Tap into the powerfully positive impact of drawing for the whole family with 25 drawing sessions!\nIn 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.\n“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

Half Hour of Pencil Power: Fast and Fun Drawing Lessons for the Whole Family!

Arts & Photography

Kistler, Mark

Drawing

Hachette Go

Host of public television's Mark Kistler's Imagination Station, shows young artists the cool and fun way to draw in 3-D! Hey, you! Open this book and learn how to draw in three dimensions! Mark Kistler's Imagination Station has thirty-six exciting drawing adventures. Mark teaches you the different skills you need in order to create such masterpieces as: * Dinosaurs in the Sky * The Cool Cloud Colony * The Magnificent Moon Base * The Delightful Diving Dolphins * Professional Pollution Patrollers * Super Solar System * And thirty other excellent adventures that will have you drawing like this: There's also a special guide for parents and teachers at the end of the book.

Mark Kistler's Imagination Station: Learn How to Drawn in 3-D with Public Television's Favorite Drawing Teacher

Comics & Graphic Novels

How To Create Comics & Manga

Touchstone

As "Commander Mark" on his national PBS TV series The Secret City, Mark Kistler has taught 10 million viewers of all ages how to draw. Mark Kistler's Draw Squad gathers all his zany, effective shortcuts to basic drawing skills into a book that will delight would be artists of all ages. Like his TV show, the thirty lessons in this book are peppered with jokes, tips, and slogans, and organized in easy-to-follow steps. "Warm-up" exercises generate enthusiasm; the "Key Drawing Words" develop specific skills; practice pages are provided for hands-on participation; and the Commander's own lively sketches and "contests" invite you to add your own creative touches. His bubbling energy, flashes of whimsy, and talent as a teacher make learning to draw fun and easy -- even for those who swear they can't draw a straight line!

Mark Kistler's Draw Squad

Hey, kids! If you liked learning the basics of three-dimensional drawing from Mark Kistler in his books Draw Squad and Imagination Station, you'll love his new book, Drawing in 3-D with Mark Kistler. Featuring a fun, action-filled tale about a family of lovable characters struggling through a series of breathtaking discoveries and hilarious adventures, Drawing in 3-D with Mark Kistler is all you need -- along with a sharpened pencil, a ready imagination, and Mark Kistler's Drawing in 3-D Wacky Workbook -- to draw cool creatures and awesome objects such as: 
<ul>
<li>Atomic Androids, Big Bug-Eyed Birds, and Colossal Castles </li>
<li>Daring Driving Dogs, Early Egyptian Sphinx, and Kissing Kangaroos </li>
<li>Magnificent Macaroni, Peaceful Pelicans, and Zapping Zombies </li>
</ul>
 ...as well as your own favorite fantasies and imagined adventures!

Drawing in 3-D

Simon&Schuster

Practicing and perfecting Mark Kistler's wacky drawings will be even more fun with this fully customized, turbo-charged 3-D sketchbook! If you've read Drawing in 3-D with Mark Kistler, you've learned how to sketch a colossal collection of 3-D pictures. Now, with this large, easy-to-use workbook, you've got all the space you need to practice. Just pick a project in the "Dynamic Drawing Directory" and get down to some creatively cool 3-D artwork. Mark Kistler's Drawing in 3-D Wacky Workbook is better than any old blank sketchpad because you can actually see the final drawing you're trying to master. And if you need help on a step or two, each perforated page is cross-referenced to the relevant lesson in Drawing in 3-D with Mark Kistler. In no time at all, you'll be working on amazing androids, bug-eyed birds, and many other imaginative masterpieces.

Drawing in 3-D Wacky Workbook

Designed for Mac and PC users alike, this kid's guide to entering the world of cyberspace allows young web surfers to design and build their own web sites, using an easilly accessible format to teach the fundamentals of web design. Original.

Mark Kistlers Web Wizards: Build Your Own Homepage With Public Tvs Favorite Cybercartoonist And His Pal W

Dawson, Dennis

Fireside

Learn to draw in 30 days with Emmy award-winning PBS host Mark Kistler 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 20 minutes a day for a month. Inside you'll find: <ul>
<li>Quick and easy step-by-step instructions for drawing everything from simple spheres to apples, trees, buildings, and the human hand and face</li>
<li>More than 500 line drawings, illustrating each step</li>
<li>Time-tested tips, techniques, and tutorials for drawing in 3-D</li>
<li>The 9 Fundamental Laws of Drawing to create the illusion of depth in any drawing</li>
<li>75 student examples to help gauge your own progress</li>
</ul>

You Can Draw in 30 Days: The Fun, Easy Way to Learn to Draw in One Month or Less

History & Criticism

Balance

"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: <ul>
<li>Fun "art hacks": Drawing shortcuts (such as tracing handy objects) make you more productive and efficient in your drawing.</li>
<li>Blueprints for quick drawings: You'll learn to find the simple shapes within complex-appearing objects.</li>
<li>Long-term techniques: The skills you gain along the day in the individual lessons can be used in more detailed, longer projects.</li>
<li>Hundreds of variations: More cartoonish? More realistic? The drawings can be modified for a new work of art every time.</li>
</ul>In 30 minutes, you'll have a finished drawing. Pick up your pencil and begin today!

You Can Draw It in Just 30 Minutes: See It and Sketch It in a Half-Hour or Less

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!

Draw! Draw! Draw! #4 CARTOON ANIMALS

Author Planet Press

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 &amp; 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!

Draw! Draw! Draw! #3 ROBOTS, GADGETS, & SPACESHIPS

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