Brenda iPadI am Brenda Bakker, an expert in drawing and lettering with the Procreate app on the Apple iPad. I find drawing on the iPad super relaxing and great fun to do. Most people think that drawing on the iPad is very complicated, then they hear terms like blend modes, brushes and layers and then quickly drop out unfortunately.

But you know, it is actually not that complicated at all. The Procreate app works super intuitively. I think it is great fun to help people get started with digital drawing on the iPad in an accessible way. By means of fun illustrations that we build up step by step, you learn to work with the app in a playful way. For me personally, this often works much better than just dry explanations of the program. And you don't have to know the entire program before you get started. (believe me, the app is so extensive, we can't do that in 1 day and you will never remember that in 1 go anyway).

So if you're thinking of learning and experiencing this without having to make a big deal out of it with long-winded courses, I think we'll be a good match. I'm here to help you get as much enjoyment out of procreate as I do.

I give courses, both online and in real life. Courses can be followed online with 1-on-1 sessions (Dutch or English) or you can follow 20 lessons from me via Skillshare (see link for a free 1-month trial of Skillshare, these lessons are in English). There is also the possibility to follow courses at my home. This can be a half day or a whole day including lunch. With the 1-on-1 courses we can dive together into what you would like to know more about. This can be a workshop for beginners or the more advanced Procreater. And have you seen that I also have a number of how-to videos on my YouTube channel? You can learn a lot from that too.

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  • On my YouTube channel I have several videos in which I explain about Procreate. For example, there is a series of 26 hand letter videos, 1 video per letter of the alphabet.

    Please click here to go to my YouTube channel (opens in a new tab)

  • On Instagram I post most of my work as a photo, sometimes a reel with a tutorial or a teaser of what I'm working on at that moment. In the Stories I show more of my daily activities and often make the announcements there.

    Click here to go to my Instagram page (opens in a new tab).

  • On Facebook I have several communities where you as a member can ask questions, find information and post your work. The Dutch group was initially created for hand lettering with Procreate, but gradually more and more people get into drawing. The English group was created by Jennifer Nichols and myself, mainly to help our (future) students.

    - Click here for the 'Dutch Procreate Lettering' group (in Dutch)
    - Click here for the 'Procreate Art Community' group (in English)