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How To Draw Yoda – Advance Sketching

Here’s another weekend challenge for all of our art friends! Today I’m drawing Yoda from Disney’s Infinity game…and the challenge it to practice your shading using color pencils. I can’t wait to see how your drawings turn out. Here’s a link to the image I used for reference.

How To Draw A Realistic Soccer Player

Chuckers and I are learning how to draw a realistic soccer player! We show you how to draw a basic player, but you can design his uniform and hair your own way. You could change this lesson into a girl soccer player, and a famous player. It’s totally up to you! Also, don’t forget to […]

How To Draw A Russian Nesting Doll

We’ve had a lot of requests from school teachers and homeschooling parents to include more international related lessons. Here’s one of our first attempts to do that. Today, Hadley and I, our learning how to draw a Russian nesting doll. In this lesson, we only draw one doll but challenge your students or kids to turn […]

How To Draw A Firefighter

Learn how to draw a firefighter! This was a fun project to do since we have so much respect for the men and women that keep our community safe. We are very grateful for them. We hope you have fun following along with us. Remember to finish the background when you’re done watching this video. […]

How To Draw A Cartoon Octopus

Today’s lesson is with Austin! We’re learning how to draw a cartoon octopus. This lesson is meant to be super easy and fun for young artists. Remember to do this lesson with your little artists. Drawing is always more fun together, with friends. Visit our art supply page for more information about the supplies used […]

How To Draw Lego Batman + SYA

Learn how to draw Lego Batman! It’s also Monday, so be sure to check out all your amazing art at the end of the video. And if you haven’t seen the Lego Batman movie trailer yet, you have to watch it now! I’m definitely more excited to see this movie than I was for The […]

How To Draw A Mom & Baby Otter

Learn how to draw a mom & baby otter. Mother’s Day is coming up and we thought this lesson would be a fun way to celebrate. Mom’s are special! They always seem to be there with their arms wrapped tightly around us 🙂 Visit our art supply page for more information about the supplies used […]

How To Draw A Wrecking Ball Crane

Learn how to draw a wrecking ball crane! This art project is for young kids. We use simple shapes to build our cranes, and try to keep the project very short. We hope your kids have fun drawing with us, but don’t forget to draw with them! Art is always more fun together. Also, when […]

How To Draw A Shopkins – Cupcake Queen

Our first Shopkin drawing! Grab your paper and marker and follow along with us. Learn how to draw Cupcake Queen. Also be sure to visit the official Shopkin website, and try to draw other Shopkins on your own. How To Draw 50 Dinosaurs

How To Draw A Baseball Player

Learn how to draw a baseball player! Follow along with us, and remember you can pause the video if we go too fast. This is now one of my favorite lessons drawing a person, and it’s because it’s super 3d. We drew the ball and bat bigger so that they look like they’re bursting out […]

Thank You For Being Our Art Friends!

Today we’re celebrating 300,000 subscribers on YouTube! We feel lucky to have so many friends. We love drawing with each of you! Thank you for all of your support and kindness! Now let’s party…

Iguana Drawing – Colored Pencils On Black Paper

Here’s a fun weekend bonus challenge! Instead of drawing or coloring on white paper, find a sheet of black construction paper. It’s so much fun. The video below is a time-lapse of me using my colored pencils on black construction paper. This video is not meant to be a step by step…just something to inspire you […]

How To Draw A Minecraft Cow

Grab your paper, marker, and coloring pencils. Then follow along with us and learn how to draw a Minecraft cow! Remember you don’t have to use a marker if you don’t want to. You can use a pencil first, then trace over the pencil lines with a marker. And don’t worry about making your cows perfect. […]

How To Draw A Skateboarder Doing A Kickflip

Learn how to draw a skateboarder doing a kickflip. This lesson is meant to be simple, specifically for young artists…but that also includes the young at heart! Don’t forget to use your own designs for the skateboarder and deck! We drew the shirt and board a specific way, but you should take the time and change the […]

How To Fold An Origami Iris

It’s springtime here in the United States! Time for flowers! For this project you’ll need a square piece of paper. Follow along with us and learn how to fold an origami iris. This project is a little challenging for younger artists, but that means it’ll be a fun project to do with your young artists! […]

How To Draw A Cartoon Ron Weasley And Scabbers

Learn how to draw a cartoon Ron Weasley and Scabbers with us! This lesson is meant to be easy and short for young artists, but still fun for older artists. The important thing to remember when doing art, is that it’s ok if your drawings don’t look perfect…the most important thing is to have fun. […]

How To Draw Cartoon Hermione And Crookshanks

Yes, we’re drawing another Harry Potter character! This time we’re learning how to draw cartoon Hermione and Crookshanks. We love Harry Potter, and love drawing the characters even more. We can’t wait to draw more. Be sure to check out all of the other Harry Potter lessons. Oh, and we can not wait to go […]

How To Draw Humpty Dumpty

Austin and I are learning how to draw Humpty Dumpty! Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again. Austin is four years old, so we’re keeping this project super simple. You can challenge your little artists with […]

How To Draw A First Order Storm Trooper Helmet

I love Star Wars helmets! Today we’re learning how to draw a First Order stormtrooper helmet. Have you seen our original stormtrooper helmet lesson? And you can count on us doing a lot more helmets…I can’t wait to draw Kylo Ren’s!

How To Draw A Cartoon Harry Potter And Hedwig

It’s our first Harry Potter lesson! We’re so excited to learn how to draw a cartoon Harry Potter and Hedwig today. We hope you are too! Don’t worry we’ll be drawing a lot of the other characters soon. For this lesson you’ll need paper and a marker and something to color with. We usually use […]

How To Paint The Mona Lisa

Today we’re going to be painting the Mona Lisa! You’ll need a couple supplies before you get started, so be sure to watch the video below and follow along. If we go too fast you can always pause the video…this video may need a lot of pausing, it’s very advanced. Watch How To Paint The […]

How To Make A Pinch Pot Octopus

In this lesson we’ll show you how to make a pinch pot octopus! It’s super easy and a lot of fun. You’ll need white air drying clay (you can use any clay really). We’re using this particular clay so we can paint our octopus at the end. So, you’ll also need paint and water and paintbrushes […]

How To Draw A Cartoon Chewbacca

Get this big walking carpet out of my way! Learn how to draw a cartoon Chewbacca! We love drawing these cartoon versions of Star Wars characters. Check out our other Star Wars lessons and stay tuned for more. Also don’t forget to visit the official Star Wars website, it’s AWESOME!

How To Draw A Giraffe Weevil

These are the oddest bugs on the planet, but they sure are fun to draw! Learn how to draw a giraffe weevil with us! Also, let me know what bug we should draw next!

Both Handed Drawing Challenge + SYA!

Time for another drawing challenge, this time we’re trying to draw with both hands at the same time…get ready for your brain to hurt! Before you start this challenge, here’s a few announcements: We now have awesome new t-shirts! Visit our shop to learn more and purchase one. Check out http://markkistlerlive.com and stay tuned for more […]

How To Draw A Realistic Bunny

Time for another bunny lesson, hahaha! This time we’re learning how to draw a realistic bunny. Don’t worry though, we have a bunny for younger artists too. Plus check out our other easter lessons. In this video we use colored pencils to color and shade our bunnies, but you can use anything you want. Also, remember […]

How To Draw Papa Smurf

Ok, we’re finally learning how to draw Papa Smurf! We get so many requests for Smurfs, I’m so sorry it’s taken us a while to finally draw one…and what better way to start then with the “papa one.” Did you know the Smurfs have their own YouTube channel? If you haven’t seen it yet, click here […]

How To Make A Pop Up Easter Card

Ok art friends, it’s time for another construction paper project! Follow along with us and learn how to make a pop up Easter card. I always believe that home made cards are better than store bought, don’t you? For this project you’ll need: Construction paper (blue, yellow, green, and white) Scissors Glue Marker Crayons or […]

How To Draw A Cartoon Easter Bunny

Easter is almost here, and we’re going to celebrate by learning how to draw a cartoon Easter bunny. For this project you’ll need the usual marker, paper, and oil pastels…but you’ll also need scissors, glue, and construction paper (blue and green).

Wolf Time Lapse + SYA!

Today’s Monday video is a little different. I thought it would be fun to do another time lapse drawing, I haven’t done one in a while. I’ve drawn a wolf before, but this time I’m using different materials. In this video I used Prismacolor colored pencils (black, white and ginger root) and Canson pastel paper. […]