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An illustrated florals workshop for new artists & designers where you will learn about tropical floral composition and design without having to draw in one week.

Do you want to know how to combine illustrated tropical plants into floral designs that always look good together?

Then you are in the right place to start learning in an easy hands on way how to create beautiful floral designs!

With this workshop you will:

  • Learn About Destination Art - Learn what it means to be a destination artist and how to create artwork that gives a sense of location and travel.

  • Know How To Choose & Combine Tropical Florals - never guess what florals to use with my system for easily picking the right flowers and greenery using the Selecting Florals Field Guide (completely updated for summer), plus get a curated list of tropical plants.

  • Know How To Design Floral Layouts (& Learn Without Having To Draw) - All artwork and layout templates are included with the Procreate downloadable files with the two step-by-step workshop layout lessons so you get to play with flowers and learn layouts, and no drawing is required in this workshop!

  • Learn About Tropical Plants - Learn what are the characteristics of tropical plants so you know how to spot them and some fun facts about the plants we use in this workshop.

  • Complete It In As Little As One Week - The workshop lessons are relatively short with a mixture of text based downloadable PDF lessons, and video tutorials, and can be completed in as little as one week or take more time if needed since this is a self paced workshop.

Inside The Summer Match Workshop

  • Creative Brief, Theme, & Mood Board

    The workshop includes a creative brief, summer theme, mood board, story, and list of tropical plants divided into categories that work, with a lesson on what it means to be a destination artist.

  • How To Choose Tropical Florals & Plants

    Understand floral and greenery categories so you always know what florals to use in a floral design layout using the Selecting Florals Field Guide (with the newly updated summer edition)!

  • The Seven Characteristics Of Tropical Plants A Guidebook For Artists

    Learn what makes tropical plants so unique so you can easily find them and be inspired to use them in your artwork.

& Practice Designing Layouts in Procreate

  • Create An Open Wreath Layout Design

    Learn step-by-step how to create a floral open wreath design where we practice together with guides and artwork included in this tutorial. You will learn how to put together tropical flowers in Procreate.

  • Create A Lifeguard Stand Layout Design

    Create step-by-step a fun lifeguard stand layout design where we create a beach building out of tropical flowers and beach elements in this playful Procreate tutorial with guides and artwork included.

Meet Your Guide To Floral Story Design

Licensed artist, Illustrator, Pattern designer, & Online Educator

I have been a self-taught illustrator and artist for over 10 years, and I have worked with brands to create artwork for their products around the world.

I have this idea that, as artists, we use our imagination to see the hidden stories of adventure in the fabric of our world. 

We are visual storytellers.

I have designed my career in the pursuit and discovery of these adventure stories and turning those stories into artwork that brings us closer to nature and inspires the human spirit in us all.

I created this workshop because I want to teach about floral artwork in a way that can be easily implimented and have fun in the process.

So, I started developing my seasonal online workshops where we get to play with flowers. This is workshop number two, this year!

Workshop Bonuses!

  • Bonus! Tried & True Tropical Floral Layouts Inspiration Guidebook

    A complete 15-page layout design inspiration guidebook with examples of tropical floral layout designs.

  • Bonus! Illustrating Plants With Movement A Mastery Breakdown Note Guide

    A printable 14-page guide with my notes and breakdown on how I illustrate plants with tips on how to create movement in your plant illustrations.

  • Bonus! The Endless Summer Procreate Color Palette

    Get one ready to use Procreate color palette with colors carefully curated for tropical summer artwork. Many of the colors I love and use all the time are in this palette!

Is there really no drawing required for this workshop?

YES! There is no drawing required! This unique workshop is hyper-focused on teaching how incorporate a feeling of destination in your art, floral composition layouts, and how to choose tropical flowers and plants. We will be learning these skills in this workshop so when you are ready to create your own floral artwork, you have the foundation of these concepts to create beautiful designs. All the artwork is included in the workshop to start practicing right away!

If you want to draw you can, but there are no drawing lessons in this workshop. The workshop lessons are composition and design focused.

THE SUMMER MATCH WORKSHOP + CAMPFIRE COMMUNITY

the workshop will be available again in 2025.

    • The Summer Match Workshop Creative Brief (PDF): includes theme, mood board, story, and curated list of summer florals divided into categories

    • Lesson on what is a destination artist

    • How To Choose Tropical Florals and Plants with The Selecting Florals Field Guide Summer Edition (PDF)

    • Creating An Open Wreath Composition Layout Lesson with Video - includes all artwork and a Procreate file with step-by-step video instructions

    • Creating A Lifeguard Stand Composition Layout Lesson with Video - includes all artwork and a Procreate file with step-by-step video instructions

    • The Seven Characteristics Of Tropical Plants A Guidebook For Artists (PDF)

    • BONUS: Tried & True Tropical Floral Layouts Inspiration Guidebook (PDF)

    • BONUS: Illustrating Plants With Movement A Mastery Breakdown Note Guide (PDF)

    • BONUS: The Endless Summer Procreate Color Palette (.Swatches File) - to use in Procreate

    • Workshop Help Center - helpful videos on importing Procreate color palettes, Procreate template files, and more!

    • Campfire Community - Group chat in the community for the length of workshop open dates and a few weeks beyond too!

    • Support via a question & answer submission form

What Students Have To Say About My Courses & Workshops

  • Every lesson is well-organized and planned with tons of helpful resources.

    Florals for Products course is perfect for anyone wanting to get started in digital graphics. The course is well-paced, starting with many basics of Procreate and drawing from references. It progresses to include more detailed drawings with variety, working with fabulous color palettes, and then to create a final bouquet ready for printing. Denise is very knowledgeable and experienced.

    DiAnn Zickau

  • It was an incredibly enriching experience!

    I recently had the pleasure of taking Denise’s Perfect Match workshop. Denise’s guidance was clear, concise, and filled with expert tips that made the learning process enjoyable and accessible. I truly loved all the included handouts as well! By the end of the workshop, I not only felt confident in my ability to create stunning floral designs digitally but also gained a deeper appreciation for the intricate details of floral arrangements. This workshop has truly expanded my creative horizons, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking to explore the intersection of digital art and nature-inspired design.

    Becky Caldwell

  • I really liked learning about your method of putting together florals for a composition.

    I love drawing florals but it can be so hard to know what to draw and what things to put together. I really enjoyed learning this technique for not only picking florals, but making compositions. I'll definitely be coming back to this!!!

    Meghann Holcomb - Perfect Match Workshop Spring Edition

  • The layouts and the field guide were so useful! And communicating and getting feedback on Basecamp was priceless!

    Loved the workshop! the layouts were great visuals and I love the field guide. I’m using them all the time as I’m creating my floral illustrations. Can’t wait for more workshops like this one!

    Miri Vega - Perfect Match Workshop Spring Edition

  • I'm so glad I have her as a teacher!

    Denise is a wonderful teacher! A great teaching style and her soothing voice deliver advanced content effectively and effortlessly. Her classes are well organized, in-depth and technically sound.

    Sneha Nirody

  • melissa williams design

    Denise’s class has answered so many questions. Thank you so much!

    I started my design education in Illustrator and then I discovered Procreate and wanted to learn how to use my motifs created on my iPad in Photoshop.

    Melissa Williams

  • Dip your toes into drawing digitally by learning to create leaf shapes in Procreate!

    I learned a few of the many differences between how you approach a digital drawing from my usual medium. I like the ability to divide the drawing into layers, so that if you get one layer perfect, but need to work on the others, there is less lost time.

    Deborah McBean

  • Easy to follow and informative lessons.

    I appreciated your step by step process and telling us what brushes you were using and the size of brush AND how you set the size of brush etc This was a new trick for me to learn, thanks! It Extended my knowledge in Procreate.

    Joanne

Summer Workshop FAQs

If you have questions not answered here, you can reach me at contact@deniseanne.com.

  • This 2024 release of the Summer Match Workshop open enrollment dates will be Tuesday, August 27th, through Tuesday, September 10th. Students will be able to begin the workshop at their own pace at the time of enrolling in the workshop and have lifetime access to the workshop content (see how long will I have access to the content for more information). The community group is not lifetime access, but will be available to all students after enrolling (invites to the community are sent separately within 24 hours to the email address used to enroll in the workshop). Students will have access to the community for the duration of the open enrollment dates up until a few weeks after enrollment closes. The workshop community will be closed to all students on September 24th, 2024.

  • This unique workshop series is hyper-focused on teaching floral composition layouts and design. We will be mastering these skills in these workshops so when you are ready to create your own floral artwork, you have the foundation of these concepts to create beautiful designs. All the artwork is included in the workshop to start practicing right away!

    If you want to draw you can, but there are no drawing lessons in any of the workshops. The workshop lessons are composition and design focused.

  • Yes, many of the lessons can be applied to other seasons of the year when it comes to combining plants, you would just use different plants. We use tropical flowers and plants for the summer workshop as examples and you can create a wreath design with other floral types for different seasons of the year. There is some content that is tropical plant specific to the summer workshop.

  • You can learn the concepts taught in the workshop without needing the program or an iPad. But if you want to follow along and practice then you will need Procreate, an iPad, and Apple Pencil to use the Procreate file templates.

  • No, you don't need Dropbox to take this workshop. The downloadable files can be downloaded from the course platform to your computer or device. But, if you have a free Dropbox account you can use it to access files from your iPad. See Dropbox Basic plan and their site for more details.

  • This workshop was designed with beginners in mind! So, yes it is right for you.
    Though this is not an Intro to Procreate class. If you have never used Procreate before open up the app and try it out before starting the workshop. All the video lessons are step-by-step and you will be able do them easily with the included workshop lessons.

  • The campfire community is available on a separate App that is not a part of the workshop learning platform. But you will have a community information product in the learning platform with details about the community and a link on where to go to access it sent via email. Invitations to the community are sent out via the App through the email you signed up for the workshop with at registration.

  • You will have lifetime access to the content and bonus materials for this edition and release of the workshop. If, for any reason, this workshop is shelved in the future, you will be notified well in advance and will be able to download the content.

  • The workshop lessons are a combination of text, resource documents, and video content and are short enough to be completed in as little as a few hours each day. But you can go at your own pace as you will have access to the content to resume when you are ready.

  • The workshop content is not live and videos are pre-recorded. There are no Zoom calls for this workshop. In the campfire community there will be a chat feature and you will be able to connect with others as well as myself in the group for the duration of the workshop.

  • Since this workshop is a digital product and a short workshop, there are no refunds on workshops. If you are unhappy with the workshop, please contact me to discuss.