Beginner Artist!

Are you tired of not reaching your art goals?

Stop spiraling on YouTube, start today with a student-tested system to elevate the artist within.

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20+ years of experience now yours as a...

Are you sick of wasting time?

You sit down, open your sketchbook...but...

there's that Art Block in your way, again...stopping you.

Where do you start, HOW and WHY?

Who's this for anyway?

Plus... there's a lot of distractions with social media, shorts and tutorials.

And chasing them doesn't lead anywhere...

Maybe you...

Can't afford the years or, especially, the $100s of $1000s of dollars and years that it costs to go to art school.
Are spiraling in YouTube or Gumroad tutorial school and you're not seeing any real progress.
Feel like you have Artist's Block and lack the inspiration and focus you need when you try to work.
Wish you could create more mood, depth and atmosphere (real meaning) in your art.
Worry that you feel too clumsy and unsure with your art materials.

A student-tested system to achieve your goals?...

What if I told you there's a mistake so big in art education that I see it everywhere...

but it's also easy to avoid and will 10x your progress as an artist?

Not just for "skills" but for creating more impact and influence with your work!

But first...what if...

There were also a proven student-tested system (on live human subjects!) for learning how to put your imagination on the page.

Would that sound like something you would want to try? (try for FREE?)

A complete beginner's system starting from zero to master the fundamentals of drawing and composition by following a guided step-by-step approach...

What if you could...

Not only understand perspective but be able to make original, evocative, and beautiful compositions.
Master essential design principles that will instantly attract more attention to your work.
Be able to make, not only accurate, but beautiful drawings by mastering essential inking tools.
Understand how to create emotion, atmosphere, mood and depth using line and shape.
Create meaning through the use of "Visual Rhetoric" to not only show craftsmanship but express your values!

"Your patience, encouragement, and ability to break down complex ideas into manageable steps made it so much easier..."

Going into the class, I hoped to improve my technical skills and learn how to convey more emotion and storytelling in my work. What I got out of it was so much more—I gained confidence in my creative process, discovered new techniques. Your patience, encouragement, and ability to break down complex ideas into manageable steps made it so much easier to stay on track and actually enjoy the process of learning.

Bethany | USA

Motion Designer

Professor Peter Sakievich

20+ years of experience now yours as a...

I've been at the teaching thing for a long time, just as long as my professional work with galleries, game companies and more. Over 20 years. Since 2004.

20+ years of turning students into pros.

20+ years of bringing the lessons I learned from clients back to the classroom.

You can take advantage of that experience here.

And you can avoid the BIGGEST mistake in art education that I see many students and experts make...ALL THE TIME.

They isolate SKILL from art. (I did that too - oops!)

Have you ever said to yourself, "If I get good at X(skill) then I'll be able to start making the art I dream of?"

That will SLOW you down faster than anything!

Chasing skills without a specific meaningful outcome...is a waste of time.

When you enroll here, you get just enough new skills and information to move a project forward.

Projects that not only teach you how to make something, but how to fill it with feeling and meaning.

Fill it with art. While building new skills.

Some things about what I've accomplished and where I've been!

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Professor Peter's been around!

A selection of his art work!

"I would not be the artist I am today"

Peter Sakievich was one of my favorite professors during my time at Ringling. I often reflect on the methods and techniques he taught us when working on any project. Peter is always willing to help students with live demonstrations and expert advice. I would not be the artist I am today without his guidance. His love for art is infectious, and I always leave his class feeling inspired and ready to take on new projects.

Emiliah Perez | USA

Motion Designer

"now I am working in a AAA game company"

"He is a real industry professional with working experiences in a lot of big name studios. Not only helping me to improve the foundational skills that I had been struggling with, like perspective, lighting and color, he also taught us how to apply it into our designs to enhance the storytelling. Working as a concept artist in the industry has always been my dream and now I am working in a AAA game company as a concept artist. Taking Peter’s classes is life-changing."

Cyma Yuan | Hong Kong

Concept Artist

"helped me build confidence in my abilities"

Peter's relaxed and encouraging teaching style made the class enjoyable and helped me build confidence in my abilities. He also provided us with excellent resources and references, which introduced me to a variety of drawing styles and techniques.
Overall, Peter's class was an incredible learning journey, and I am grateful for the skills and inspiration I gained from it.

Alex Cho | Korea

Motion Designer

"will really push you to learn and grow"

Peter was clear in his communications, and patient explaining the concepts to his students, but he has high standards and will really push you to learn and grow. He clearly is passionate about Art and helping students benefit from his experience. He helped our class become disciplined in techniques through assignments, and direct feedback.

Deavon Goods | USA

Motion Designer

"he knows what he’s talking about"

The quality and speed that I can achieve in my storyboard and concept work is all rooted in the concepts taken from Peter’s class, and I further benefited from his advice on how to navigate clients and how to approach professional workstreams. Highly recommended! I personally recommend Peter as a guide on your artist’s journey because he knows what he’s talking about, and shows you how to act on it.

Meggy Kawsek | Philipines

Concept Artist | Storyboard Artist

Let me show you what's waiting for you inside!

When you enroll, you don't just get a collection of classes, but you get a unique series of courses that work together...

A system to help you grow into expressive skills based on mastery and meaning.

Courses for you that are more than just skill exercises.

Every individual course helps you grow in their own ways, but...

In one you'll learn about linework and the effect crosshatching has so you can avoid the most common mistakes artists make...even mature ones... (the WAFFLE!)

In another you'll completely drop the lines and focus entirely on the power that shape has to communicate your intent.

Later you'll learn techniques to quiet your shaky hand!

(my hands shake too...everyone has shaky hands...it's fine...)

Later you'll really understand how to put yourself into the eye of your viewer.

Seeing from their perspective allows you to empathize with them.

To make a real connection!

Take each course in order one-by-one to maximize your growth.

You'll be challenged to accomplish different goals that will also increase your expressive and technical abilities as you go from lesson to lesson.

You'll learn how meaning comes not only from "what" is in a picture but how it is crafted and how the materials create expression!

You'll participate in demonstrations, lectures, activities, and assignments to clarify your vision and advance your abilities...

There's a lot more details about each course and resource in the cards below.

Open them up and see what's waiting for you inside!

Foundations of Form

54 Lessons

567 Minutes +

Essential perspective skills to ignite your imagination! You'll follow along with the modules and lessons to change how you look at the world around you. You'll turn the ordinary into the extraordinary!

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Once completed you’ll…

Understand the essential Anatomy of Perspective.
Master the relationship of all objects to a single unified space.
Achieve higher skills with the Ballpoint pen
Initialize using the image making process through different stages of planning
Creatively apply your new understanding to more challenging subjects to create original works of art!

Module 01 - Foundations of Form

Master the Basic Forms (Platonic Solids) with activities and assignments.
Master the basic Ballpoint Pen Technique
Understand the basic anatomy of perspective
Master the relationship between the POV (Point of View) and the Picture Plane

Module 02 - Simple Objects

Use your new mastery to deconstruct and reconstruct everyday simple objects
Reference provided!
Master Eye Level
Apply and observe Value Patterns
Understand and Apply the Anatomy of Light

Module 03 - Complex Objects

Use your new mastery to deconstruct and reconstruct everyday complex objects
Reference provided!
Essential Inorganic Object Mastery
Essential Organic Object Mastery

Module 04 - Perspective Distortion

Follow along using the provided reference to distort the image to show the full effect of perspective.
Complete process provided from start to finish.
Use the provided project to check yours

Module 05 - Perspective Final Project

Follow along using the provided reference to render it without distortiong
Learn about the essential shortcut to spacing of Vanishing Points
Complete process provided from start to finish.
Use the provided project to check yours

Module 06 - Bonus: Creative Perspective

Take your new skills to a new level!
Use the provided reference to manipulate the image into something new, yet believable (or more fantastic!)
Complete process from ideation to completion provided.

Moebius Minecraft Garden

48 Lessons

510 Minutes +

Learn to use simple but precise 1 Point Perspective to construct your own secret walled garden based on the style of Moebius (Jean Giraud). You'll master the essential 3D Primitives, understand and render textures, contours and more!

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Once completed you’ll…

Master the fundamentals of true 1 Point Perspective.
Understand the relationship of space to form.
Comfortably use the technical (micron) style pen.
Manipulate reference to create something entirely new!
Use research to combine it with your imagination to create something believable!

Module 01 - 1 Point Perspective Part 01

Can you draw a perfect Square or Cube in 1 Point? You will here!
Master the true Anatomy of 1 Point Perspective.
Master the perfect Cube and other Basic Primitives
Learn how to actually measure space in 1 Point Perspective

Module 02 - Minecraft Garden Part 01

Use your new skills to start your garden!
Plan the layout, put up the walls and place essential elements.
Full Project Process included!

Module 03 - 1 Point Perspective Part 02

Master the Ellipse (Circle in perspective)
Use it to master round 3D primitives
Create and render original layouts precisely in 1 Point Perspective

Module 04 - Minecraft Garden Part 02

Now use what you’ve learned to increase the amount of detail and define what you’re including using only basic 3D primitives
Full Project Process included!

Module 05 - The Technical Pen (micron)

This chapter is all about the technical pen/marker.
How to handle it and especially how to emulate Moebius’ style of contour drawing.
Create textures and understand surfaces!

Module 06 - Minecraft Garden Part 03

Use the new skills to collect and prep textures samples
Use those texture samples on the surfaces of your garden.
Full Project Process included!

Rhetorical Rooms

36 Lessons

320 Minutes +

Master the essentials of precise 2 Point Perspective, Visual Rhetoric, AND Notan (figure/ground) through recreating a real room in your home. Then apply new meaning to it by remixing it. Finally define it clearly with only intersecting shapes! No Lines!

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Once completed you’ll…

Master the fundamentals of true 2 Point Perspective
Demonstrate mastery of Notan, the light/dark principle of figure/ground relationships.
Show how silhouettes affect how well your images are received.
Blend subjects expertly to create new meaningful works with Visual Rhetoric!

Module 01 - 2 Point Perspective Part 01

Can you draw a perfect Square or Cube in 2 Point? You will here!
Master the true Anatomy of 2 Point Perspective.
Master the perfect Cube and other Basic Primitives
Learn how to actually measure space in 2 Point Perspective

Module 02 - Room Build Part 01

Use your new skills to measure and layout the major features of your room
This will stretch your abilities
Will change how you see the world around you.
Full Project Process included!

Module 03 - 2 Point Perspective Part 02

Master the Ellipse (Circle in perspective)
Use it to master round 3D primitives
Create and render original layouts precisely in 2 Point Perspective

Module 04 - Room Build Part 02

Use the foundation of the room you started to now build details into it.
Finalize needed details
Plan your Rhetorical Concept
Plan the Rough layout of all elements
Full Project Process included!

Module 05 - Notan and Chiaroscuro!

Learn about the similarities and differences to this essential foundation for drawing, design and visual storytelling.
Practice it!

Module 06 - Room Build Part 03

Take your room and new notan (figure/ground) mastery and apply it.
Plan and render your illustration only using overlapping shapes of light and dark.
No OUTLINES.
How to clean up any mistakes.
Full Project Process included!

Isometric Diorama

23 Lessons

500 Minutes +

This comfy and easy perspective technique is used to create an imaginary town square. You'll blend letter forms with architectural styles to create something original! It is also a preparatory project needed for the next project in this series for your capstone project!

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Once completed you’ll…

Be able to create an entire city from imagination!
Understand a new application of Visual Rhetoric
Create the sense of 3D without horizon or vanishing lines!
Have the Coziest Perspective type under your control!

Module 01 - Isometric Perspective Basics 01

Master the Basic Forms (Platonic Solids) with activities and assignments.
Understand the basic anatomy of isometric perspective (this can be tricky..)
Practice the 3D Primitives (Platonic Solids)

Module 02 - Architecture & Isometric Perspective

Use your new knowledge to recreate a barn in isometric perspective!
Identify and break it down into essential forms to recreate it!
Full Project Process included.

Module 03 - Letter Forms & Isometric Perspective

How to apply a grid to a letter form
Use the grid to precisely render that letter form in Isometric Perspective!
Full Process included.

Module 04 - Isometric Diorama Introduction

Let’s look at the project!
Review of Visual Rhetoric.
Plan the layout of your town square!
Full process included!

Module 05 - Project: Isometric Diorama Building-F

Follow along with my project as you create your own!
From Pencil to final Inks!

Module 06 - Project: Isometric Diorama Building-H

Follow along with my project as you create your own!
From Pencil to final Inks!

Module 07 - Project: Isometric Diorama Building-G

Follow along with my project as you create your own!
From Pencil to final Inks!

Module 08 - Project: Isometric Diorama Courtyard

Follow along with my project as you create your own!
From Pencil to final Inks!

Module 09 - Conclusion

Assemble your town square!

Composition & The Isometric Camera

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Your Capstone Project from this series! Here you demonstrate your mastery of perspective and composition. You'll recreate your Isometric Diorama in 1, 2, and 5 Point Perspective from different places within it using the Isometric Camera! You'll also study the different lens types and master the Brush Pen!

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION!

Once completed you’ll…

Be able to step inside your imagination and draw it from any angle!
Master the expressive potential of the Brush Pen.
Be able to change how your pictures feel by using different types of lenses cinematically!
Master the selection of what goes into your composition
Show how well you can use 1, 2, and 5 point perspective to create original compositions!

Module 01 - Brush Pen Technique

Activities to help you master the Brush Pen in all it’s expressive capacity!

Module 02 - Basics of Lenses

You’ll study the essential lens types to manipulate a provided reference image.
Continue to practice your brush pen skills!
Full Process Included!

Module 03 - The Isometric Camera

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Module 04 - Project: 50mm 1 Point Perspective

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Module 05 - Project: 50mm 2 Point Perspective

From Thumbnail to Final Render.
Full Process included!

Module 06 - Orthographic Long Lens

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Module 07 - Project: Wide Angle Lens

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Module 08 - Conclusion

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Module 09 - BONUS???

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1 Point Perspective Intensive

56 Lessons

1000+ Minutes

A true DEEP DIVE into precise 1 Point Perspective. Inside you'll discover how linear perspective truly works and why and how much it can benefit you. It also includes bonus modules showing different projects that you can apply your new mastery to!

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Once completed you’ll…

See how a mastery of perspective adds real depth and feeling in your pictures.
Mastered the deeper aspects of 1 Pt Perspective
Actually be able to measure depth from the viewer, not just the space inside.
Be able to see in 3D

Module 01 - Anatomy of 1 Point Perspective

Master the 1pt perspective layout and understand all the important parts you need.
You’ll see how to set it up in Photoshop and with Traditional tools.
Start your practical project!

Module 02 - Square Grids & Cubes

Learn to use the perspective layout to draw perfect squares and cubes.
Continue your follow along project.

Module 03 - Slopes & Angles

Learn to measure the angle of slopes precisely!
Really easy once you know how!
Follow Along Project continues!

Module 04 - Circles & Ellipses

An often avoided subject!
Master circles and round 3D solids!
Nest ellipses inside other ellipses!
Follow Along Project continues!

Module 05 - Space, Distance, and Location

Create a basic architectural plan and recreate it in perspective!
Learn to repeat objects in regular intervals.
Complete the Follow Along Project!

Module 06 - Lighting and Perspective

Learn about how lighting works in perspective
Learn to light objects from within and from outside your scene.
Learn how to light compound or complex objects.

Module 07 - Applied 1Pt . Construct a Simple Interior

Create an original complex building to match the scale of the viewer’s proportions
Full inking and coloring timelapse in Procreate with commentary

Module 08 - Applied 1PT. Construct a Simple Cottage

Create a cozy cottage in 1Pt Perspective!
Flower boxes included
Illustrated on illustration board with watercolor and gouache!

Module 09 - Applied 1Pt. Architectural Projection

Construct a cozy cottage!
Create a schematic from multiple views
Use advanced 2 Point Perspective tools to “project” the schematics through a picture plane to recreate it!
Full inking and coloring timelapse in Procreate with commentary
Flower boxes included!

Module 10 - Applied 1Pt. Composition & Perspective

Create a schematic from multiple views
Use advanced 2 Point Perspective tools to “project” the schematics through a picture plane to recreate it!
Full Painting process in Corel Painter

Module 10 - Conclusion

Review and next steps.

2 Point Perspective Intensive

58 Lessons

1025+ Minutes

Your Deep Dive into precise 2 Point Perspective. You'll learn the background theory while building original projects along the way. It also includes additional bonus modules to help you apply it in different ways for different kinds of projects!

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Once completed you’ll…

See how a mastery of perspective adds real depth and feeling in your pictures.
Mastered the deeper aspects of 2 Pt Perspective
Actually be able to measure depth from the viewer, not just the space inside.
Be able to see in 3D

Module 01 - Anatomy of 2 Point Perspective

Master the 2pt perspective layout and understand all the important parts you need.
You’ll see how to set it up in Photoshop and with Traditional tools.
Start your practical project!

Module 02 - Square Grids & Cubes

Learn to use the perspective layout to draw perfect squares and cubes.
Continue your follow along project.

Module 03 - Slopes & Angles

Learn to measure the angle of slopes precisely!
Really easy once you know how!
Follow Along Project continues!

Module 04 - Circles & Ellipses

An often avoided subject!
Master circles and round 3D solids!
Nest ellipses inside other ellipses!
Follow Along Project continues!

Module 05 - Space, Distance, and Location

Create a basic architectural plan and recreate it in perspective!
Learn to repeat objects in regular intervals.
Complete the Follow Along Project!

Module 06 - Lighting and Perspective

Review concepts from the 1 Point Course in a 2 Point Context.

Module 07 - Applied 2Pt. Architectural Projection

Create a schematic from multiple views
Use advanced 2 Point Perspective tools to “project” the schematics through a picture plane to recreate it!

Module 08 - Applied 2 Pt . Construct a Building

Create an original complex building to match the scale of the viewer’s proportions

Module 09 - Applied 2PT. Composition & Perspective

Create a sci-fi scene using 2 Pt Perspective!
Spaceship included

Module 10 - Conclusion

Review and next steps.

MAP Monthly

36 Lessons

& Counting

Monthly series of exploration of subjects, media, process and more.

On temporary hiatus

Resource Library

Assorted bits of hard to find information, websites and other resources provided exclusively to my enrolled students!

Incredible artworks by beginners!

All of this work was made by 18-year-old freshmen college students in their first semester!

They followed along with the courses above to create original evocative works of art.

Each faced a media, technical and expressive challenge for each assignment and came up with authentic and original images that demonstrated their mastery of the assignments!

And more important...the expressive potential inside each of them.

Using the same courses and lessons in your enrollment here!

Pretty incredible stuff!

This is actually a very small selection of their work.

I have a lot much more!

Every time a due date came, I was really excited to see what they accomplished!

I was genuinely impressed!

Every. Single. TIME

We even put up a "Drawing Alcove" to cover the walls with the best and it was impossible to find enough room to include all the incredible work!

I'd find students in there marveling at what they and their classmates had accomplished.

They put in the time, research, and effort to achieve real mastery.

To pursue, acquire, and demonstrate deeper understanding!

Which is where success truly comes.

"pivotal to my art education and development"

"Peter Sakievich was pivotal to my art education and development as an illustrator, painter, concept artist and provided great guidance as an artist in general. He is a patient teacher, and has many insights and is full of knowledge and resources to share. Not only does he know what to teach, he can put it into practice and demonstrate how these techniques or ideas can be applied."

Alfred | Hong Kong

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Learn your way!

You might be really busy, but you're still passionate about mastering the skills and mindsets that you need to become the artist you dream of!

Because the courses are online and available 24/7 you can access the instruction and work on the exercises and assignments at just the right pace that's manageable for your situation!

How is myartprofessor.com different?

Because I have taught at multiple universities, in a couple countries, across majors, freshmen through senior subjects and courses that use observational work, imaginative combinations and expressive works; I see how each of these things impact a student's growth. I link these different types of processes across media and markets and skill sets in ways that aren't theoretical, they're real. And that make a difference!

How does an online art course work?

It's easy!
You enroll in your choice of monthly or annual subscriptions
Then you get access to the full library of courses created by me!
They're in order for a reason and each course is stacked with modules, lessons, activities and projects.
Most lessons are about 15 minutes or less and mostly cover one subject at a time.
That lesson is followed by immediate practice.
Your comfort with difficult subjects grows as you follow along
And each courses includes an ongoing or final capstone project to help you use each concept in one singular project so you can hold the evidence of your mastery in your hands!
In addition to my complete demonstrations, I also include students' work where appropriate and possible, so you can see what others have done and what's possible for you!

What devices can access the website

Access the library of courses and lessons from any modern computer, tablet or mobile phone. Because the materials are art based, I recommend you use a desktop/laptop or larger tablet to access the site.

Phones can work, but are often too small to get the full experience you need to really access the information in the videos.

I'm a new artist, I'm not sure where to start!

Not a problem!

Everyone starts somewhere, because of my many years in the classroom I've taught a lot of beginners.

Start with the Foundations of Form class and then follow the rest in that series!

I assume that my students know nothing when they walk into my classroom.

I build all my courses to work the exact same way. I show you not only how to make expressive lines, but how to hold your tools, and many more really basic thing things that make a difference for the beginning art student.

Helps avoid shaky hands too!

Materials can be a challenge too.

So each course recommends materials and many have links where you can find them. Depending on the course, the specific medium may not matter, because the concepts or principles are the most important.

I do have computer application or media specific (watercolor, brushpen, microns markers, marker, etc) demonstrations, but often substitutions can be used.

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