The Procreate & Sketchup for iPad Concept Design Workshop
For Architects & Designers

Start with a sketch. End with a complete set of concept plans.

The Concept Design Workshop gives you a complete, step-by-step method for designing a 2,500-square-foot residence on the iPad — from first inklings to final hand renderings. You’ll sketch early design schemes, develop them into freehand floor plans, then draft full concept plans, sections, and elevations. From there, you’ll model the building in SketchUp for iPad and produce hand renderings that invite client engagement without locking them out.

Along the way, you’ll rediscover the clarity and control that comes from working with your hands — even in the digital age. This course is proof that virtually every stage of concept design can now be done better, faster, and more creatively on the iPad.

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Wouldn't it be great if you could…

Take a residential project from blank screen to drafted set with confidence.
Walk through site analysis, image board creation, and schematic design with clarity.
Balance loose sketching with rigorous plan development in one cohesive workflow.
Build quick, accurate SketchUp models as extensions of your drawings — without the false precision that boxes you in.
Produce hand-drawn renderings that give projects mood, atmosphere, and life.
Communicate ambiguity where it belongs — early in the concept stage — keeping ideas alive.
Tell stories with your drawings that suggest possibility, not prescription.
Build client trust by showing a vision they can step into, not just observe.
Control the entire front end of a project on your iPad.
Learn not just tools, but rhythm, judgment, and flow across the full design arc.

What’s Holding You Back?

If you’ve stalled with iPad design workflows or feel stuck moving from sketches to models, you’re not alone. Here’s what we usually hear:

You bought an iPad with big plans but found the design process confusing or fragmented.

You’re unsure how to combine sketching, drafting, modeling, and rendering in one cohesive workflow.

You worry about missing key steps or producing visuals that don’t speak to clients or consultants.

You’ve tried videos and partial courses but need a structured, end-to-end system — not isolated tutorials or endless YouTube searching.

About Me

I’m James Akers — a registered architect, professional renderer, and founding instructor behind iPad for Architects. For years I built my career drawing by hand in pencil and watercolor — until I saw how the pace of practice demanded faster, more flexible methods.

Now I combine that background with the digital tools I’ve developed — like draw-to-scale systems and hybrid rendering methods — to help architects rediscover the clarity and joy of hand drawing, fully integrated with modern workflows on the iPad.

...I started using the rendering tactics in your Rendering with Procreate course which are massively time-saving and optimize my work. Long story short, I’m now doing these quick, 2-to 5-hour color renderings—similar to what I learned in your course—for upcoming broadcast commercials and shows. My new clients love my Procreate hand renderings! So you were actually not BS-ing when you said this stuff could change your life. Just wanted to thank you again. I’m starting on the Sketchup for iPad course now, and please let me know if you ever do one for Shapr-3D. With gratitude and appreciation for all you do

Sven Johnson, Set Designer, Associate Professor of 3D Visualization, F.I.T.

Why I Created the Concept Design Workshop

This isn’t a generic “how-to” video library. It’s a fully integrated, task-based program designed to get you competent and confident across the entire iPad design workflow — fast. You’ll learn only what matters for practicing designers working on real projects. Finish the course and you’ll be sketching billable work, producing client-ready drawings and models, and integrating those visuals into professional office pipelines.

Most concept design training leans too quickly on CAD or vector-based tools — but precision that early can freeze the creative process. This workshop preserves looseness while still moving steadily toward clarity

What This Course Will Help You Become…

A concept designer who knows how to take a residential project from blank screen to drafted set.
Someone who can confidently walk through site analysis, image board creation, and schematic design.
A practitioner who understands both loose sketching and rigorous plan development.
A professional who can translate hand-drawn concepts into clean 3D form studies on the iPad.
A renderer who can give shape, mood, and atmosphere to a project using hand-drawn effects.
A communicator who values ambiguity where it belongs—at the concept stage, where ideas are still alive.
A storyteller whose drawings suggest possibility, not prescription.
A builder of trust, showing clients a vision they can inhabit, not just observe.
A working architect who can now control the entire front end of a project with just an iPad.
A student of the full design arc—learning not just techniques, but rhythm, judgment, and flow.

How is this course different? Most tutorials show isolated tricks or partial workflows. The Concept Design Workshop gives you the entire journey: from image boards to schematic plans, 3D modeling, and hand renderings.

It’s not just tips and tools — it’s a complete design arc you can actually use on billable projects, one that keeps the process loose enough for creativity while structured enough for real deadlines.

I’m a very recent ex-Disney Imagineer (Senior concept designer/ Art Director) and I want to grow my skills doing exactly what you're doing for vacation resorts and such. Love your videos because I’m using and learning the same tools. Thank you for these tutorials!!!

Mark Page Design Art Tutorials.

$699 USD

or 6 monthly payments of $117

INCLUDES:

All four foundational courses:
• Procreate Accelerator
• Procreate for Residential Design
• SketchUp for iPad
• Rendering with Procreate
Bonus course: Morpholio Trace Accelerator
28+ hours of carefully paced, draw-along video lessons
A complete design journey — from image boards to concept plans, 3D model, and final renderings
Repeatable methods you can apply to future projects, large or small
Lifetime access to all included courses and future updates
30-day money-back guarantee

(Note: This is the self-guided version of the flagship course library, offered at a lower price than the live Draw-Along Workshop.)

Buying these courses separately would cost over $1,500 — the Workshop bundles them into one cohesive workflow at less than half that price.

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What’s Inside the
Concept Design Workshop?

The Concept Design Workshop is built from a complete library of courses. Together they form a step-by-step design journey you can follow at your own pace:

Procreate Accelerator — Learn the core tools and techniques for sketching, layering, and drawing to scale on iPad.
Procreate for Residential Design — Apply those tools in a full design exercise: a 2,500-sf residence, from image boards to site plan studies to drafted plans, sections, and elevations.
SketchUp for iPad — Translate your design into 3D with simple, intuitive modeling techniques that reinforce proportion and space.
Rendering with Procreate — Bring your model back into Procreate to add hand-drawn atmosphere, mood, and story.
Bonus: Morpholio Trace Accelerator — Explore Trace as a complementary app for sketching and overlays.

Every lesson connects to the next, giving you a repeatable method for future projects.

I rejected the iPad as just another gizmo... then I succumbed, bought an old one, and within 24 hours, I was smitten. I traded it for a powerful one two weeks later. James' courses have been magic—I never considered the iPad as a time saver, but now I can’t imagine my workflow without it. The first paying sketch took 1.5 hours, but the revision took 7 minutes... the client responded in 5 minutes and was excited.

I’ve been using computers forever, yet I feel stupid as $#!t sometimes. But somehow, these classes made it click. I got my money’s worth on the first lesson alone—how to navigate the gallery. I needed to take that before jumping into rendering. It’s hard being an old dog... but this old dog is learning new tricks.

Kathleen Kinan, Architect, Buffalo, NY

Who This Is For

This Workshop is perfect if you are:

A working architect, interior designer, educator, or serious student
Someone who wants a complete, cohesive iPad design workflow
Frustrated by scattered tutorials and ready for a practical, end-to-end path
Looking to build confidence in concept design from sketches to 3D models and renderings
Ready to practice, apply to real projects, and integrate into billable work

Who This Is NOT For

This program is probably not right if you:

Are looking for a shortcut without putting in practice
Aren’t interested in applying these skills to real design projects
Expect to master the entire process in a single afternoon

OMG! You are amazing wow! I’ve learned more about procreate from your video than in a year. Thank you so much for this amazing tutorial. You made everything look so easy and your paste was incredible for actually keeping up. Watched the entire video with my mouth wide open. Thank you!

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Buy the course and try it. If you pay in full and decide it’s not right, email us within 30 days for a full refund — no questions asked. Monthly subscribers can cancel anytime before the next payment.

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