Hey Reader, Our community at the Happy Creators Collective is turning 5 years old 🥳🎂🎈 at the end of May. Wow! To celebrate, I am going to teach a special "Just Sketch" course for our yearly members, all about how to sketch accurately and with joy. Join HCC for the year and be part of this special course in June! With that, let's jump into this week's DRAW Newsletter 😄 Inside, you will find: D: drawing to inspire you R: resource to create awesome art A: affirmation of the week W: wonder – a...
10 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, I am planning a new course in June on how to sketch accurately. I'll tell you more about it next week! 😄 Just a heads up for now. With that, welcome to this week's DRAW Newsletter 😊 Inside, you will find: D: drawing to inspire you R: resource to create awesome art A: affirmation of the week W: wonder – a question to wonder about Yay, let's DRAW! May 17, 2026 D: Drawing For this week's drawing, I would like to tell you the story of how Herb Sprites are born 😊 Herb Sprites are...
17 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Welcome to this week's issue of the DRAW Newsletter 😊 Inside, you will find: D: drawing to inspire you R: resource to create awesome art A: affirmation of the week W: wonder – a question to wonder about Awesome, let's DRAW! 🤗 May 10, 2026 D: Drawing Happy Mother's Day to all the beautiful women, who give life! ❤️ One of my happiest childhood memories is crafting with my Mom. We made clothes for my dolls and plushies. Then later, we made actual clothes for my teenage self 😄 Thank...
24 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Welcome to this week's issue of the DRAW Newsletter! 😊 Inside, you will find: D: drawing to inspire you R: resource to create awesome art A: affirmation of the week W: wonder – a question to wonder about Yay, let's DRAW! 😄 April 19, 2026 D: Drawing We just completed a full series on how to design your own characters at the Happy Creators Collective. A mega effort of 3 months, with every step documented on video, along with games, worksheets and exercises to support the process. I...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Welcome to this week's issue of the DRAW Newsletter! 😊 Inside, you will find: D: drawing to inspire you R: resource to create awesome art A: affirmation of the week W: wonder – a question to wonder about Awesome, let's DRAW! April 12, 2026 D: Drawing It is said that April showers bring May flowers 😊. I've been feeling a strong urge to draw flowers this week. I am even planning a whole collection! Flowers feel so happy... as if saying "all is well in the world." And I really need...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Happy Spring 🌱 if you are in the Northern hemisphere (happy Autumn for us in Australia 😊). Welcome to this week's issue of the DRAW Newsletter. Inside, you will find: D: drawing to inspire you R: resource to create awesome art A: affirmation of the week W: wonder – a question to wonder about Yay, let's DRAW! March 22, 2026 D: Drawing This week's drawing inspiration is a little different. Instead of just showing you the art, I would like to invite you to actually do it with me! I...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Happy Women's Day!! I hope you are having a beautiful Sunday. And welcome to this week's issue of the DRAW Newsletter 😊 Inside, you will find: D: drawing to inspire you R: resource to create awesome art A: affirmation of the week W: wonder – a question to wonder about Awesome, let's DRAW! 🌷 March 8, 2026 D: Drawing At the Happy Creators Collective, we've been learning how to draw backgrounds and create magical worlds for our characters. This is my version ☝️ expanding the world of...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Welcome to this week's issue of the DRAW Newsletter 😊 Inside, you will find: D: drawing to inspire you R: resource to create awesome art A: affirmation of the week W: wonder – a question to wonder about Yay, let's DRAW! 🧑🎨 February 22, 2026 D: Drawing The secret to choosing good colors for your art (if you are coming up with the color palette yourself) is solid knowledge of the color theory. I am NOT talking about a color wheel 😄 That's only a small part of it. I am talking about...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Welcome to this week's issue of the DRAW Newsletter 😊 Inside, you will find: D: drawing to inspire you R: resource to create awesome art A: affirmation of the week W: wonder – a question to wonder about Awesome, let's DRAW! 😄 February 15, 2026 D: Drawing This week at the Happy Creators Collective we did something unexpected and fun. A members had an idea: "What would my character look like as a plushy?" She asked AI to visualize it for her. It came out ADORABLE!!!! 😍 Other members...
4 months ago • 1 min read