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Creatures with Character

A mixed media class, for people who want to crate freely and loose, exploring a unique technic and have fun with ink and acrylics!
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Cratures with character with Yvonne Morell

Hello my creative friends!

I am so excited to share my love and fascination for animals with you. It may be my extremely spoiled and high maintenance cat, or some curious chickens that I can't stop observing and sketching - any creature is welcome! We will approach this theme with some new, surprising techniques and give our lovely friends a privileged spot on our canvases. If you aren’t experienced in drawing or painting, no worries - you can let your imagination go wild and create expressive creatures! This class is for any animal lover! Join me and lets start painting! xo, Yvonne

Here is a description of the individual fun projects!

Ink and acrylic

First project

This is an exciting technique, working with acrylic and ink! We use reference pictures or invent a new, fun creature. We look at the importance of layering paint to create depth and a way to achieve harmonious color combinations. We will use ink in a whole new way to enhance your painting! You are going to LOVE this!
Inspiration for online class with Yvonne Morell


Sketching and painting intuitively

Second project

This is a wonderfully relaxing way to create and will spark your inner child too! We start with some warm up exercises and just play to loosen up. We plan our project before moving on to the canvas, placing it into a desirable composition. After preparing a base color that will unify our painting we will enjoy painting in a loose and expressive way!
Acrylic painting class with Yvonne Morell


Sketching outdoors

Bonus lesson

There is nothing like painting animals from real life! I invite you to get outside, enjoy the sun, and observe animals with sketchbook at the ready! I’ll show you easy, approachable ways to create playful and fluid animal drawings and paintings in your favorite sketchbook.
Sketching outdoors - bonus lesson from Yvonne Morells online class

Students comment

Wow what fun! I decided to jump in at the deep end after watching the videos and try my hand at a portrait instead of doing the chicken. I was so intrigued, curious and exited to try out this technique on a face and see what would happen. The end result is awesome as it gave the picture so much more depth and extra detail that would not have been visible without the black ink wash. Thank you Yvonne Morell for sharing this super awesome technique! I can’t wait to try another painting using this technique.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Project 1 - Ink and acrylic

    • Welcome

    • Intro first project

    • Material we use

    • Where to share you paintings and exercices

    • Choosing your subject

    • Color palette
  • 2

    First project - Start painting

    • Project I - Place drawing start painting

    • Lifting up the colors and working on details

    • Ink
  • 3

    Second project

    • Introduction

    • Play with colors and shapes

    • Warm up - drawing different faces

    • Plan your project

    • Apply your base color on a canvas

    • Sketch your project on your canvas

    • Start painting your animal

    • Paint the surrounding

    • Finish the first layer

    • Adjusting the values

    • Finishing touches
  • 4

    Bonus lesson

    • Bonus lesson

    • Sketching outside

    • References

    • Goodbye

What you will learn in this class

  • How to combine ink and acrylic in a very unique technic.

  • Layering colors in a harmonious way, creating depth.

  • Painting and using a colored background of your canvas to your advantage.

  • Sketching animals in a fun and loose way.

  • Introduction to sketching outdoors

What students say:

  • I found Yvonne Morell's Creatures with Character and had so much fun and a near heart attack trying this new technique !!

  • Wow what fun! I decided to jump in at the deep end after watching the videos and try my hand at a portrait instead of doing the chicken. I was so intrigued, curious and excited to try out this technique on a face and see what would happen. The end result is awesome as it gave the picture so much more depth and extra detail that would not have been visible without the black ink wash. Thank you Yvonne Morell for sharing this super awesome technique! I can’t wait to try another painting using this technique.