Join us to create art, make friends and be a part of our growing creative community. All classes are held ONLINE. Click on the class to read more about the online options for each. Classes are listed in Seattle-local time (Pacific), please let us know if you have questions about what time the class would be in your area.

Got a question? Email info@pushpullseattle.com - Got an idea or request for a class? Let us know here. 

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Upcoming Classes

Wednesdays 6pm - May and June Now Available

Life/Figure Drawing with Claire Donaldson

$0.00

Join Claire Donaldson every Wednesday to improve your figure drawing skills. Claire will use photo references and timed sections to guide you through sketching. The class includes demonstrations, independent work, and expert advice. You'll need a pencil (or other drawing tool, such as charcoal) and paper. Appropriate for beginning to advanced artists.


This class does use nude models for reference.


Meetings are Wednesday 6-8pm. Sessions are provided at no cost, but you do have the option to include a Teacher Support payment, which helps our instructors and Push/Pull.


To select multiple dates, add each one to your cart separately.

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First Fridays  6pm - Registration through June available

Fresh Look: Supportive Peer Critique

$0.00

Join Maxx FG every first Friday for an opportunity to get friendly, supportive feedback on your creative work. All creative work is welcome. Meeting starts at 6pm and generally ends around 7pm (PST, Seattle local time).


This event is free for all to attend. We will enforce strict rules for respecting each other and guidance for giving critiques. You can select an optional gratuity to the host with your registration.


This is an online event and will be held over Zoom. Once you register you will get the meeting information.


Maxx FG is the Director of Push/Pull. She is an interdisciplinary artist focused on visual work exploring feminism and autobiographical storytelling. Teaching and community outreach is central to Maxx's creative process.

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Haiku Comics starts June 20th!

Poetry Comics: Haiku Summer (with David Lasky)

$60.00

Spend your summer making haiku comics with David Lasky in 12 thirty minute online sessions.


Just for summer, a light, breezy poetry comics class, focusing on haiku comics of 3 or 4 panels. Every Sunday, for 12 sessions, we'll meet online and look at a classic haiku poem, learn a comics-making technique, and they be given a prompt to help you write and draw a short haiku comic. Students will be able to share their work privately online to receive instructor and classmate feedback. By the end of summer, you will have at least 12 new comic strips, enough to make a haiku comics zine/chapbook. All skill levels welcome.


Technology required: Device with Zoom


Physical materials: Pencil and paper, eraser, plus inking or coloring materials of your choice


30 minutes, 1pm to 1:30 (Seattle time)


Class starts June 20th


Every Sunday, 6/20 through 9/19. There will be no classes on 7/04 and 9/05.


Adults and mature teenagers welcome.


David Lasky co-authored the graphic novel Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song, which won comics’ Eisner Award in 2013. His work has appeared in numerous anthologies, including Kramers Ergot and Best American Comics. He is the colorist of the Newbery Honor Book El Deafo. For the past 15 years, David has been a graphic novel instructor at a wide variety of venues.
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Weekly Drop-in Comics Classes Starting April 2021

Sunday Morning Comics

$10.00

Spend your Sunday mornings working on comics. You'll work on instructor led exercises to help you break through barriers in your writing and drawing. Exercises will vary every week and will focus on prompts that you will be able to expand into longer stories or that can stand on their own. Each class will consist of 2-3 exercises that you are encouraged to share.


Class Sessions: Sundays 11am - 12pm



Each class and session is unique and students are encouraged to sign up for multiple sessions.


Materials needed:

Sketchbook/paper and pencil/pen or drawing tablet


Technology: access to internet/Zoom


Maxx Follis-Goodkind has been making comics since before she knew that's what they were. She has been teaching comics for 4 years and enjoys teaching autobio comics as a way to help people communicate their life experiences.
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 Procreate Classes returning July 2021

Starts March 30th 6pm - 7:30pm
Starts April 27th 6pm - 7:30pm

Procreate Basics

$75.00

Learn the basics of Procreate. We'll cover different file types, standard brushes, saving and exporting, and getting your style from paper to screen. Each class will involve a demonstration of a skill set and then you practicing. There will also be out of class assignments. Students will need access to Zoom and Procreate. They will also be invited to join the Google Classroom where there will be class videos, references, and supplemental resources.


Class sessions are Tuesdays, March 30, April 6th, April 13th & April 20th 6pm - 7:30pm (Pacific)


Maxx Follis-Goodkind was a reluctant convert to digital art, but after learning Procreate, has jumped in and loves it. She's excited to show you how liberating Procreate can be, how to streamline your creative process, and especially how to create digital art you're proud of.


You will need an iPad and a different screen to watch instruction on, a laptop or desktop monitor is suggested.

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ProCreate Intermediate

$75.00

Got the basics of Procreate down? Learn next level skills in this 4 week course. We'll cover photo editing, fonts and text, creating brushes, and create a simple animation. Each class will have a demonstration of a skill set and then an activity to practice. There will also be out of class assignments. Students will need access to Zoom and Procreate. They will also be invited to join the Google Classroom where there will be class videos, references, and supplemental resources.


Class sessions are Tuesdays, April 27th, May 4th, May 11th & May 18th 6pm - 7:30pm. (Pacific)


Maxx Follis-Goodkind was a reluctant convert to digital art, but after learning Procreate, has jumped in and loves it. She's excited to show you how liberating Procreate can be, how to streamline your creative process, and especially how to create digital art you're proud of.


You will need your iPad and a different screen to watch instruction on, a laptop or desktop monitor is recommended.
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Not sure which Procreate class to take? Take a quick quiz here and we'll let you know which one we recommend: ​https://form.jotform.com/210557829957067

Procreate Brush Workshop

$15.00

Learn to create custom brushes in Procreate with Maxx. April 16th 7pm - 9pm Seattle local time (Pacific)

You'll work along in Procreate as Maxx teaches you to:

*Adjust and duplicate existing brushes to fine tune them

*Create your own custom painting or inking brush set (left of sample photo)

*Create a repeating pattern brush (center of sample photo)

AND create your own stamp (right of sample photo)

Maxx will also review all of the settings in the custom brush section so you can confidently make changes to brushes to improve your art and create work digital art that is just your style.

To participate, you'll need access to Zoom on a device other than your iPad, an iPad with Procreate, and an Apple Pencil.

Maxx Follis-Goodkind is Push/Pull's Director and resident Procreate teacher/expert. Over the last two years she's learned to embrace digital art and to use this new medium to expand the amount of work she creates. Maxx loves teaching people all of the ways that Procreate can help their creative processes.
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We can refund ticket sales up to 5 days before a class begins. Material kits are nonrefundable. Once the class has started, your ticket is not refundable. If you are no longer able to attend a class please contact info@pushpullseattle.com as soon as you are able. 

Scholarships are available! Please email info@pushpullseattle.com with what class(es) you are interested in and if you are looking for a full or partial scholarship. Please allow at least one week before class for us to process your request.

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