the best membership for artists
and yes, we are that sure!
Are you looking for consistency, inspiration, guidance, feedback and support on your creative journey? Then you are in the right place!
Brave Brushes Studio is an online art studio and community for amateur artists and urban sketchers.
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You love sketching, but love is not enough to make progress?
- With tons of Youtube tutorials available online, you still can't practice in a structured way.
- You feel like you're stuck in the same place or going around in circles.
- You are lonely on your artistic path. It's not fun sketching alone.
- You have no idea if you're doing it right.
- You need a trajectory, a direction. A framework that will lead to steady growth.
- You want to work on your sketching techniques consistently so that you can actually become an independent and adventurous sketcher.
- You want to have fun while sketching.
- You need feedback on your artwork so that you stop making the same mistakes.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
We’ve heard this from so many artists, and we have found a way to help.
BRAVE BRUSHES STUDIO IS A HOME FOR ARTISTS
This is where you will find resources for regular practice and guided tutorials that build up your sketching techniques. It’s a place where you can get your questions answered.
HERE'S WHAT YOU WILL GET AS A MEMBER
Resource Library
The library is a collection of lessons on gouache, watercolors and alcohol-based markers. We add new lessons every month. The library also has an archive of Julia Henze's Skillshare classes, live workshops and PDF tutorials.
Live Sketching Sessions
This is where you get to sketch with us in real time, ask your questions as you sketch, and meet other members of Brave Brushes Studio. These monthly sessions are recorded and added to the resource library.
Community
We have a Facebook group in which community members post their art projects, interact with each other, ask their questions and find sketching buddies. It is a great way to get support, encouragement and inspiration.
Monthly Adventures
These are monthly topics for focused practice. Each month we practice an aspect of urban sketching (proportions, textures, perspective, color theory etc.) and guide you towards improved technique. These lessons are exclusive to Brave Brushes Studio.
Live Q&A Events
Face-to-face time with Julia Henze. Get feedback on your artwork and recommendations for practice. Ask any questions about techniques, sketching supplies, or anything else. Join live or watch the reply later.
Immediate Access to All Resources
When you join Brave Brushes Studio, you get immediate access to our dedicated website: monthly adventures, class archive, workshop replays, recordings of live sessions. Access any time and work at your own pace.
I'm Julia Henze, an urban sketcher and an art teacher, and I'm here to help
“You are hopeless at drawing. You will never learn!” this is what my art teacher in elementary school told me. While I was hurt and upset, I didn’t let those words define me and discourage me. Art was my passion back then and remains my passion to this day.
It is my mission:
- to help artists believe in themselves
- to help them realize that they ARE artists
- to teach them to love colors and see the beauty of lines and textures
- to help them grow and thrive
To help YOU grow and thrive!
I’m here to help you:
- focus on the process of making art instead of worrying about the result
- have realistic expectations and stop comparing yourself to other artists
- work on your sketching skills at your own pace
- get that easiness, playfulness, and freedom back
"You are brilliant and talented. Even if you think you're hopeless, you WILL LEARN!"
Explore bright colors, draw confident lines and conquer perspective!
To do great things, you need a partner. So here's the other co-founder of Brave Brushes Studio
I’m Anna Kozyreva, an instructional designer and a beginning artist.
Here’s what I do in Brave Brushes Studio:
- I act as Julia’s guinea pig: I test all of Julia’s lessons and make sure they are easy to follow and not too overwhelming.
- While Julia is in charge of art, I take care of the tech side of things and make sure everything is running smoothly: the website, the Facebook group, live events.
Frequently Asked Questions
This membership is for amateur artists with some experience in sketching. If you are an absolute beginner, you may find our lessons a bit complicated (but anything is complicated in the beginning), but you should still be able to do them. If you are a professional artist, this membership is not for you. We’ve got nothing to teach you!
You can cancel at any time, hassle-free. No hard feelings!
Once you subscribe, you get access to all our content straight away: the entire library of classes, pdfs, monthly adventures, recordings of live events and webinars.
Let’s be very clear here: no, you can’t. You will lose access to the Brave Brushes Studio website and its content when you cancel your membership. You can always come back and join the Studio later.
Yes. Upgrade at any time.
We do not offer a trial. If you are not sure if our membership is the right fit, join Brave Brushes Studio for a month and then cancel if you find it is not right for you. However, we hope that you will enjoy it.