One purchase. Lifetime access.
Everything below is included.
- Weekly sketchbook prompts and assignments
- 8 curated short films with guided viewing questions
- Printable supply list and resource guide
- Completion certificate (ESA-formatted receipt — Texas approval pending)
- Lifetime access — revisit any lesson anytime
Eight weeks of making.
Every week builds on the last. Saturday is the deadline — not a suggestion.
How to see
Observation as the foundation of all making. Your child draws the same object three times — once fast, once slow, once from memory.
Line and weight
The difference between a mark and a line. Single-stroke drawing exercises. Film: a short on Charles and Ray Eames.
Negative space
Drawing what isn't there. Exercises in figure/ground. Saturday assignment: draw the shadows in one room of your home.
Composition
Why some images hold and others fall apart. Rule of thirds, visual weight, leading lines. Film: a Miyazaki short.
Color and light
Warm and cool. Natural vs. artificial. Watercolor wash exercises. Saturday assignment: one watercolor of the same scene at two different times of day.
Telling a story in one frame
What makes a photograph say something. Your child shoots ten photos, selects one, and writes three sentences explaining the choice.
The made thing
Moving from exercise to finished work. Your child begins their capstone piece — a sketchbook page, a photograph, or a short written piece with illustration.
Presentation and reflection
Finishing, framing, and showing. Your child presents their capstone work to the family. A parent leads a ten-minute conversation about what was hard and what was learned.
Supplies
- —Sketchbook (any size, 50+ pages)
- —Set of pencils (2H, HB, 2B, 4B)
- —Black fine-liner pen
- —Basic watercolor set
- —Ruler
- —Smartphone or camera for Week 6
Total supply cost is typically $25–40. A full printable list is included with purchase.
More courses in this track.
Each course is a standalone 8-week purchase at $49. Complete them in order or start where you are.
The Art of Making
Observation, sketchbooks, short films, and one finished piece per week.
$49 · 8 weeks · Ages 9–14
The Made World
Architecture, industrial design, and the question of beauty in the built environment.
Coming 2026