Free Coloring Pages
Click any page to download and print!
Online Classes
21 Draw, traditional and digital drawing
Craftsy, visual art
Domestika, visual art, most are Spanish, but all are English subtitled
LinkedIn Learning, visual art and writing
Apps and Tools
Inktober Challenge
Helps you practice your inking/pen skills not being able to erase, and use your imagination based on prompts given.
Animation Apps
Moho Animation and Blender are both used for award winning, TV shows on Disney, Netflix, etc.
Adobe Character Animator (2D animation), (free) You can animate the characters by moving around in front of a webcam. Very fun!
Moho Animation (2D animation), , $60
Blender (3D animation), https://www.blender.org/ (free), steep learning curve for elementary children unless you watch free YouTube tutorials.
Drawing Books
I’ve used these for myself and my children.
Figure Drawing for Kids
Drawing Comics Lab
Beginner’s Guide to Procreate
How to Be a Children’s Book Illustrator
On-Demand Book Publishing and Printing
Mixam
Upload your child’s book and no up-front costs to sell it. I use this for all of my children’s books. You can order any amount (no minimum) of books for you to have on hand to sell also.
Kindle Direct Publishing
Similar to Mixam, but lets you sell on Amazon.
Print Ninja
Minimum order, however, they have some options the other two don’t.
ISBN
If you sell in physical stores instead of online, you need an ISBN to go on the back of the book for stores to accept it.
Barcode Generator
These are great for comic books for stores to be able to place in their computers to sell.
Stickers, Magnets, Buttons, and Keychains
Jukebox Print
I use these for sticker sheets.
UPrinting
I use this for stickers I give away for free because it’s so cheap. Many other products.
Pure Buttons
I use this for buttons, keychains, and magnets.
Plushies
Child's Own
Turn your children’s art into plushies. They design it. This is how I made my plushies.
Canvas Wraps, Prints, and Posters
Pro Prints
I create canvas wraps to sell at art shows and for kid’s bedrooms.
Short Run Posters
I create prints and posters to sell at events.
Drawing App
Adobe Illustrator
(premium, but offers student discounts)
I use this, but I’ve used the free drawing apps and they work really well compared to Adobe Illustrator.
Free Drawing Apps
Krita (Mac, PC)
Tayauishi Sketches (iOS, Android, Chromebook)
Boxy SVG (web site that works on Chromebook, internet required)
Drawing Tablets
Some have screens and some don’t. They all require a computer to connect to.
Wacom (premium), XP-Pen and Huion (budget friendly). I use the Wacom Intuos Pro Medium (13"x8.5) $299, and the XP-Pen Deco 01 V3 (10”x6”), $50.
Standalone Drawing Tablet
Apple iPad Pro with separate Apple Pencil
Graphite and Coloring Pencils
I use both these brands and others.
Prismacolor (premium), Kalour (budget friendly)
Mechanical Pencils
Rotring (premium), Pentel (budget friendly). My favorite is the Rotring 600 ($20, premium, one of the best in the world). From the Pentel brand, I love the Graphgear 500, $4.
Pens and Inking
Acryllic paint maker pens, POSCA
Liner pens, Sakura Pigma Micron Set, Pentel Pocket Brush
Liner brushes, Windsor & Newton, Cotman Round 0000, 000, 00, 0, 1, 2, 4, 8
Paintbrushes and Paints
Windsor & Newton, Cotman Mop 15mm, 19mm, One Stroke 6mm, 13mm, 25mm, Round 1, 2, 4, 8
Dr. Ph. Martin's Radient Watecolor Set
Storage Case
Vonxury (Pens, Pencils, Paintbrushes)
Paper and Sketchbooks
Strathmore
400 series is my favorite quality level.
