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A place to ask questions, share your work, get feedback, and participate in our monthly live hangout sessions. 

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Learn new skills at your own pace with online courses! Each course comes with a PDF workbook with exercises to practice.

PDF Workbooks

Skip the course and go straight to the practice material! These workbooks are intended to build specific skills like handwriting and color use. 

Meet Your Instructor

Emily Mills

I'm a professional illustrator most known for "sketchnotes" (aka live event drawings), and I'm the author of The Art of Visual Notetaking. I've been teaching creative workshops to thousands of students both online and in-person since 2017. I want to help you connect with your creativity and grow in confidence! When I'm not teaching, I run Flavor Graphics, my illustration studio in Bend, Oregon.

What Real Students Are Saying:

I love this course so much. And I exceeded my expectations with the exercises. They were fun and helpful. Thank you!

Leslie C.

Wow! Once it's broken down, sketching is not as complex! I suppose communication and getting your message across is the idea, thanks!!

Ken W.

This is going to help me so much to remember specific names, places and facts! So happy I found you! Going to definitely give this a try in my journaling bible!!

Kelly F.

These activities were all very challenging for me. Your activities were great at getting me to accept what I had to offer. They stretched me a lot! 

Jennilyn S.

Once I started doodling on the pages, my my sixty-five year old brain began to activate, and shapes began to take on imaginary forms. It was fun. Each exercise is like a game.  I am doing these lessons in order to help me make the kinds of journals my grandchildren will adore.

Laurel T.

Thanks a lot for the free drawing course. The imagination exercises were difficult but refreshing.

Guy B.

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