Best Selling Books by Mark Kistler

Provides a series of lesson on foreshortening, surface, shading, shadow, density, contour, overlapping, and size, and suggests that daily practice is important for developing one''s artistic skills.

Pick up your pencil, embrace your inner artist, and learn how to draw in thirty days with this approachable step-by-step guide from an Emmy award-winning PBS host. Drawing is an acquired skill, not a talent -- anyone can learn to draw! All you need is a pencil, a piece of paper, and the willingness to tap into your hidden artistic abilities. With Emmy award-winning, longtime PBS host Mark Kistler as your guide, you''ll learn the secrets of sophisticated three-dimensional renderings, and have fun along the way -- in just twenty minutes a day for a month. Inside you''ll find: Quick and easy step-by-step instructions for drawing everything from simple spheres to apples, trees, buildings, and the human hand and face More than 500 line drawings, illustrating each step Time-tested tips, techniques, and tutorials for drawing in 3-D The 9 Fundamental Laws of Drawing to create the illusion of depth in any drawing 75 student examples to encourage you in the process

With the same light touch that made his Draw Squad a resounding success, PBS-TV''s Mark Kistler enters the third dimension in these step-by-step drawing lessons for kids. As he explains artistic concepts, Kistler peppers his text with jokes, tips, and silly slogans.

"Sharpen your pencils and open your sketchbook; your teacher is waiting."--Boston Globe Emmy Award-winning and longtime PBS host Mark Kistler is back with You Can Draw It in Just 30 Minutes, the sequel to his hugely popular You Can Draw in 30 Days. Take a 30-minute creativity break and be amazed at what you accomplish! Learn to draw 25 different everyday objects--each completed in just half an hour--with step-by-step illustrations and friendly, personality-filled instructions for each lesson. Inside you''ll find: Fun "art hacks": Drawing shortcuts (such as tracing handy objects) make you more productive and efficient in your drawing. Blueprints for quick drawings: You''ll learn to find the simple shapes within complex-appearing objects. Long-term techniques: The skills you gain along the day in the individual lessons can be used in more detailed, longer projects. Hundreds of variations: More cartoonish? More realistic? The drawings can be modified for a new work of art every time. In 30 minutes, you''ll have a finished drawing. Pick up your pencil and begin today!

Practicing and perfecting Mark Kistler''s wacky drawings will be even more fun with this customized drawing pad, the companion to the popular "Drawing in 3-D with Mark Kistler". Ample space is provided for recreating 333 illustrations and all the amazing versions of the 3-D alphabet.

The third book in Kistler''s ever-popular series takes children to a new level of adventure and creativity as they join public television''s favorite drawing teacher on an A-to-Z journey through the art and fun of making 3-D cartoons. 1,000+ illustrations.

Tap into the powerfully positive impact of drawing for the whole family with 25 drawing sessions! In March 2020, Mark Kistler received a call that his son''s school was going virtual for the remainder of the school year. He began holding daily livestreams, leading half hour drawing sessions for what became hundreds of thousands of kids over two months, giving families a much-needed break from the chaos of the pandemic. Now, Mark brings these stress-relieving, creative outlets to life in 25 original lessons, including: Space Kitty! Dino Ride Parachuting Penguin Singing Shark Ninja Banana—and more! Harnessing the life inspiring and transformative power of the visual arts, Half Hour of Pencil Power brings together parents, educators, and the kids they care for with step-by-step drawing lessons, all of which can be done in a half hour or less. Drawing will help your kid have fun, decrease loneliness, build self-esteem, and increase creativity, and Pencil Power is accessible, imaginative, and oodles of fun for everyone. “Mark Kistler has created a series of wonderful, rewarding and easy (even for me) drawing activities that can help children, teens, and families connect to their inner selves as well as to each other.” --from the Foreword by Jeffrey Bernstein, PhD, author of 10 Days to a Less Defiant Child

These drawing approaches will completely unlock your drawing potential: Buy Now or Miss Out Everyone has the ability to draw, but not everyone can draw well. Because pencil drawing is a combination of theory and proper execution of these theories, it requires a strong theoretical foundation. Although practice makes perfect, a strong foundation in drawing theories and techniques helps to create better drawings. This book is primarily intended for those who are new to pencil drawing as well as those who want to improve their pencil drawing skills by employing the techniques and insights presented here. As a result, anyone can use this book to improve their drawing skills, with the ultimate goal of becoming a better pencil-drawing artist. The goal of this book, which is written in layman''s terms, is to promote a better understanding. It goes over the basics of pencil drawing, giving you a solid foundation as well as some helpful hints. This book contains sections on pencil drawing that demonstrate step-by-step how to draw common objects like people, cars, and animals. Drawing is a visual medium, so chapters are kept short to allow for more illustrations and application of drawing theories. I hopes to encourage people to take up pencil drawing as a hobby and to explore their creative side.

Draw cool cartoon animals that POP off the page! America''s favorite art instructor Mark Kistler provides simple, clearly illustrated step-by-step instructions. In no time you''ll be drawing imaginative animals, sea creatures and bugs. Draw with Emmy award-winning Mark Kistler in three dimensions--create Drooling Dino, Electric Eels, Tearing T-Rex, and more! Now newly expanded for easier learning and sketching, CARTOON ANIMALS is bursting with personality and encouragement. You''ll get the inside scoop on drawing the hard parts and inventing your own funny or ferocious cartoon critters. "Revised, expanded and reissued. Originally titled Dare to Draw in 3-D: Cartoon Critters. Collect all four ooks in the Draw! Draw! Draw! series!"

Learn to draw CRAZY CARTOONS with America''s best-loved art instructor! Emmy award-winning Mark Kistler''s super-fun instructional book explodes with personality and encouragement. Now newly expanded, CRAZY CARTOONS is filled with clear, simple, step-by-step instructions on how to draw cool cartoon people and their bizarre buddies--including faces, hands and feet. Plus space to let your own imagination run wild! "Revised, expanded and reissued. Originally titled Dare to Draw in 3-D: Crazy Characters"

Welcome to the weird and wacky world of America''s best-loved art instructor! Emmy award-winning Mark Kistler will show YOU how to draw crazy, fun, imaginative monsters in three dimensions--like the Fur-blob, Giggling Gargoyle, Mummy Man and more. You''ll get secret tips on dealing with the hardest parts of each drawing with super-fun instructions full of personality and encouragement. Now newly expanded, MONSTERS & CREATURES is filled with clear, simple, step-by-step instructions on how to draw magnificent mighty monsters--plus a bonus list of key art words. There''s something for everyone from first-time doodlers to drawing dynamos! "Get all four books in the Draw! Draw! Draw! series. (Reissued. Originally titled Dare to Draw in 3d: Monsters Mania.)"

Popular television cartoonist Mark Kistler can teach anyone how to draw wacky three-dimensional cartoons using step-by-step instructions. Youngsters can learn how to draw faces, hands, and feet. Illustrations.

Attention future cartooning genuises! Emmy award-winning art instructor Mark Kistler will teach YOU how to draw goofy cartoon robots, spaceships, gadgets and gizmos in three dimensions. With his secret tips and easy-to-follow step-by-steps, you''ll soon be cartooning strange ships and imaginative inventions like Total Tech Transport, Robot Rex, Rivit the Rocking Horse and Hovering Hippo in no time! Now newly expanded, ROBOTS, GADGETS & SPACESHIPS is bursting with personality and encouragement for all aspiring artists--young and not-so-young. "Revised and reissued. Originally titled Dare to Draw in 3D: Gadgets and Gizmos. Collect all four books in the Draw! Draw! Draw! series!"

Cyber-crazy kids can learn how to design wacky and wonderful Web sites with this fun, easy-to-follow guide to the fundamentals, written by public television''s favorite teacher, Mark Kistler, and Web master Dennis Dawson. 127 illustrations.

Provides easy-to-follow steps and tips on how to draw strange ships, robots, and such imaginative inventions as Rivet the rocking horse, Hovering Hippo, and the Total Tech Transport.

Learn to draw in 3-D with public television''s favorite drawing teacher.