The Bountiful Artist illustration membership + creative community is now open! This illustration adventure evolved from my Community Art Classes into a thriving space for you to learn how to draw, share your work, stay motivated to create, and get personalized feedback as you develop your point of view as an artist. We can’t wait to welcome you into our creative community!
Learn how to tap into your unique creativity & draw beautiful illustrations with brush markers
(+ pencil, ink & a bit of watercolor too!)
Hello, Creative Friend! Let me know if this sounds familiar…
If you answered yes to any of the statements above, this space was made for you!
I’m thrilled that you’re here and can’t wait to introduce you to my monthly illustration membership, The Bountiful Artist! This nurturing space grew organically from the Community Art Classes I hosted each week during the beginning of quarantine in 2020 and it is now a wonderful place to learn, share, and grow alongside fellow creatives.
There are already a bunch of lovely artists creating beautiful artwork, learning new skills, and working towards discovering their own personal styles inside our membership right now. And we are all so ready to welcome you to our inspiring creative community.
Give Your Creativity the Chance to Thrive
Creativity exists inside of each of us and making art is a beautiful way of celebrating it! But sometimes it’s hard to get started, that blank page is intimidating. Or you pick up your pencil to start sketching and the further you go, the more discouraged you get.
That’s where The Bountiful Artist steps in – a mentoring resource & community space with easy-to-absorb drawing lessons, creative challenges, behind the scenes peeks inside my full time art business, and monthly Q&A’s that will help you make sustainable progress along your illustration journey!
Sharing your work with the world can be scary and intimidating. Will the internet judge me? Will anyone even notice my art? Is my work even good enough to share?
This is a safe space where you can ask questions, learn, and grow alongside other wonderfully supportive people without fear of judgement while you’re in the beginning stages of developing your point of view as an artist or illustrator.
Get Individualized Feedback & Guidance
Creativity thrives when you allow new ideas and inspiration into your space. Why go it alone, isolated, without support from others? The magic of The Bountiful Artist lives in the community.
No need to let roadblocks trip you up and keep you from creating. Having a hard time achieving a certain technique? Post about it in our Private Facebook Group & get helpful feedback.
It’s one of the things that separates this membership from a traditional online course (and actually works beautifully when paired together with my in-depth online illustration courses).
What’s Included in the Membership?
Each monthly session contains four modules, with new content delivered weekly
Week 1: Guided Illustration Lesson
Week 2: Creative Challenge
Week 3: Behind-the-Scenes Peek / Skill Builder Workshop / Quick Technique Spotlight
Week 4: Q&A + Gentle Critique
Guided Illustration Lessons
Each month, you’ll receive an exclusive video tutorial with step-by-step instructions for creating an illustration based on a new theme.
At around an hour long, each lesson is designed to gently fit within with your existing lifestyle. Learn how to fine tune your brush marker techniques and improve your drawing skills on a variety of subjects.
Creative Challenges
Implement all that you’ve learned in the guided lessons and discover your point of view as an artist with creative challenges. Share your work and get feedback in our private Facebook Group!
These monthly prompts will encourage you to create new artwork beyond the guided lessons and keep you working towards developing your own unique illustration style.
Behind the Scenes Peeks
I’ve been an artist for as long as I can remember, but a professional artist for the past eleven years. And I’ve learned so much along the way that can help you avoid wasted time, frustration, and money. I don’t share this insider information anywhere else. This is a great way for you to see what it’s like to work as a full-time artist and learn how you can pursue your own artistic goals!
You’ll get exclusive peeks into how I put collections together, come up with new ideas, organize my workspace, share my work to grow my Instagram, scan my work and edit it in Photoshop, turn my artwork into products, develop healthy creative habits and so much more. I’ll also periodically share deeper dives into particular drawing techniques and processes.
Q&A + Critiques
Every month, members can submit their questions and work for gentle critique. I’ll pick 3-4 submissions and show you how I would tackle them through mini drawing tutorials in a pre-recorded format. If you’re having a hard time achieving a certain technique or figuring out how to draw a specific subject, this is your chance to get help working through specific trouble spots so you don’t stay stuck.
Once each quarter, I’ll also open my studio for a live Q&A + Gentle Critique on Zoom to help you work through issues in real time. This gives us a chance to connect with one another, share what we’re working on and ask questions in a relaxed environment.
+ You’ll Get an Invite to Join Our Members Only Facebook Group
Meet other artists, get inspired, ask questions, and share your work for feedback within a supportive community.
But the most incredible part? You’ll gain instant access to an extensive library of existing lessons!
(Including all our Community Art Class Replays)
Our library has over 165 hours of existing content! Here are some examples…
I’m a firm believer in drawing what brings you joy! Which is why we cover a wide variety of subjects...
Illustrating a Summer Bouquet
What’s in My Suitcase?
Sketching a Sparkly Holiday Look
How to Draw Portraits
Painting Watercolor Fruits & Veggies
Illustrating a Grandmillennial Inspired Room
Drawing Ballerinas
Drawing a Fancy Sofa
Want to see all the upcoming lessons for the year? Checkout Our Membership Syllabus…
Sounds amazing, right?
Before you dive in, let’s make sure this membership is right for you. The Bountiful Artist is a perfect fit if you are…
Hi there, I’m Joanna!
I’ve had the honor of creating custom artwork for businesses and personal commissions for individual clients since launching my illustration business in 2015. I am a self represented artist and sell my illustrations on a variety of products via my online shop and in partnership with other brands through multi-national licensing agreements.
Over the past few years, I’ve also had the privilege of teaching students all over the world how to draw in my online illustration classes. Creating art is such a joyful process and I truly believe that it must be shared!
After creating an impromptu Community Art Class series at the beginning of the pandemic, I saw a need for a continuing illustration community, a safe place where we could all learn and grow together.
And that’s how The Bountiful Artist came to be!
Mara says…
“I have truly loved bringing art back into my life again, and I’ve made it more of a priority in my life. It’s the perfect creative outlet for me, as I can keep teaching, being a mom, but still have something just for me that can be done from home in my newly created ‘art space.’ My daughters know & recognize Joanna’s voice from the videos and will often run into my art space and say, ‘Are you doing a Joanna lesson?!’
The community that she has created is amazing. I love seeing how everyone’s skills have grown and styles have developed. It was exactly what I needed. I can’t wait to see how we all continue to grow and learn together.”
Shanti says…
“When I was ill, I started dabbling in Procreate as an outlet to what was happening inside of me. After a while, I felt the urge to learn how to draw with analog mediums. I found The Bountiful Artist as one of the few well-structured programs out there for beginners so I decided to give it a shot. Years later, and I am still a member. I love that Joanna is so welcoming. She is very gentle in her feedback so I feel safe asking her to critique my work or even have philosophical conversations around how to navigate my art journey.
I went from having zero experience holding a paintbrush (or markers) to having the confidence that I will be able to figure it out. I love The Bountiful Artist. I love seeing members share their work. I love the Q&As.”
Nash says…
“I am big fan of fashion illustration and illustration.
I didn’t know that illustrators can do that for a living! I’ve been following Joanna some years ago, and I’ve always been inspired by her and asking questions about her tricks, materials and suggestions. Then, when she started teaching the free live classes I wanted to try. I thought this is my opportunity!
By that time I didn’t have any markers, and I didn’t have any idea how to use them, so I decided to try with the material I had like my pencil colors. It was hard but it worked because the tricks work for the pencil color techniques too. I enjoyed the result of it and the process.
When she opened the membership and after many questions I joined and since then I have learned many techniques and improved my sketching draws. I was so afraid of using markers for the first time.
Also, her different sessions challenge yourself to create more and more and to develop your own style. I definitely can see improvement in my techniques, new challenges and I’m close to finding my own style.”
Wilma says…
“I love The Bountiful Artist membership. It is my moment of relaxation, inspiration and creativity. It is learning to draw cute things.
Joanna is an excellent instructor, she teaches with sweetness and transmits love in every detail of her art.”
“I have painted in acrylics for many years. I wanted to learn to do something more ‘immediate.’ The variety of lessons is great in the Bountiful Artist – so many different things to learn and Joanna is so helpful. I now find it ‘fun’ to sit and illustrate almost anything. Highly recommend the membership, it’s great fun and there’s so much to learn.”
~ Alison
Excited to Join? We Can’t Wait to Meet You!
Choose Your Pricing Option:
MonthlY
$35
per month
Yearly
$350
per year (get two months FREE)
Full Access Membership
Your monthly or yearly Full Access Membership to The Bountiful Artist includes all of the following:
☑New Guided Illustration Lesson Each Month
☑ Guided Illustration Lesson Library Access
☑ Creative Challenges
☑ Behind the Scenes Peeks
☑ Skill Builder Workshops
☑ Quick Technique Spotlights
☑ Monthly Q&A + Gentle Art Critiques
☑ Access to all previous monthly Creative Challenges, Workshops, Behind the Scenes Peeks, Q&A Replays & More
☑ Community Art Class Replays
☑ Private Facebook Community
Looking for a Lighter Option?
MONTHLY
$27
per month
This simpler option is perfect if you’re just looking to sketch something beautiful each month, want to work at your own pace, and don’t need a lot of support.
Limited Membership
☑ New Guided Illustration Lesson Each Month
☑ Guided Illustration Lesson Library Access
⃠ Creative Challenges
⃠ Behind the Scenes Peeks
⃠ Skill Builder Workshops
⃠ Quick Technique Spotlights
⃠ Monthly Q&A + Gentle Art Critiques
⃠ Access to all previous monthly Creative Challenges, Workshops, Behind the Scenes Peeks, Q&A Replays & More
⃠ Community Art Class Replays
⃠ Private Facebook Community
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
This membership is for those looking to improve their illustration skills while receiving support and guidance within a creative community. Whether you’re just starting out and are new to marker illustration or you’re well along on your journey but don’t want to do it alone, this is the perfect place to make gentle, consistent progress over time.
You’ll receive an email invitation to join the learning platform and login to the membership. There you’ll gain instant access to all the existing content including 72 months worth of lessons, creative challenges, behind the scenes peeks, and Q&A replays, plus all the Community Art Class replays as well as an invitation to join our Private Facebook Group.
This is a monthly membership for those seeking community and a place to gradually grow their skills over time. It is not an in-depth course on a single topic. If that’s what you’re looking for, I highly recommend taking one of my online illustration courses. That being said, if you are already enrolled in an online illustration class, this community is the perfect way to continue growing alongside or after the course material ends.
I’ll be in our Private FB Group each week answering questions and providing feedback on work that you post. This part of the membership is where the extra magic happens and I’m thrilled to be apart of your progress as an artist! I’ll also be monitoring the comment boxes below each lesson and you can absolutely post your work and ask questions there as well.
Yes! To keep things simple and easy, your method of payment will automatically process on the same day of the month (quarter or year depending on which payment plan you chose) when you initially enrolled. Yearly subscribers will get a subscription reminder email 6 days prior to their renewal.
Nope! The price you pay when you join is the price you will pay for the duration of your membership. However if you should decide to leave the membership and then return, you will be subject to whatever the price is at the time that you re-enroll.
All the lessons will be taught using primarily brush tip markers, colored pencil and ink. I’ll be using Copic Sketch markers, but there are so many other more affordable brush tip marker brands out there that will work. You can find alternate brands outlined in the Materials List and I also recapped alternatives to Copics in this blog post. Most alcohol brush marker brands can be combined in a single illustration without too much of an issue. You can also apply many of the basic elements I teach throughout the lessons to mediums like colored pencil, pastels, watercolor, gouache, and more. You’ll find that from time to time I’ll utilize different materials to create unique effects.
All the membership content will be posted on Teachable, my online learning platform partner. Content is released Tuesdays at 12:00pm ET each week (or month) to provide a gradual drip of information over time and prevent you from feeling overwhelmed. You can look ahead on the Syllabus in the Introduction Module to see what themes and lessons are coming up next. If you’ve finished the content for the week and are looking for further learning, I suggest browsing the lessons in previous Sessions or visiting our Drawing Demo Library (home of all our Community Art Class Replays) and practicing your techniques.
Nope! All the course content will be published in the online learning platform including replays of Live Q&A’s. However, the Private FB Group is your resource for getting questions answered more frequently and having the support of a creative community.
I offer a 14 day return policy on all online courses and memberships. If you have made a good faith effort to participate in the first 14 days after your initial enrollment and have not learned anything new, please reach out to me directly: joanna@joanna-baker.com and I will cancel your membership and offer a full refund in the same payment form that was used. You will not be able to access membership content or participate in the private Facebook Group once your membership has been cancelled.
You may cancel at anytime! It’s simple to do and can be done within the Teachable platform. Be sure to note the day of the month (or year) that you enrolled and cancel before your next billing date which will be the same day each month (or year). Refunds will not be given outside of the 14 day initial return policy. Please note that the price you paid when you enrolled gets locked in upon your enrollment. If you cancel your membership and then decide to return, you will be subject to whatever price the membership is at that time.
Yes! You’ll be able to manage your membership within Teachable, upgrade to Full Access, downgrade to Limited Access or change your payment schedule between monthly and yearly.
