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

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

ISBN-13: 9780306827242

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Hachette Books

Publication Date: 08-30-2022

Pages: 176

Product Dimensions: 9.00(w) x 7.20(h) x 0.50(d)

Mark Kistler is the author of nineteen books, including You Can Draw in 30 Days and You Can Draw in 30 Minutes. He has worked as a classroom educator, a large audience presenter, an Emmy Award-winning television personality, a popular "virtual" instructor, and a respected drawing teacher for both adults and children. He lives near Houston, TX.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Introduction xiii

Lesson 1 Mouse Hole 1

Lesson 2 Window of Wonder 7

Lesson 3 Fabulous Fish 13

Lesson 4 Humpty Dumpty 18

Lesson 5 Space Kitty 24

Lesson 6 Baby Octopus 30

Lesson 7 Three Monkeys in a Tree 37

Lesson 8 Aunt Penelope 41

Lesson 9 Dino Ride 47

Lesson 10 Furry Worm 53

Lesson 11 Flight of Creativity 59

Lesson 12 Parachuting Penguin 65

Lesson 13 Ninja Squirrel 71

Lesson 14 Room with a View 77

Lesson 15 Singing Shark 83

Lesson 16 Traffic Jam 88

Lesson 17 Kanga the Kid 93

Lesson 18 Baby Godzilla 99

Lesson 19 Marshmallow Doorways 104

Lesson 20 Marvelous Mermaid 109

Lesson 21 Ninja Banana 115

Lesson 22 Bat Car 121

Lesson 23 Jazz on Jupiter 126

Lesson 24 Flying Mummy 132

Lesson 25 Balloon House 138

Join Our Turbo-Cool Creative Community! 145

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