Our 11 year old son loves the Mark Kistler drawing academy. The lessons are clear and easy to follow, and we like the fact that he has access to all three "levels". I am also happy that he is learning some foundational aspects of drawing, including how to "think out" how to draw something (e.g. properly analyzing the effects of lighting, distance, etc). Really the only "art" program that has ever worked for us!
May, Co-op Member
Our family received this membership for Christmas this year. My children love it. I have seen a marked interest in drawing since we became members. They are slowly but surely using the techniques Mark Kistler teaches in their personal drawing. We use our Playstation online browser to watch the videos, this way all the family (including parents!) can draw at the same time watching the lesson on a big flatscreen TV. I also can reward my children with bonus art time because we have this resource now. I highly recommend this to you. It is mo...(more)
Darlene, Co-op Member
Mark has made drawing attainable for both my kids and myself. We all felt 'unable' to draw before watching his videos, now we look forward to some quiet time with our sketch books. I am pretty fussy about where I put my money, but this has been some of the best spent.
D. Hamilton, Co-op Member
I absolutely LOVE this program; Mark Kistler is a great drawing instructor. I've never been able to draw well...until now :) My 7 year old loves to draw and we were spending close to $200/year on drawing classes for him. So at $40/year with the co-op discount, we are very happy and we have recommended it to many others.
Elissa T., Co-op Member
We are absolutely loving Mark Kistler's program! I usually start with a concept (example: circles & shading) and then I can find a drawing from Mark Kistler to go with it. With circles we used the Space Hamsters. The kids LOVED it. Everyday they draw a new hamster/s and at the beginning of following week I have them draw their hamster in their nice bound art books. This way they get lots of practice and then they put a great drawing in their books. I will definitely use this program again next year and the next.......
C.Tenhouse, Co-op Member
My son, age 10, LOVES this program! He has taken several art classes and always enjoyed them, but never took to drawing until using Mark Kistler.
D. Ewing, Co-op Member
My 12 year old son has been very resistant to drawing. After a couple lessons from Mark Kistler he now wants to do Art every day! He loves the program! It was well worth the money and even more so with the discount from Homeschool Buyers Co-op.
N. Randolph, Co-op Member
Mark Kistler's training is awesome. This is something we have wanted for a long time. It is so worth the money. My kids love following along with the videos and have made some amazing drawing which were lacking prior. It is a subject that they always want to do because it is fun. I would highly recommend this to anyone wanting an affordable and very high quality art training. We use it just about everyday for our home-school.
George, Co-op Member
This was my first purchase through the Co-op and this online art school has exceeded my expectations! Honestly, my daughter enjoys this so much that I have had to limit the amount of time she spends on art now so that she will spend some time on other schoolwork. She slipped one of her drawings into the cover of her binder that I took with me to a parent meeting for a homeschool writing class. Some of the other parents asked if I drew the picture and I told them that my eleven year old daughter drew it with instruction from Mark Kistler's onlin...(more)
T. Parrott, Co-op Member
We love Mark Kistler. Our whole family uses the videos and everyone's drawing technique has improved. I highly recommend the program to anyone, whether interested in art or not!
