Upcoming Live Classes
Unlock your creative potential with Foxsy’s live classes, where expert instructors guide you through engaging and interactive sessions tailored for all skill levels. Join our vibrant community and transform your artistic journey today!
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Hand Lettering Drills:
Lettering The Alphabet
Friday, Jan 17th, 2 PM CST
Sharpen your hand lettering skills with focused drills on the alphabet! This class is designed to help you master the foundational letters through repetitive practice and targeted techniques. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to refine your lettering, these drills will enhance your control, consistency, and creativity in forming each letter.
Join us as we break down each letter of the alphabet, exploring various styles and approaches. You’ll engage in exercises that build muscle memory, improve your stroke techniques, and boost your confidence in creating beautiful hand-lettered pieces. By the end of the session, you’ll have a stronger grasp of the alphabet, ready to tackle more complex lettering projects.
How To Capture
Motion & Action In Figure Drawing
Sat, Jan 18th, 1 PM CST
Bring your figure drawings to life by capturing dynamic motion and action! This class delves into the principles of portraying movement, energy, and fluidity in your artwork. Enhance your ability to depict the human form in motion and breathe life into your characters.
Shelby will demonstrate techniques for squishing and stretching the human form, creating believable poses, and conveying emotion through movement. In this intermediate drawing class, you’ll learn how to break down complex motions into manageable steps, ensuring your figures appear natural and expressive.
How to Shade Simple 3D Forms:
Step-by-Step Tutorials
Thursday, Jan 23rd, 12 PM CST
Do you enjoy drawing, but you find it difficult to add accurate and realistic shading to your drawings? If so, you need to practice adding light, medium, and dark values to simple subject matter so that you understand how light and shadow work together on various 3D forms. So join Miranda Balogh in this hands-on live class where you learn how to add values to various 3D forms by following an easy step-by-step process.
To do this, you first learn how to add pressure to your pencil, and then you learn how to build up the layers. Lastly, you learn how to blend graphite to create dynamic shading. By the end of this live class, you’ll feel more confident in your ability to create drawings that look accurate and aesthetically pleasing!
The Creative Lifestyle:
Strategies to Nurture Your Art Practice
Friday, Jan 24th, 2 PM CST
Integrate creativity seamlessly into your daily routine with practical strategies and inspiring techniques! This class is perfect for anyone looking to cultivate a more creative lifestyle, whether you’re an artist, writer, or simply seeking to infuse more creativity into everyday tasks.
Shelby will guide you through methods to overcome creative blocks, establish productive habits, and find inspiration in the mundane. Learn how to set achievable creative goals, manage your time effectively, and create a nurturing environment that fosters continuous creativity. By the end of this session, you’ll have a plan to make creativity a consistent and enriching part of your life.
How To Draw Deer & Antlers:
A Beginner’s Guide
Saturday, Jan 25th, 11 AM CST
Deer are everywhere—nearly every place on the planet has cervids of some kind. From the huge moose and elk to the smallest deer species, these animals have a strength and grace that fascinates us.
In this two-hour workshop, you’ll delve into the anatomy, posture, and unique features of deer, learning how to capture their essence with precision and artistry. We’ll break down the basic shapes and forms of these animals, helping you learn how to draw them from different angles and positions. Through a combination of theory and hands-on practice, you’ll gain the confidence and techniques needed to create realistic and expressive deer illustrations.
Monthly Watercolor
Q&A Session
Friday, Jan 31st, 11 AM CST
Join us for an exclusive Q&A live event with the remarkable Shelby Abrahamsen, the co-founder of Foxsy. Dive deep into the world of watercolors as she sheds light on the intricacies of the Foxsy Watercolor Academy, provides solutions to common challenges, and offers personalized recommendations on must-have supplies.
This is more than just a Q&A; it’s an invitation to immerse yourself in the vibrant world of watercolors and tap into a wealth of knowledge that Shelby brings to the table. Register below to get answers to all your burning watercolor questions. No question is too small, we’re here to help however we can!
Painting Snow in Watercolors:
Theory & Project
Friday, Jan 31st, 2 PM CST
Have you ever wanted to capture the peaceful beauty of winter in your art? Join our Painting Snow in Watercolors class! In this engaging session, you’ll learn both the theory and practical skills of watercolor painting. You’ll work on a hands-on project, helping you hone the techniques to beautifully create snowy landscapes.
In this class, we’ll explore the unique challenge of painting white snow without any white paint. This class is suitable for everyone, from seasoned artists wanting to improve their snowy landscape techniques to beginners eager to develop their skills.
Under the guidance of our experienced instructor, you’ll engage in a step-by-step project to create your own snowy scene. Through live demonstrations and guided practice, you’ll learn how to effectively layer colors, manage water control, and capture the tranquil essence of a winter day. By the end of the session, you’ll understand the technique for painting snow and be equipped to tackle wintry images with confidence.
Your Level 10 Life:
A Creative Way To Track Your Progress
Friday, Jan 10th 11 AM CST
Growing into a better version of yourself is tough work, but it can feel next to impossible if you don’t know where to begin. So where do you start? One great way to jump in is with a Level 10 Life chart! Designed to help you set and achieve meaningful goals, this session combines creative exercises with structured personal development strategies.
Shelby will guide you through the “Level 10 Life” framework, developed by Hal Elrod in “The Miracle Morning”, helping you identify key areas of your life that you want to improve and set actionable steps to reach your highest potential. Whether you’re aiming to enhance your creativity, career, relationships, or overall well-being, this class provides the tools and inspiration you need to elevate every aspect of your life.
How to Draw Faces:
Pt. 2: Expressions
Saturday, Jan 11th, 11 AM CST
Do you ever get frustrated with drawing faces? Look, faces are hard! That’s why we need to have a Part 2 to this subject—there is too much to cover in one single class. Building upon the foundational techniques covered in Part 1, this class delves deeper into the intricacies of facial anatomy, expression, and detail.
In this draw along class, you’ll explore much more about how to capture a wide range of emotions with facial expressions. After this class, you will be itching to apply these new skills to your next portrait drawing
How to Use Highlights, Midtones,
and Shadows to Enhance Your Shading
Thursday, Jan 16th, 12 PM CST
Do you want to improve your shading skills, but you feel frustrated because you don’t know what values to use or where to add highlights, midtones, and shadows to your drawings? If so, don’t worry because Foxsy has the perfect solution for you! To enhance the shading in your drawings to create 3D forms, join Miranda Balogh in this exciting live class where you learn the basics of applying values to your drawings.
When you learn how to identify values such as highlights, midtones, and shadows on your subject matter, you’re able to create 3D forms that have depth and dimension. By the end of this live class, you’ll understand how light hits an object to create contrast between the light and dark values. That means you’ll walk away feeling confident in your ability to add realistic shading to your drawings with greater ease and precision!
Monthly Lettering
Q&A Session
Friday, Jan 17th, 11 AM CST
It’s not just a Q&A session; it’s a vibrant space where your curiosity meets expert insights, a place to foster growth and nurture your artistic spirit.
Don’t forget to send in your questions! If you want to submit a question, you can do so below.
Even if I can’t get to it live, you’ll receive a personalized answer back!
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