Art, Comics & More - Classes at Push/Pull

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.

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Upcoming Classes

Wednesdays 6pm - July 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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Comic Classes

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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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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Drawing Classes

Botanical Sketching at the Ballard Locks

$15.00

In-person class Mondays 11am - 12:30pm

Get to know the plants at the Ballard Locks. Join Maxx on Mondays to learn about the plants around the Locks and how to draw them. Students will receive a handout with details on the plant that is the focus for the week and tips on drawing it. Maxx will do a drawing demonstration during the class and students are expected to draw along and ask questions.

Students should bring their own paper or sketchbook, a hard surface to draw on (such as a clipboard), and pencils or pens.

You're welcome to join for as many, or few, classes as you're able to as each session is designed to stand alone. Maxx will be at the gate of the Ballard Locks at 10:45am to start meeting students and we will move to the location in the gardens at 11am. If class is canceled due to weather conditions, you will receive an email at least 24 hours before the class begins and will be able to get a full refund.

Students will receive instructions on any health precaution requirements with their confirmations at least 48 hours before their scheduled session.

Maxx Follis-Goodkind owes her horticulture teacher a huge apology after she told him she definitely didn't want to get into botanical drawing after she graduated. She now loves combining her knowledge of plants and drawing skills to capture nature in her sketchbook. Her teaching style is to combine a bit of science in with the drawing.

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Procreate Classes

Procreate Bootcamp

$100.00

A 4 class series for those eager to jump into Procreate.

Classes are online via Zoom:

July 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd 6pm - 8pm

All classes will be recorded and available for students to view for at least one month after classes end. Students will also have access to Google Classroom to ask questions, send emails, and access class worksheets.

This 4 class series will cover everything from the basics of Procreate to advanced tips and tricks. This is most of the material that is covered in the Procreate Basics & Procreate Intermediate classes condensed into 8 hours.

Students should have the latest version of Procreate on their iPads and have another device to watch class meetings on so that they can follow along.

This series is brought to you by Maxx Follis-Goodkind. Maxx has been teaching Procreate classes for nearly a year now at Push/Pull. While she was a slow convert to digital art, she now encourages everyone to try our Procreate because of the possibilities it offers. She loves teaching artists and designers how they can use Procreate to have a faster and easier workflow.

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July 27th & 28th 6pm - 8pm

August 4th & 5th 6pm - 8pm

Procreate Brush Master

$50.00

Take your Procreate skills to the next level with this 2-day brush mastery workshop.

July 27th & 28th 6pm - 8pm Pacific, online via Zoom

Classes will be recorded and available to students for at least one month after workshop.

Students will get access to Google Classroom with class resources.

In this 2-session workshop you'll learn to create watercolor, ink, gouache, and other special medium brushes. You'll also learn how to create photo editing brushes (see before/after in second class photo), pattern brushes, and stamps.

Students will need the latest version of Procreate on their iPad and should have intermediate Procreate skills. If you have questions on if this is the right class for you, you can email info@pushpullseattle.com

Each workshop will involve a lesson that students will work along with, so they should have another device, such as a laptop, that they can watch the lesson meeting on.

Maxx Follis-Goodkind is excited to take a deep dive into brushes since it is her favorite thing about Procreate. Learning to make your own brushes really makes the art you create look like it is your style and Maxx is thrilled to see what you create.

Students will get access to (and be able to download) custom brushes that Maxx has made and will have the chance to share their brushes with classmates.

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Procreate Animation Workshop

$50.00

Learn how to create animations in Procreate. 2-class workshop.

August 4th & 5th 6pm - 8pm Pacific, online via Zoom

Class sessions are recorded and will be available to students for at least a week after workshop ends.

Students will also have access to Google Classroom with class resources.

This intensive workshop will focus on making your art move in Procreate. You'll learn how to create basic animations and then test you skills on day two with more complicated animations and tips.

Students should have the latest version of Procreate downloaded on their iPad and have a separate device to watch class meetings on. Students are expected to work along during the meetings and encouraged to ask questions. You should have intermediate Procreate skills before taking this course. Email info@pushpullseattle.com if you have questions if this class is right for you.

Maxx Follis-Goodkind just can't get enough of making art move and Procreate makes is so easy you'll get hooked on it too!

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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.