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CREATIVE HEADS

Draw imaginative characters from thin air with your mind, some raw material and a pencil
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Length Under 3 weeks
Effort 3 hours per week
Price $ 28
Subject Design, Art
Level Any
Languages English
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Welcome to CRE8TIVE HEADZ

This course is going to show you how to dive in to the creative process and conceive portrait drawings from nothing. I call it CRE8TIVE HEADZ, and my biggest goal is to help you break out and start creating some of your own unique portraits from scratch.

Inside I'll give you 3 keys to unlock greater creative expression with your art that will give you a clear plan forward so you don't get lost in artistic quicksand. I'll help you focus on specific things to get the creative outcomes you want more often by providing a framework that assists your creative thought process as well as gives you practical mechanics to get your idea out of your head and onto the paper all the while overcoming fears you may have in with the artistic process. I will help you not just do drawings but become a visionary (in your own unique way)

If you've ever wanted to be creative with your drawings but didn’t know how to start. Or, You felt the task was too big, you got overwhelmed and quit. Or maybe you are pretty good at drawing realistic portraits but struggle with making things up and you wish u could be more “creative” then this course is for you.

Who this course is for:
  • Beginner, intermediate and advanced artists interested in being more creative with their portraits

What you'll learn

  • Discover a framework and mindset that unlocks creativity
  • Easy to use techniques to generate ideas
  • The importance of vision and creating a backstory
  • Drawing techniques that help your vision come to life

Course syllabus

Introduction The Mindset That Aides Creativity Story Bits Make It Go Bump Goro: Moon Face Demonstration Make your own Creative Head Assignment

Meet the instructors

Chris Petrocchi

Artist, teacher, mentor

Mr. Petrocchi has been working in the entertainment industry for 20 years as an animator and illustrator for TV and film, and as a concept artist for the last 10 years. Currently he is freelancing in both the game and illustration industry and has taught at the Walt Disney Family Museum, the Academy of Art University, San Jose State University and the Bay Area Classical Artist Atelier. Mr. Petrocchi had the privilege of working overseas in Shanghai, China as an art director and concept artist for an American firm. While there he also lectured and gave demonstrations on several occasions on the subject of concept art in Shanghai at Fantasy China Cartoon and Game Convention, and at Beijing's Central Academy of Fine Art.

Some of his clients include companies such as Magic The Gathering, EA (Godfather, Lord of the Rings, The Simms, Spore), Factor 5, Activision, THQ, Wildbrain (Layout Artist), Warner Brothers (Storyboard) and Colossal Pictures. In his spare time he likes to sing, play guitar, read and dance.

Follow him on Instagram @drawjuice