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Mark Kistler is an Emmy Award-winning author and illustrator and is regarded as one of the world’s best drawing instructors, teaching millions how to draw for over 40 years.
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The absolute basics of drawingDraw simple, fun illustrations step-by-step using basic shapesLearn to draw cute cartoon animals, such as seahorses, owls, kittens, ants and moreBuild up your drawing skills from the ground up, lesson by lessonLearn to draw cool characters, such as Dracula, ghosts, mermaids and othersIncrease your confidence in drawing fast with a supportive instructorMaster 22 EASY enhancements to make your art pop every timeDiscover simple ways to make objects & characters look 3DHow to create realistic forms and awesome texturesLearn how to give your art depth with simple shading techniquesEasily create objects that are hollow, round, blocky, fuzzy, flowing, smooth, etc.Develop core drawing techniques that you can apply to your own illustrationsHow to build on your new skills for continued growthContrary to popular belief, you DON’T NEED TALENT to learn how to sketch cool artwork. This breakthrough course is designed for the absolute beginner & gives you all the skills you need to sketch your own masterpieces in just 21 days. No experience or special skills needed – just paper and a pencil!
You’ll learn from Emmy-award-winning producer, Mark Kistler, who’s taught beginners of all ages to draw over the past 40 years (you may recognize him from the famous Mark Kistler’s Imagination Station). After this course, you’ll be able to share your art on social media and WOW your fans and friends!
Join Mark as he reveals his unique step-by-step system to master the key techniques of sketching through fun and engaging video lessons. This course builds on the fundamental concepts taught in his first course, ‘Learn to Draw in 21 Days’ (a MASSIVE hit).
Each lesson is short enough for you to watch in a single sitting… but long enough to cover each subject in detail.
Build your sketch skills from the ground up, starting with basic shapes before crafting 3D images that pop off the page!
By the end of the course, you’ll be able to confidently sketch a range of cool objects and quirky characters – candy, kittens, dinosaurs, Dracula, and more.
PLUS the course comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. If you don’t like it, simply let us know and we’ll refund your money.
Sign up now and in just 3 weeks you’ll be proudly showing off your sketches to impressed family and friends!
9+ Hours of on-demand videos
21 Reference images
4 Cheat sheets/guides
Bonus material
Certificate of Completion
Do you wish you could draw but feel like you’ve got zero talent?
Meet Mark Kistler, the Emmy-award-winning instructor who’s been turning absolute beginners into sketching superstars for more than 40 years!
Just spend 20 chill minutes a day with Mark, and watch your drawing skills skyrocket! Starting from the basics, you’ll master new techniques with each lesson and WOW your homies with your newfound drawing mojo. 🚀🎨
Let’s begin by drawing an adorable fish, starting with super simple shapes. All you need is the confidence to draw the very FIRST line!
You’ll discover how to draw contour lines to make the fish look 3D and also create cool textures and wrinkles!
Next, we’ll jump into another fun lesson: drawing a bright, radiant lightbulb (like when someone in a comic or cartoon gets an idea)! 🙂
You’ll discover how to make it really glow and stand out with a fun sunburst effect—which you can use in other ways too!
Ready for another creative season with Mark? He’ll guide you in sketching a terrific toucan perched on a branch, sporting an awesome beak.
You’ll practice variations of dark and light shading as well, to make your art more interesting!
Ever wanted to draw something super impressive that inspires awe (and maybe a bit of fear?)
Well, today is the day! Mark will show you how to create an owl with a wide wingspan and detailed texture on the feathers! You’ll love it!
A great way to create a sense of movement and action in your artwork (like the FLASH zipping along), is by adding whoosh clouds with a turbojet stream!
Prepare to be blown away by this lesson! You can use this cool effect for superheroes, rockets, motorbikes … or a kid running away from their chores!
Since Penguins can’t fly, it’s only fair to let them have their own parachutes. Right?
Fun fact: This character was the no. 1 favorite of Mark’s online students!
Besides teaching you how to draw this fun fellow, Mark will also demonstrate sketching some initial guidelines to make everything much easier!
What’s better than regular, cute kitties? Space kitties! (with little helmets and antennas) Awwww!
We guarantee you’ll have loads of fun drawing these furballs at different angles and picking up great new skills, like adding contrast!
Moving on to more scary characters: The Abominable Snowman!
Not only will you get to practice your existing skills in new ways, but also experiment with some fun embellishments, like drooping snow, sharp teeth, and winding train tracks (to draw the viewer in).
You also learn the difference between shading and shadows. Fascinating!
Join in on this whimsical adventure in creativity with 1-point perspective (It’s MUCH easier than it may sound)!
You’ll have a blast with Mark drawing Candy Canes in mounds of snow, all pointing the way to the North Pole Castle! So fun!
Plus, you master key concepts such as horizon lines, varying object size, and overlapping to give your illustration realistic depth!
In this fun lesson, Mark shows you how to draw his interpretation of the famous Rat Pack singers, … but with a trio of Snowmen instead!
Draw fun details like hats, scarves, and carrot noses—each one at a different angle to help you master 3D drawing.
Your sketching skills will SNOWBALL in this lesson! 🙂
Another cute creature is coming your way!
Get ready to draw a trumpeting seahorse with Mark today (Not the celebrity artist we deserve, but the one we NEED)!
You’ll get to add lots of interesting details to the seahorse, like elegant S curves, fluted fins, and textured scales—plus, enjoy some jazz music during the lesson!
Got your paper and pencil ready? We are going to stay underwater for this lesson to sketch a happy little mermaid (dancing to the seahorse’s tune)!
Mark will show you how to draw her flowing hair, a cool twisting tail, and lots of fun little bubbles. You’ll adore this lesson!
Time to leave the sea and head into the spooky domain of Hotel Transylvania, starting with Dracula himself!
Discover how to make him look 3D, popping off the page to terrorize your friends. Ahhhh!!
To add to the menacing vibe, Mark will draw a colony of bats and an eerie full moon in the background!
Continuing with the horror theme, we’ll take on Frankenstein in this lesson. (He is super friendly though, and goes by ‘Frankie’)
Besides drawing Frankie with a scary scar, spiky hair, and a sly smile, you’ll also create a flying ghost with vacant eyes and rippling robes.
Moving on, our next illustration will be a cool, cavernous planet inhabited by adorable Twinkies—those delicious sponge cake snacks!
You’ll dive into perspective drawing in this lesson, adding Twinkies and hollow hideaways along the curve of the planet!
This skill is essential to give objects realistic 3D form and depth, which will instantly upgrade your artwork!
Let’s go underground to get an insider’s look into an ant’s intricate tunnel system.
By just changing the contour lines of a cylinder, you’ll learn to draw pipes, tunnels, and tubes twisting and turning in lots of different directions—and it’s surprisingly easy!
Mark will also show you a simple method to draw a front-facing hollow cave using shadows and perspective.
What’s better than a flying horse? A flying pig, of course!
Using simple spheres and cylinders, you’ll get to practice the skills you’ve acquired so far to sketch this lovable creature.
Plus you’ll learn how to make it float above ground.
Our focus will be DEPTH in this lesson as we draw a consortium of octopuses in different sizes, looking like they are disappearing into the distance.
You’ll discover how action lines and other concepts can give your artwork nice flow and balance.
Next up: a traffic jam of Brontosauruses during rush hour!
You’ll have a great time sketching out each one with their long necks and various sizes, using overlapping to make some closer and others further away.
Mark will also add a nice dark background to make the dinos pop out nicely!
In Mark’s first drawing course, he taught how to draw four different lettering styles.
In this lesson, he’ll show you three more cool styles, using stacked bricks, a hovering 3D block, and tree roots!
These are great for birthday cards, hand-written signs or journals to spice things up and make them memorable.
You reached the end of this sketching course!
To celebrate this occasion and reward yourself for your hard work, let’s draw a beautiful present, filled with all the skills, knowledge and fun that you acquired in this course!
Well done! You’re a sketching star! 🌟
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Mark Kistler, an Emmy Award-winning producer, author, and illustrator, is widely recognized as one of the world’s most popular drawing teachers. With over 40 years of experience, he has devoted his career to inspiring millions of fans worldwide to DRAW! DRAW! DRAW!
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