Ward Makielski
Our newest instructor! Ward has been drawing and cartooning since before he could walk (well, not really, but he’s been drawing for a long time). Ward has 20 years of experience producing art and design for software titles ranging from early Apple II graphic adventure games, through award winning Edutainment CD ROMs for Sierra On-Line and Disney Interactive, and more recently in the casual games market serving social media, web, and mobile platforms. His past-client list includes: Disney, Pixar, LEGO, EA, Mattel, Marvel, Cartoon Network, Universal, American Greetings, Mark Kistler, AOL, LeapFrog, Sierra On-Line (Vivendi-Universal), PAN Interactive, MGA, Kixeye, Zynga, GSN, and Nickelodeon. Ward is a graduate of the University of Illinois with a BFA in Industrial Design and also earned an MBA from Ferris State University with a concentration in Innovation and Design Management. In 1996 he received a CODiE Award for his edutainment software design on The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain which made the cover of Consumer Reports and was listed as their top pick for educational software for that year
Comments
Sandra Lindon
Wow! do you have any art books?
Ward Makielski
Thanks for the interest, Sandra. I have plans to self-publish a book with Mark Kistler in 2014! Stay tuned for more info!
Sandra Lindon
Actually, my name is Cole, my Mom’s name is Sandra.
Mark Kistler
COLE! Cole wins the award for being the top 3 attendees at the most LIVE webcasts, what is it Cole…about 3xweek for a year that 1,456,000 hours if drawing with me! Way to go!
Sandra Lindon
Hi Mr. Ward!!! Have you noticed that “Ward” spelled backwards is Draw!!!
Ward Makielski
Yes! It’s a heavy responsibility; a burden only alleviated by practicing drawing every day!
Mark Kistler
That’s so cool….WARD is DRAW backwards! Now, that means that MARK is KRAM….wait, doesn’t quite work does it?!
Cole
Hi! I was wondering if you will be putting any new “DRAWISODES” on the website in future weeks???
Ward Makielski
Not to worry, Cole. There are several more drawing lessons already in the works and coming soon from both me and Mark Kistler!
Grace Garrand
WOW! Both you and Mr.Kistler are SO AWESOME!!! I love drawing with you guys! I hope to enter in some of my own drawings in the art gallery soon. One of my favorite lessons (One of MANY) Is the LIVE one that Mr.Kistler did…..The Darth Hamster!! I am going to enter it soon!!
Hugs
Grace
PS I TOTALLY LOVE THE PAPERTOONS!!
Ward Makielski
Thanks for all the kind words! I have to admit that I’m a big fan of Mr. Kistler, too, and he helped shape me into the artist I am today. It makes me smile to share in the praise directed at him. I look forward to seeing some of your drawings – our student gallery could use some fresh images!
Cole
Hi! Just to let you know, I have uploaded 2 drawings and I hope that you get them soon!
Thanks!
Melissa Hunt
Hey Cole, how do you upload your drawings?
Cole
Hi Mr Ward! Mr. Mark told us today that he will be asking you to be a guest artist on Mark Kistler’s LIVE virtual classroom!!!!
I hope that you say yes!
Cole
Hi! Please watch the “ninja banana†video in the beginners section, it needs some editing….
Thanks!
Rachel Tribunella
Hey Cole! What courses are you doing, I’d love to know! Maybe were doing the same? Can you let me know how to upload videos.
Roman
Rachel Tribunella
Me and my sisters really like drawing with both you guys! [ we share the same account. ] Anywho, Mr. Makielski, I wanted to know if you worked on the game skylanders, I don’t play it, but I’ve seen adds and some of the stuff looks like your troll lesson.
Happy drawing!
Roman
Melissa Hunt
LOVED Mr. Pickle sings.
marc marc
HEY GUYS IM SWAG YOLO
Melissa Hunt
Hello everybody! I noticed that you changed you name halfway through the conversation, Cole.
Melissa Hunt
My name isn’t Melissa, actually that’s my mothers name.
Melissa Hunt
Hey Cole, how come your not in the ” fun friends” student list? are you still taking that course?
Cole
Hi Melissa, if you look click on my name above this comment, it take you to my profile. And there is a list of the courses that I am taking.
Melissa Hunt
saw that thanks! have you looked at the courses that I take yet?
Melissa Hunt
sorry if my typing isn’t very good.
Melissa Hunt
wow, Cole, you take just about every course on this site, I couldn’t handle that much drawing!
Monica Kelley
Cool! Another book with you and Mark Kistler! That should be fun. Let us know when it is going to be released.
Melissa Hunt
Has anyone seen disney’s Frozen? Great animation to study!