Improve Your Child's Drawing Skills and Grow Their Confidence
Want to support your child's passion for drawing cartoons?
Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed as a busy parent, unsure of how to nurture your child's creative potential?
Do you want peace of mind knowing that they are in the caring hands of a professional artist and longtime educator?
Then join Kids Cartoon Academy and a global community of young cartoonists in our weekly live online cartooning classes.


Support
Your Child
Your child will hone their skills, share their art, and be inspired by Daniel Grissom's teaching and the excitement of the other students.

Improve Their Confidence
Your child will grow in confidence as they see their art and design skills improve week by week.

Have Peace of Mind
Know that you have supported your child's passion in a safe and supportive environment.
"She learned so much more than just 'art'. She even gained confidence to teach classes at her school."
-Elizabeth Carr, parent of 13-year-old Kids Cartoon Academy member Zara
Join a worldwide community of young cartoonists in our Saturday Cartoon Club
🌐 Every Saturday, students from around the world join our cartoon club to improve their cartoons and comics.
✏️ All your child needs is paper, a pencil, and a black marker or pen. Coloring utensils are optional.
🧠 Enjoy quality screen time that encourages your child's imagination to run wild and develops fundamental drawing skills.


A convenient monthly membership
😁 Interactive classes on Zoom every week
💻 Just click a link to join us and follow along
⏪ Replays of every class
🥳 Cool bonuses every month

STOP WASTING YOUR TIME ON YOUTUBE LOOKING FOR ART TUTORIALS
Did you know most Youtube tutorials teach the wrong way to draw? Artists don't start with Sharpie outlines. They start with fundamentals in shape, line, and form instead. I know kids are smart, so I teach them the essentials that pros really use in kid-friendly accessible ways.

STOP STRESSING ABOUT HOW YOUR CHILD SPENDS THEIR SCREENTIME
My classes are supportive, age-appropriate, and fully engaging. All you need is a device with an internet connection and Zoom. Your child will be busy actively creating, not just passively consuming, like most people do with their screens.

STOP WORRYING
ABOUT MESSY
ART SUPPLIES
All you need for my classes is paper,
a pencil, an eraser, and a black marker or pen (Sharpies work great).
Coloring utensils (colored pencils or markers) are optional.
No mess and no stress!
THIS is what happens when your child grows their creative confidence 💪 🔽 :













CHOOSE FROM OUR CLASSES TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S PASSION

Kids Cartoon Academy Membership
Weekly large group Saturday drawing classes. Your child will learn everything from basic sketching and character design to more advanced techniques.

TOONIVERSITY:
Small Group Classes + Accelerated Learning Program
Want personalized instruction and feedback to accelerate your child's path to cartooning mastery? Only 15 students per class + loads of bonuses fast tracks your growth.

Private Tutoring and Art Mentorships
Get the most personalized attention, targeted instruction, and constructive feedback in one-on-one classes. Book a one-time or multiple sessions.

Classes
for the Big Kids
We are working on a program for the big kids (teens and the kids at heart, the adults).
Sign up below to be the first to know when we launch and get early bird discounts!
Meet the Teacher

Daniel Grissom, M.A.
With fifteen years of experience teaching in schools around the world, Daniel knows what it takes to nurture a child's imagination, talents, and unique, creative voice. He has taught over 2000 students in his online classes within the last two years, and he loves sharing his creative passions.
He created Kids Cartoon Academy to ensure that other children don't abandon their inner, creative child as they grow up, as he once did. It was only as an adult that he rediscovered his love of art and it changed his life. So as a career educator, he designed an academy to help other children nurture their most creative, authentic selves as they maneuver through childhood, adolescence, and into adulthood. With a wide and varied experience as a classroom teacher, he uses scientifically proven methods to create a fun and engaging classroom that invites students to deep learning and transformative results.
When he's not teaching, you'll find him drawing (of course), reading, watching sports, smoking barbecue, traveling, or being silly with his wife and two daughters.