Creativebug - For Beginners Creativebug http://www.creativebug.com/ui/images/app_icon.png <![CDATA[Big Feelings, Small Drawings: Make a Zine]]> http://www.creativebug.com/classseries/single/big-feelings-small-drawings-make-a-zine Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0700 Risa Iwasaki Culbertson Feelings can seem really big and hard to express sometimes. What if you could draw them out and fit them in your pocket? In this zine class, take inspiration from Japanese calligraphy and give it your own twist by creating imagery and text that captures the essence of your feelings and highlights your favorite moments. Risa Iwasaki Culbertson is a multi-media artist based in San Francisco, and she has created large bodies of work with bold black and white line drawings words to express her own feelings. She guides you through processing your emotions, brainstorming ideas, folding a tiny 8-paged zine with one piece of paper, and using big markers to condense your big ideas into a small space. By the end, you'’ll have seemingly simple drawings and minimal texts that share your stories and are ready for you to revisit again and again.
 
]]> <![CDATA[Mixtape: Summertime]]> http://www.creativebug.com/classseries/single/mixtape-summertime Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0700 CBTV
Summertime art making is full of delight and wonder, especially if you're a Creativebug artist. In this Mixtape, explore painting, drawing, and even scribbling iconic images of the summer. If you're feeling inspired, check out the full Daily Practice series of each artist below:

30 Things to Paint with August Wren
Flowers, Fruits, and the Natural World with Carolyn Gavin
31 Pattern Motifs with Courtney Cerruti
Marker Workshop: A Daily Practice with Sasha Prood
31 Painted Patterns with Lisa Congdon
 ]]> <![CDATA[Wearable Wins: A Daily Practice of Accomplishments]]> http://www.creativebug.com/classseries/single/wearable-wins-a-daily-practice-of-accomplishments Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0700 Risa Iwasaki Culbertson
Check out The Noun Project to explore icons you can use to distill your wins into images.

Read Risa's tips for caring for and washing your wearable wins.]]> <![CDATA[Creativebug Special Event: Three Hours of Gelli Plate Play with e bond]]> http://www.creativebug.com/classseries/single/creativebug-vip-live-event-three-hours-of-gelli-plate-play Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0800 e bond e bond (& co-maker Courtney Cerruti) in this three-hour session making abstract mono prints with gelli plates. e uses mono printing on gelli plates as a tool in many different ways: to warm up (mark making), to loosen up (layering onto existing pieces of art), and to make piles and piles of "future good stuff" (i.e. collage pieces for use in future projects like handmade books, fabric, and patterns).

This time together will be used to create and pull prints, talk about processes, and look at some of e’s previous projects made using these techniques in her personal art practice. Grab your gel plate and come play with us! This live event was filmed September 3, 2025.]]> <![CDATA[Creativebug Live: Vision Boards with Courtney Cerruti and Liana Allday]]> http://www.creativebug.com/classseries/single/creativebug-live-vision-boards-with-courtney-cerruti-and-liana-allday Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 CBTV Live Set your intentions for the New Year! Join Courtney and Liana in their annual tradition of making a vision board. Using magazine tears, printed images and a pair of scissors and a glue stick, take a moment to create a collage of images and messages to help inspire you throughout the year. This video originally appeared live on January 27, 2026. 
 
]]> <![CDATA[How to Sharpen Charcoal for Drawing]]> http://www.creativebug.com/classseries/single/how-to-sharpen-charcoal Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0800 David Tenorio <![CDATA[Essential Color Mixing]]> http://www.creativebug.com/classseries/single/essential-color-mixing Wed, 21 May 2025 00:00:00 -0700 David Tenorio <![CDATA[Gee's Bend Inspired Collage]]> http://www.creativebug.com/classseries/single/gees-bend-inspired-collage Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700 Sarah Matthews Lucy Pettway's 1950's "Housetop" quilt pattern, but as a paper artist, she of course makes her quilt blocks out of paper.]]> <![CDATA[Basic Line Drawing: A 4-Part Series]]> http://www.creativebug.com/classseries/single/basic-line-drawing-with-lisa-congdon Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700 Lisa Congdon