Jim Leggitt, FAIA teaches people how to draw! He has presented seminars about new trends in design visualization and taught drawing workshops at professional conferences, to architectural firms, universities, and allied design professionals throughout the country for more than twenty years. Jim has participated in more than fifty local, regional, national and international events and has become recognized as one of the leading individuals teaching drawing techniques to students and designers in the country. JIM IS NOW TEACHING IN PERSON and REMOTE IPAD DIGITAL DRAWING WORKSHOPS! (Scroll down for information)
Jim Leggitt’s Digital Sketching Workshop at Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
Registration Open! July 2025 | IPAD ART: DRAWING WITH PROCREATE Workshop
SITKA CENTER FOR ART AND ECOLOGY July 21-23, 2025 Otis, Oregon (this is Jim Leggitt’s third iPad Art workshop at SITKA)
We’re familiar creating traditional art projects with paper, pencils, ink and paint. In this workshop, you’ll experience an entirely new "digital" drawing process using your iPad, Apple Pencil the amazing Procreate software. This entry level 3-day workshop is divided into multiple hands-on segments, each exploring the basics of Procreate's toolset, sketching with an Apple Pencil, integrating photography, exploring Procreate brushes, working with layers, and exporting your completed digital artwork. Each participant must bring either an iPad Pro 11-inch or iPad Pro 12.9-inch (third generation or newer) loaded with Procreate, the Apple Pencil 2nd Generation and power cords associated with their devices. iPhones, keyboards or laptops are not required for this workshop. Prior to attending this workshop, participants are encouraged to have a basic familiarity using their iPad and have installed the Procreate app (only available for Apple devices). Watching a few online tutorials about Procreate is recommended before taking this class. All levels of traditional drawing skills are welcome in this workshop.
ZOOM® DRAWING WORKSHOPS - Traditional or Digital Formats
Jim Leggitt, FAIA now offers remote drawing workshops in either “traditional formats” using pencils, pens, markers on paper, or, “digital formats” using iPads, Apple Pencils and Procreate software. With many individuals working and learning remotely, Jim organizes ZOOM® “live” drawing workshops in which attendees connect into the event and draw along with Jim. Everyone uses identical worksheets distributed prior to the workshop. Leggitt’s remote drawing workshops offer personal “one-on-one” drawing instruction for single designers, or workshops organized to include a greater number of people - each working from different locations!
Jim Leggitt teaching a remote drawing workshop with a planning firm in Portland, Oregon
Jim Leggitt teaching a remote drawing workshop with an architect from Alabama
ZOOM® TRADITIONAL FORMAT DRAWING WORKSHOP
This “analog” drawing workshop gives participants ideal training that fits their traditional (pencils, pens, markers and tracing paper) visualization preferences and priorities. Jim Leggitt will work with you “one-on-one” or with groups to create a custom agenda that will give you the maximum personal training with flexible timing that fits with your schedule. You may choose either a single day workshop or a session spread over two half-days. Each participant is required to own (or share) all of the items on the Materials Recommended: Assortment of pens, markers, pencils, trace paper, tape, etc. listed below. (March estimated cost $220 + tax/shipping)
Workshop Fee: Workshop fee will vary depending on the group size.
DIGITAL iPAD DRAWING WORKSHOP
We’re all familiar creating traditional art projects with paper, pencils, ink and paint. In this workshop, you’ll experience an entirely new "digital" drawing process using your iPad, Apple Pencil the amazing Procreate software program. This entry level workshop is divided into multiple hands-on segments, each exploring the basics of Procreate's toolset, sketching with an Apple Pencil, integrating photography, exploring Procreate brushes, working with layers, and exporting your completed digital artwork. Participants experience the dynamic characteristics of digital visualization and the joy at how easy it is to create iPad art with such a portable and powerful machine.
Leggitt offers this iPAD Drawing workshop either remotely using ZOOM®, or in-person.
Materials Recommended: Each participant must use either an iPad Pro 11-inch or iPad Pro 12.9-inch (third generation or newer) loaded with Procreate, the Apple Pencil 2nd Generation and power cords associated with their devices. iPhones, keyboards or laptops are not required for this workshop.
Workshop Fee: Workshop fee will vary depending on the group size.