Your characters. Your stories.
Your next chapter as an artist.
A sketchbook full of ideas deserves a little direction. Find yours with artist and coach Mike Van Orden, one drawing, one lesson, one small breakthrough at a time.
Give the characters in your imagination a structure you can build on.
EXPLORE MY NEXT STEP ↗
FROM IMAGINATIONThe pose looks stiff. The proportions feel off. You add more detail, but it still doesn’t click.
Before you erase the whole thing, work on the structure underneath it. Mike breaks a drawing into decisions you can see, understand, and practice.
Start loose. Look for gesture, balance, and a silhouette that reads.
Connect simple masses before getting caught up in the details.
Follow the demonstrations, then put what you learn into your own characters.
You don’t have to learn everything at once.
Start with the thing holding your drawings back.
BUILD YOUR FOUNDATIONStop guessing where everything goes. Work through the torso, limbs, hands, feet, and head using simpler shapes and clear drawing demonstrations.
PUT SOME LIFE IN ITGive stiff characters something to do. Explore body language, twisting figures, and action through real-time gesture and pose demonstrations.
Each purchase includes the individual course shown. Checkout and course access are handled by Comic Art Mastery on Kajabi.
Mike Van Orden.
Artist. Art coach. Founder of Comic Art Mastery.
See how Mike approaches a drawing, from the first loose marks to the choices that give a character structure and movement.
These are lessons you can pause, revisit, and practice alongside. Bring a pencil, a sketchbook, and something you want to get better at.
Find the right course for you ↗If you’re starting anatomy or rebuilding your foundations, Simplified Superhero Anatomy is designed for that work. If your characters feel stiff, start with Gestures & Dynamic Poses. Expect to practice, not just watch.
You can practice the drawing concepts with pencil and paper or use the digital drawing tools you already enjoy.
Yes. Both featured courses include self-paced video lessons you can pause and revisit while you draw.
Purchase through the Comic Art Mastery Kajabi checkout. Your course is accessed through your Comic Art Mastery Training Hub. Existing students can use the student login at the top of this page.
The two individual courses shown here are one-time purchases: $67 USD for Simplified Superhero Anatomy and $57 USD for Gestures & Dynamic Poses. Review the final total and terms at checkout.
Pick a course. Open your sketchbook. Make the first mark.
FIND YOUR STARTING POINT ↗