Are You Ready to Create Art With Confidence, Discover Your Unique Style & Make Work That You Love?

Hello friend,

I know what you’re thinking.

'Where the heck do I even start?'

You’re an artist. 

You want to gain the skills you need to make the kind of work that you dream of. You want to draw with confidence, develop your own ‘voice’ and, make the kind of art that you can (and should) be proud of.

The fact is...

There are a million pieces of art-making information out there.

Trying to put them all together in a way that makes sense can be overwhelming and depressing.

The gap between where you are now and where you want to be can sometimes feel like it’s too much work to surmount.

And, the truth is you don’t know what you don’t know.

Without the right instruction, you could end up spinning your wheels for years.

I know a little something about that. You see...

I’ve been in exactly your shoes. 

I had the drive and the determination. All I needed was the proper information and guidance. It was only through one-on-one instruction with world-class mentors that I finally gained the clarity that I needed.

If I could do it, if your heroes could do it, then YOU can too.

You see…

Art is a CRAFT. 

Now, every craft worth pursuing takes three crucial things…

• Time
• Dedication
• (and most importantly) Proper Guidance

The truth is that there is zero magic involved in getting better. 

(Well, only a little magic…)

There's only focused work over a dedicated period of time, guided by evergreen principles.

Now, this might not help me sell any classes, but I’m going to let you in on a little secret…

There are no shortcuts.

There never are for the things worth doing. You put in the time and reap the rewards.

But...

With the right information, you can DRAMATICALLY cut your learning curve.

The question then becomes…what should you focus on? Where the heck do you even start? What information is even worth learning?

Allow me to help you clear the confusion.

You see, I designed this masterclass to take away the guesswork.

• It will clue you into exactly WHAT you should know
• Offer you the BEST PRACTICES to help you integrate the lessons EFFORTLESSLY

and...

• Impart the MINDSET you need to tackle everything with joy and enthusiasm. 

Consider it a concise and usable download of my thoughts on art-making. I'll teach you the fundamental principles that I use to create successful pictures.

Inside you’re going to learn…

• How the best makers in the world THINK about creating art
• The ATTITUDE that they bring to the drawing table each day 
• The major SKILLS that you must know to become an effective artist
• An overview of what you should understand about ANATOMY 
• Basic, powerful, time-tested principles of COMPOSITION
• Simplified and effective COLOR
• The ALPHA & OMEGA skill of representational art - OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING
• How to develop your unique STYLE
• How to make drawing, painting & creating a HABIT
• Simple CHALLENGES you can use to push you past your limits
• How to link everything together in a MAJOR PROJECT to cement these concepts
• The easiest way create a body of work that you LOVE
• Plus, a brief list of recommended RESOURCES to further shorten your learning curve

MAKE YOUR MARK is a 'soup to nuts' primer on picture-making and all that goes into it. I’ll be with you every step of the way. Together, we'll walk through each of the topics above. All the while, I'll be sharing anecdotes and information gathered firsthand from the 'art trenches.' 

Once you're through, you'll understand...

• The meat & potatoes 'talent stack' that every competent artist must possess
• How to link what you love to what you do so you’ll never have to ‘force’ yourself to create ever again
• The art 'meta’ skill that informs everything else you'll learn
• The 'too good to be true' tactic used by a famous Swedish artist to create lush, harmonious paintings
• One downright weird drawing practice that even a blind man could do...

Plus...

• ‘Controversial’ anatomy advice gleaned from one of America’s greatest illustrators
• How to never feel overwhelmed when dealing with color ever again
• How to trust your instincts whenever you pick up a pencil
• How to roll with the punches when you make art and turn each setback into an advantage
• How to integrate what you’ve learned, create something of value to the world & profit in the process

Follow the information within and you'll hit the drawing table each day with enthusiasm, discipline, & deep love for this vital craft.

Everything you will learn is evergreen and time-tested. It’s a distillation of my best practices. It will guide you through an easy to execute process for habituating your creativity.

Through this, you will learn to draw and paint with confidence, develop your unique style, and finally, create work that you love.

But you don't have to take my word for it...

Here are what a few people who have gone through the class have had to say...

Q&A

• Can I learn this material elsewhere?

The goal with MAKE YOUR MARK is to cut through the insane amount of noise on the internet and present only the best, most evergreen, and practical principles of picture-making. Sure, you could probably cobble together something comparable over months and years of reading, looking and stumbling around…but you’ll have wasted a ridiculous amount of time. 

Now don’t get me wrong…

Youtube tutorials are fantastic. Books are pure gold. TikTok tips and Instagram hacks have their place. But each of them resides in a quagmire of distractions and while you may be looking for one bit of information in particular on any of these digital sources, it’s a near guarantee that you’ll have flown off to the far corners of the internet once the day is through. 

Time is precious. 

Information is valuable. 

Allow me to share with you ONLY the best of the best information, gathered from some of the best artists to ever live (past & present) and offer it to you in an easy-to-digest, immediately implementable form. MAKE YOUR MARK is all killer, no filler.

• This is too expensive for a beginner!

Really now? 

According to this article from 2018 (https://studentloanhero.com/featured/cost-per-credit-hour-study/) the average college credit hour is worth about $594.

I’m not sure about you, but how much value have you squeezed from the typical hour in a college class? How much of those sixty minutes is comprised of pure fluff, nose picking, and waiting around for someone to come to a point? I think you see my point. None of that is worth anywhere near the $600 price tag attached.

Mind you, this isn’t even talking about art schools, this is an average gathered from all sorts of colleges...

You can absolutely jack up that price if we’re talking about a place like the Pratt Institute or RISD or Ringling.

Fine institutions all, but the point stands.

MAKE YOUR MARK is a little over an hour and a half and cram-jammed from minute one with enough information to pad out four separate classes over the course of a full semester. Well worth the $150 for totally evergreen information that you will absolutely rewatch and learn more and more from upon further viewings.

• I feel like I’ve heard this all before…

There’s a reason for that.

Fundamentals are fundamental. They were true a thousand years ago, in 1892 and in 2021. The core principles of picture-making haven’t changed. Only our mediums, subject matter, and mode of presentation have. 

• How long will it take to get as good as XYZ?

That’s completely up to you. Rembrandt didn’t pop out of the womb painting like Rembrandt. He put in his hours. He apprenticed. He studied. He painted his little Dutch butt off and eventually discovered his unique voice.

It’s impossible to guarantee a rate of improvement in the arts (or any field, frankly) because it’s entirely dependent on how quickly and often you implement what you learn.

Luckily, I teach a few ways to habituate all of this so that the doing itself becomes a pleasure instead of a chore.

• Is this a class on illustration?

Not necessarily, although all of the craft-based skills I discuss are 1,000,000,000% applicable to any form of commercial art. Many of the examples used are also lifted from the great practitioners of illustration. Art is art at the end of the day. What it winds up being used for is secondary to the mindset and skill behind its creation.

• What kind of materials will I need?

Whichever you feel most comfortable with. There is no set materials list. In fact, I urge you to experiment widely.

• Will I learn anything about building a career in the arts?

This is a class focused on skills and fundamentals.

Building a career in illustration (or otherwise) is outside of its scope, but who knows what the future holds?

• How do I know you’re for real?

I’ve learned from some of the absolute best artists in the world via programs like the Illustration Academy- folks like George Pratt, John English, Brent Watkinson, Edward Kinsella, Jeffrey Alan Love, Gary Kelley, C.F. Payne, Anita Kunz, Mark English, Francis Livingston and many more. 

I’ve worked as an illustrator with some fantastic clients across a few industries, with a focus on fashion and comics. Brands like AMIRI, IH NOM UH NIT, ORO, and more have commissioned my work for various purposes, and publishers like BOOM! Studios and IDW have utilized my art in comic form. I’ve built my own brand of illustrated apparel, NOIR INC., self-published my own graphic novel, created stacks of over 1000+ fashion illustrations across the past several years, and have built a combined audience of nearly 30k people across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. 

If that’s not enough to convince you that I know my stuff, I invite you to take a look at any of my social media platforms or my portfolio site.