create Beautifully Imperfect Art with Handmade Layers — Learn how colour separations work in this analogue/digital Photoshop workflow.

• INKY.AF — Create stunning spot illustrations with analogue and digital media using the Adobe-killing and FREE digital illustration app, Affinity. Inspired by my first-ever Skillshare class, Inky Illustrations.

4. App-Specific

These classes teach app-specific tips and workflows. Great for learning and exploring digital illustration tools.

• INKY.AF: Create Stunning Illustrations Using Analogue Media and Affinity — Learn how to use vector paths and raster elements in Affinity.

• Inky Maps: Procreate Edition — Learn how to create analogue-inspired map illustrations using Procreate, including how to create custom brushes.

• Be a Pen Tool Wizard in Photoshop — Sharpen your vector and masking skills in Photoshop.

• Printmaking-inspired Illustration in Photoshop — Learn how I create textured illustrations with digital brushes, the Pen Tool, and layers in Photoshop in this Skillshare Live class.

5. Motivational Classes and Talks

• Skillshare Talks: The Power of Creating and Sharing — My live talk at Skillshare HQ (New York City) about how giving away your secret recipes can be a key to creative growth and success.

Notes

• You don’t have to take them all in order — feel free to dip into project classes anytime.

• Start with Drawing Is Important + Drawing Toward Illustration as a clear entry point, followed by The One Palette Illustrator.

• My most comprehensive illustration class is Sweet Spots, where I touch on all the things, including colour theory, coming up with ideas, and the commercial illustration process.

• The Inky classes are perfect for more hands-on classes with high-payoff creative projects.