Imagine the Possibilities

The Character Building Guild is a self-paced course with twelve start-to-finish projects inspired by the magic of the zodiac. You'll illustrate one astrologically adorable girl for each sign — from Aquarius to Capricorn — using each sign's personality, lucky colors, symbols, and story as your creative compass. Equipped with a trusty mechanical pencil, limited watercolor palettes, and a rich set of handouts and breakdown exercises, you'll learn to construct detailed, expressive characters from head to toe and develop a foundation for creating signature girls that are entirely your own.

Unlock a New Skill

With a background in graphic design and fine art, I create illustrations that tell hidden stories. In this course, the skill we're building is character construction through storytelling — learning to use a sign's personality, color, and narrative as the creative engine behind every design decision you make. Each girl is built from her story outward: her palette comes from her sign's lucky color, her details echo her element, and her proportions are studied and practiced through focused breakdown exercises. It's an imaginative, structured approach to character building that teaches you to think like an illustrator, not just copy like a student.

Build Your Craft

Committing to twelve start-to-finish projects is like working your way around the zodiac — each sign teaching you something new about color, proportion, and the art of making a character feel alive. Imagine building your skills month by month, developing focused creative practice through breakdown exercises, tracing worksheets, and in-depth painting videos at a relaxed, unhurried pace. With each girl, you'll see real growth in your drawing confidence, your instinct with limited palettes, and your ability to create characters with personality, story, and a signature style that is unmistakably yours. This course isn't just about learning — it's about cultivating something enduring in both your skills and your creative spirit.

What You Get

The Character Building Guild includes a Welcome packet with everything you need before your first lesson, then twelve monthly project packets and videos — one girl per zodiac sign, each with a step-by-step project video, an organization or practice video, and a Bonus Bits video. Every handout packet includes a project step-by-step, head-to-toe tracing worksheet, facial features practice sheet, coloring page, horoscope, What-If story, Lucky Colors, and Crystals and Birthstones page. Every packet is downloadable and yours to keep.

Learn Offline, Anytime

Every course includes a dedicated Start Here lesson — your personal download hub where all your handout packets and videos are organized and waiting for you. Save everything to your device and keep learning wherever you are, whenever you want.