For students who love to draw, Procreate is one of the most popular and easy-to-use apps for digital illustration. With layer functionality and a wide variety of brushes, the app is powerful and feels as close as it gets to drawing on paper. These Procreate classes for kids teach how to use all the features like brushes, layers, and color palettes to draw and paint their next masterpiece. Choose a class or art camp based on experience and interest - from beginner to advanced, there are classes that focus on animal illustration, entrepreneurship, character design, architecture, and drawing fundamentals.

Discover the best Procreate classes for kids

Here are some engaging Procreate digital illustration classes for kids ages 6-18. Keep in mind, Procreate is for use only on iPad with an Apple pen, and is available on the Apple Store for $9.99. Procreate offers an in-depth digital handbook with how-tos on all of its features.

1. Procreate for Beginners

Learn from a top-rated digital art and design program from CalColor Academy. Create new artwork every day using all the tools in Procreate. This class covers new digital art techniques each day so you will have a body of illustrations by the end of the class. Principles of art and design are covered throughout.

Equipment necessary: iPad with Procreate installed, Apple Pen, Laptop for Zoom

Ages: Grades 3-7

Class format: Ten 50-minute sessions live online

Best for: Students new to digital illustration

2. Digital Illustration: Animal Kingdom

CalColor Academy is a Bay-Area professional art school that is now offering live online classes. Use animals as your inspiration in this digital illustration class. Learn about composition and building your animal character from basic shapes. Lighting, color, character design, and contrast are all covered as well. Class size is limited to 5 students so everyone will get lots of individual instruction.

Equipment necessary: iPad with Procreate installed, Apple Pen, Laptop for Zoom

Ages: Grades 4-9

Class format: 5 three-hour sessions live online

Best for: Learning composition and design principles

3. Build Your Imaginary World

Get inspired by M.C. Escher and architecture in this CalColor Academy class. Learn how to use perspective and isometric drawing to create original illustrations of your imaginary world. Then use architecture principles will inform your design of your dream home.

Equipment necessary: iPad with Procreate installed, Apple Pen, Laptop for Zoom

Ages: Grades 4-9

Class format: Five 3-hour sessions live online

Best for: Learning perspective and technical drawing

4. Illustration Store and Art Entrepreneurship

In this class from CalColor Academy, learn to make your own merchandise by designing patterns and stickers in Procreate. Work on drawing skills as you learn to align the repeating parts of patterns. Use design principles to create your own sticker illustrations, and even learn how to set up your merchandise store! With a maximum of 5 students per class, you will get plenty of individual attention and feedback on your artwork.

Equipment necessary: iPad with Procreate installed, Apple Pen, Laptop for Zoom

Ages: Grades 4-9

Class format: 5 two-hour sessions live online

Best for: Students interested in fashion, patterns, or entrepreneurship

5. Drawing Friends

Create a group of characters in this summer camp from CalColor Academy! Students will learn how to draw faces in different angles, different hair styles and different expressions. This is a fun camp that students will create their original characters.

Equipment necessary: iPad with Procreate installed, Apple Pen, Laptop for Zoom

Ages: Grades 4-9

Class format: 5 three-hour sessions live online

Best for: Students interested in character design

6. Family Portraits

Do you want to create a family portrait for your own family or fictional characters? Join this camp to learn how to draw people in different ages from kids, teens, adults and elders. Students will also learn digital drawing and coloring techniques along with art and design principles throughout the camp.

Equipment necessary: iPad with Procreate installed, Apple Pen, Laptop for Zoom

Ages: Grades 4-9

Class format: 5 three-hour sessions live online

Best for: Students interested in character aging and composition

7. Procreate for Kids

Pippi Post has created a series of video lessons that will help kids and parents both get started in Procreate. Follow the lessons on your schedule as you learn to use the basics like using color and creating and filling shapes. Lessons on symmetry and using layers will enhance your experience drawing in Procreate.

Equipment necessary: iPad with Procreate installed, Apple Pen, Laptop for watching videos

Ages: 6-12

Class format: 6 on-demand video lessons

Best for: Younger students just starting with digital drawing who are self-disciplined

8. Drawing and Sketching Using Procreate

As part of Creative One’s after school Digital Art Academy, students can attend live Procreate classes once or twice a week. You will learn how to use layers, color, shading, texture, pattern effects and more to create character illustrations and cartoons. On-demand Procreate video lessons are also included in the Digital Art Academy membership.

Equipment necessary: iPad with Procreate installed, Apple Pen, Laptop for Zoom

Ages: Grades K-12

Class format: Twice weekly live online for 50 minutes, ongoing

Best for: Students who want to commit to a digital art program

9. Procreate Digital Art Club

Kiddy School’s Digital Art Club teaches students about design and illustration in Procreate and Photoshop. As part of your membership you can learn live online every week and use additional lessons on-demand. Learn all the features of Procreate and enter your artwork into periodic competitions. A free trial class is available upon request.

Equipment necessary: iPad with Procreate installed, Apple Pen, Laptop for Zoom

Ages: 6 and up

Class format: 1 hour weekly live online, ongoing

Best for: Students who want to continue in digital illustration over a longer period of time

Get started with Procreate classes and camps for kids

Digital illustration is fun, and it’s so easy to get started on Procreate. For creative kids, it is a wonderful way to learn the principles of art and design while creating characters, fashion design, landscapes, and more. If you’re ready to start with Procreate before your next class begins, try out this fun Procreate beginner tutorial for kids, and learn more with our helpful tutorial full of Procreate tips and tricks.

Have fun being creative with a variety of interesting digital art projects, join our live online Budding Digital Artists class for kids in grades 1-4, and experiment with tons of artistic mediums with guidance from an expert. Or older students can learn how to use the free design tool Canva, to bring cool graphics, videos, cards, and posters to life (grades 3-6).

Written by Annie Schmitt, a Computer Science Teacher and Teaching Artist from Pennsylvania. She loves using art, technology, and science together to create exploratory hands-on learning experiences for students in grade K-12. As a Teaching Artist, she travels to schools and organizations in her state to teach children stop-motion animation, game design, and visual outdoor art. Annie has taught thousands of students from states all over the U.S. and countries around the world.