Give your child the ongoing support they need to grow as a confident artist

Our proven system helps creative kids build skills, consistency, and confidence they'll carry for the long haul

Give your child the ongoing support they need to grow as a confident artist

Our proven system helps creative children build skills, consistency, and confidence they'll carry for the long haul

✏️ Do you want to support your child's drawing passion?

🚀 Want them to learn real art skills that boost their creativity and confidence?

🌱 Want to give them a place to create, grow, and belong?

Then discover the program trusted by thousands of families to turn their children's screentime into skill time.

With weekly Zoom classes, flexible on-demand learning, and a kid-friendly community hub, you're providing more than just another random art class for your child—You're providing a proven path to creative confidence that lasts. 

 

✏️ Do you want to support your child's drawing passion?

🚀 Want them to learn real art skills that boost their creativity and confidence?

🌱 Want to give them a place to create, grow, and belong?

Then discover the program trusted by thousands of families to turn their children's screentime into skill time.

With weekly Zoom classes, flexible on-demand learning, and a kid-friendly community hub, you're providing more than just another random art class for your child—You're providing a proven path to creative confidence that lasts. 

 
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Not sure what to do with your child's creative potential?

Want to make sure their talent isn't squandered?

Want to make sure that they are learning real skills in art, design, and creative thinking?

Sadly, most kids lose their love of learning and creating as they age.

With academic and extracurricular demands, busy schedules, and their harsh inner critic, you wonder if that could happen to your child.

Want to make sure it doesn't?

What if I told you there was a way for your child to GROW in their curiosity, creativity, and confidence--not lose it? 

All while drawing the things they love and developing their art skills?

Good news...there is. 😁

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More skills lead to more confidence. More confidence leads to more smiles.

THAT'S HOW OUR STUDENTS LEVEL UP!

More skills lead to more confidence.
More confidence leads to more smiles.

THAT'S HOW OUR STUDENTS LEVEL UP!

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Your child deserves the nurturing support of an entire community and teachers who care.

Your child deserves the nurturing support of an entire community and teachers who care.

I'm Daniel Grissom, and I've taught in schools around the world for over 15 years, studying and honing the evidence-backed methods that engage kids in deep learning.

And in every school, it was the same story--I saw children losing their creative and curious spirit way too early.
I knew I had to do something.

After I rediscovered my own love of drawing--after not making art for 20 years--I left the traditional school system and got to work.

I created Kids Cartoon Academy to ensure that other children don't abandon their inner, creative child as they grow up, like I once did.

Since it started three years ago, Kids Cartoon Academy has nurtured the creative spirits and skills of over 30,000 students.
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Here’s what you get with a Kids Cartoon Academy membership:

💥 ACCESS TO THE DRAW NOW LIBRARY

It's like the Netflix of drawing lessons! Unlock access to over 300 hours of self-paced, on-demand lessons and replays of live classes to watch at your convenience. Every lesson teaches students the skills and techniques they need to grow while drawing the characters they love and creating their own!

Easy step-by-step instructions in a variety of art styles. New Lessons added every month. 

$297 Monthly Value

💻 LIVE WEEKLY ZOOM CLASSES + REPLAYS

INTERACTIVE ZOOM CLASSES every week to develop your child's skills. 

 REPLAYS OF EVERY CLASS are included in case you can't attend live

IMPORTANT: You get access to all of the following class links. Most families join the one that fits their schedule best since we teach in a way that accommodates many ability levels. They're the same lesson, just adjusted for pacing/complexity to suit more students' needs.

Saturday (Foundations) 
8 am PT // 11 am ET // 4 pm UK

Saturday (Advanced)
9 am PT // 12 pm ET // 5 pm UK 

Tuesday (All Levels) 
4 pm PT // 7 pm ET // too late UK

Thursday (All Levels)
11 am PT // 2 pm ET // 7 pm UK

 $108 Monthly Value

😎 COMMUNITY FOR ARTISTS

The online hub (and app) just for our members! This community supports our students every step of the way and gives them a place to belong. Students can share their work, get personalized feedback, develop their skills in fun Art Challenges, win awards and badges, and get the ongoing support they need to grow as artists! All in a private, safe, and moderated forum. 

$49 Monthly Value

🎨 MONTHLY WORKSHOPS WITH THE PROS

Monthly LIVE Workshops and Q&As with professional artists and industry insiders! Learn new art styles and new art media, from comics to painting and more. Replays included.

$27 Monthly Value

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Look at how our students' skills grow!

Look how our students grow

“ONE OF THE BEST INVESTMENTS I’VE EVER MADE”

Look at how our students grow!

Look how our students grow

“ONE OF THE BEST INVESTMENTS I’VE EVER MADE”

Our proven methods have helped thousands of young artists find success. Here's how:

We use research-backed  methods honed by years of personal experience in classrooms. Students not only gain art skills from light and shadow to perspective and storytelling, but also a growth mindset and creative problem solving. We primarily focus on three principles in crafting our lessons and community: Engagement, Targeted Skill Instruction, and Belonging.

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Just sit back and watch their creative confidence soar.

My students have had their work appear in the paper, published books, art shops, galleries, and more!

Just sit back and watch their creativity soar.

Our students have had their work appear in the paper, published books, art shops, galleries, and more!

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DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.
Hear it from my families.

Hundreds of students are using our Draw Now Library of over 300 on-demand recorded lessons and replays to level up their art skills

Watch how my student Jasmine follows a tutorial from basic shapes to final coloring and shading to make amazing art

 

Watch how my students use the Draw Now Library of over 300 hours on-demand lessons to level up their art skills

My student Jasmine shows how she follows a tutorial from basic shapes to inking, coloring, and light and shadow. Frame it! 🤗✨🖼️

 

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