Creating confident artists since 2012
Your kid loves art.
Now what?
Online art classes that teach kids to actually draw and paint. On their own. At the kitchen table.
Turn your kid's doodles into real skills. Give them the toolkit to draw anything they can imagine, without the carpool or the “talent” myth.
Talent, shmalent. Art's a skill. Everybody gets to learn it.
Sound familiar?
You've got a kid who lives for art.
They draw before breakfast. They beg for paint. They've decorated the paper, the Post-its, the foggy car window, and that one heroic afternoon, the couch. Art isn't something they do. It's who they are. And you want to feed that fire.
So you've tried. Boy, have you tried. YouTube tutorials that sparkle for eight minutes and fizzle on the ninth. Local classes with the carpool, the calendar tetris, the $150 a month for glorified glue sticks. Supplies you bought with big dreams, now starring in the junk drawer. And the 10pm Pinterest spiral that lands exactly where it started.
Nowhere.
And under all of it, the question that won't quit: am I missing the window? Am I doing enough?
What happens when kids don't get the real thing
It's slow. That's the sneaky part.
They finish a tutorial feeling like a genius. Then they pick up a pencil solo, and it flops. Cue the frustration. A little less confidence. A little less drawing. Until one day they shrug and swallow the lie: "I'm just not talented."
Without the real thing
- Copy a tutorial, feels like a genius.
- Try it solo, it flops. Frustration.
- Confidence dips, draws less.
- Swallows the lie: "I'm just not talented."
With Let'sArtit!
- Learn the actual skill, shape, colour, observation.
- Use it on their own work, it works!
- Confidence climbs, draws more, risks more.
- Knows the truth: "I can make anything."
That shrug is the whole tragedy.
The supplies migrate to a drawer. The sketchbook goes blank. And that wide-open window of creative confidence inches shut while you're still hunting for the right program. Not your fault. Not your kid's, either. They got handed copying when what they needed was a skill.
Let's settle this
Talent, shmalent.
Great artists aren't born. They're built. The art world has known this forever, somehow nobody told the parents.
Chased the light for years before the water lilies ever happened.
Drew obsessively, every single day, long before he touched a brush.
Sketched hundreds of figures to nail movement and form.
Born great? Nope. They drilled the fundamentals until the skills went automatic, and then the masterpieces showed up. Your kid already has the drive. We hand them the toolkit. Because what every young artist needs isn't a lucky gene. It's real instruction.
Art isn't a secret club. It's a skill. And every kid deserves the keys.
Plot twist
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS ALONE. ONE CLEAR, SKILL-BASED PATH YOUR KID CAN ACTUALLY FOLLOW SOLO.
Let'sArtit! takes art and breaks it into bite-size, repeatable skills your kid can run with. No driving across town. No guessing what comes next. No standing at the "is my child talented enough" crossroads, because that crossroads doesn't exist.
Art's a skill. Full stop.
Your kid learns the real fundamentals at the kitchen table and makes stuff they're dying to show off. Your job? Press play. Step back. Be amazed.
The difference
Same kid. Wildly different results.
There's a big difference between a class that entertains and a class that teaches.
What “real skills” actually means
Copy one painting? Party trick.
Draw anything? That's the skill.
When a kid copies a tutorial, they walk away with one finished painting and zero clue how they got there. Hand them a blank page and a new subject and they freeze. They learned to copy one thing. They never learned to draw.
Real teaching flips that. We teach kids to draw what they actually see, not the tiny symbol in their head for “tree” or “hand.” Once a kid really looks, their work stops looking like a six-year-old's idea of a thing and starts looking like the thing. Then we build: big shapes first, then proportion, then value for light and shadow, and detail last, never first. Same method on a parrot, a face, a whole room.
One painting is a party trick. A method they can use on anything is a skill they keep.
What you get
What's packed into every course.
Same skill-based, step-by-step backbone in all three. A real path, not a pile of random videos.
Every course comes with
- 15+ self-paced video lessons that stack on each other, so progress shows up session after session
- A no-nonsense supply list. You know exactly what to buy. Nothing gets wasted.
- A Creative Confidence Guide for parents, the exact words for when your kid holds up their work and looks at you
- Quick email support. Stuck? Holler. We've got you.
- Zero fixed schedules, zero overwhelm. Your pace, your time, your kitchen.
A real path, not a pile of random videos. You get the support you need, they get the skills they deserve.
Before you decide
Let's talk about what's really going through your head.
"My kid's too young."
Four, five years old, and you're wondering if it's too soon. Good instinct. You want to nurture, not push. So picture Littlies: nothing like school. No tests. No right answers. No sitting still for 45 minutes (ha). Just short, visual, made-for-tiny-humans lessons that ride the energy your kid already has. And four to six? That's the magic window. Before the inner critic moves in. Before comparison crashes the party. Start now and you're not pushing anything. You're laying a foundation.
"Online doesn't work for kids."
Translation: you've watched a kid go glassy in front of a screen and called it learning. Fair. But these lessons aren't a show to zone out to. Watch a bit. Make a bit. Watch, make, repeat. The screen is the teacher, not the babysitter. And the proof lands on your fridge, not in the screen-time report. Elizabeth's five-year-old was singing and splashing paint the same afternoon she started. That's not a kid zoning out. That's a kid who got it and bolted with it.
"I'm not an art person."
Perfect. Genuinely. You don't need to be. Pessy does the teaching, so your entire job is to clear 30 minutes, hit play, and get out of the way. Not being arty is honestly a bonus, because you won't “helpfully” override the lesson with your own habits. And when your kid holds up their masterpiece and searches your face? The Creative Confidence Guide in every course hands you the exact words. The ones that keep them creating instead of shutting down.
"My kid quits everything."
Kids don't quit things that make them feel capable. They quit things that make them feel stuck. Most art activities die in the frustration loop: try, flop, quit. We snap that loop by teaching skills they can actually win with. When a kid finishes a lesson and can redraw it later with no video and no help, that feeling doesn't get quit. It gets chased. And at $21 a month, cancel anytime, finding out costs about one fancy coffee.
"We tried art classes. It flopped."
Most kid art programs exist to crank out a cute picture for the fridge. Sweet. Also, not teaching. Your kid came home with something colourful and was back to square one in three weeks. That's not proof your kid can't learn. That's proof the class wasn't built to teach. Let'sArtit! is built different, brick by brick. Every lesson plants a skill that travels into the next project, and the next. A class ends. A skill stays.
What parents tell us
Don't take it from us.
Take it from the fridge owners.
My 5-year-old daughter has been enjoying the videos. It has really sparked her imagination. She was engaged the entire time. She is now sitting next to me, singing happily, and experimenting with her colours and paints. Such a wonderful activity.Elizabeth BuschParent
I think he impressed himself, and he certainly impressed the rest of us. It's really doing amazing things. I see how much it calms him and builds him up.Hanie DavidowitzParent
My 9-year-old loves it and looks forward to each new video. His drawing and painting have improved tremendously, and he's learned new skills.Ross FleishmanParent of a 9-year-old
I didn't know how artistic my daughter was until she started classes with Pessy. We are amazed every time she brings back her artwork.R. RockParent
It's 7am and she's already running to start another lesson. She's so happy.Mimi ChaitParent
Your child could be next.
Real messages. Real parents. Real proud kids.
A little peek inside
Made at the kitchen table.
Real lessons, real supplies, real kids, and the work they're proud of. This is what “I made that” looks like.
The teacher behind the magic
Hi, I'm Pessy Samson.
Art teacher · Fine artist · Wife · Mom to four small humans who love getting very, very messy.
I started teaching because I kept watching the same heartbreak on repeat: kids who loved to draw, slowly stopping. Not because they stopped caring, because they decided they "just weren't talented." I knew that was nonsense. What I was watching wasn't missing ability. It was missing the right kind of instruction.
So I spent years cracking the code: how to break art into the skills that actually click for kids. How to teach not just what to draw, but how to see, how to think, how to create from the inside out.
Twelve-plus years. Hundreds of students. Four-year-olds gripping a pencil for the first time, teens building their first real portfolios. Same result every single time: learn the fundamentals, and the confidence follows.
Art isn't a secret club. It's a skill. And every kid deserves the keys.
Beyond the fridge
What your kid actually walks away with.
Parents ask if this matters past the drawings stuck to the fridge. It does. Across students from age four to eighty-nine, the same arc shows up again and again.
The ability to work through something and see it pay off.
A calm place to land and let feelings out, without saying a word.
Real self-esteem, because they made something skilled and get to show it off.
Skills they keep for years. Skills don't expire.
So is it “just a hobby”? Sure. A hobby that builds patience, focus, confidence, and a skill for life. Call it whatever you want. It's one of the best things you can hand a kid.
The courses
Three courses. One mission.
Pick the one that fits where your kid is right now. All courses teach paint, pastels, watercolour and mixed media.
Foundational
Ages 4–6
Littlies
Art starts young.
Without core skills, little ones burn out on copy-along projects, great at the end of the video, lost the second they go solo.
Littlies fixes that. It breaks pictures into simple parts and teaches kids to draw everyday objects through shapes, textures, and colours.
We cover
$21/month or $197 lifetime$55 less than a year of monthly
Enroll in Littlies →
Intermediate
Ages 6–9
Artitup!
Confident creative choices.
Artitup builds a real foundation in drawing and colour, so kids take on projects of their own.
They learn to draw from reference, and to draw what they actually see, not what they assume is there.
We cover
$25/month or $237 lifetime$63 less than a year of monthly
Enroll in Artitup →
Advanced
Ages 10–Teen
Pro
The stuff of art dreams.
Pro gives every teen the confidence to feel like a real artist, without ever thinking they need to be "talented" to get there.
Every finished piece feeds a real, portfolio-worthy body of work they can actually use.
We cover
$29/month or $277 lifetime$71 less than a year of monthly
Enroll in Pro →How it works
Three steps. Zero overwhelm.
Pick your course
Match it to your kid's age. Monthly or lifetime. Login lands right away.
Press play, anytime
Self-paced lessons whenever. Pyjamas on a Tuesday. Sunday at dawn. No carpool, ever.
Watch them fly
Your kid uses real fundamentals on their own work. Builds a skill. Repeats it. Gets better every time.
Choose your access
Monthly or lifetime. Your call.
How old is your little artist?
Slide to their age and we'll point you to the right starting line.
Monthly access
15+ lessons, while you're subscribed
Lifetime access
one-time payment
Save $55 vs. a year of monthly
Yours forever. Return anytime.
- 15+ lessons
- Shapes, colour, texture
- Supply list
- Email support
Monthly access
15+ lessons, while you're subscribed
Lifetime access
one-time payment
Save $63 vs. a year of monthly
Yours forever. Return anytime.
- 15+ lessons
- Colour, mediums, structure
- Supply list
- Email support
Monthly access
15+ lessons, while you're subscribed
Lifetime access
one-time payment
Save $71 vs. a year of monthly
Yours forever. Return anytime.
- 15+ lessons
- Colour, value, composition
- Supply list
- Email support
Monthly rolls for as long as you're subscribed.
Lifetime is one payment, yours to return to forever. No subscription. No expiry.
Start monthly for the price of two takeaway coffees and bail anytime. Small bet. Big upside.
Have a peek inside
Have a peek inside. Watch this video to see what your child will be learning and which course is most appropriate for them.
You've got questions
Quick answers. No fluff.
Which course fits my kid?
Monthly or lifetime, what's the difference?
My kid's a total beginner. Problem?
How is this different from YouTube?
Will my kid actually focus on online lessons?
Isn't my kid too young for structured lessons?
What if I'm not an art person?
We tried classes before and it flopped. Why's this different?
My kid quits things fast. What if they don't finish?
Supplies? And the mess?
Why only a few days, twice a year?
I need to run it past my partner first.
Is my kid too old to start?
Is this for boys too?
Still have questions? Email us at pessy@letsartit.com
Is this worth it?
Here's what waiting actually costs.
Rarely money. It shows up as supplies that never get touched, hours lost to videos that go nowhere, and a kid who slowly decides they were never talented, and creates a little less each month.
The cost of waiting
- Supplies that never get touched
- Hours lost to videos that go nowhere
- Local classes: $120–200/month, with a carpool stapled on
- A kid who creates a little less each month
- The creative-confidence window inching shut
With Let'sArtit!
- Every project gets finished, nothing wasted
- From $21/month, or $197 lifetime, less than two local classes
- A clear, done-for-you path
- A kid who says: "I can make anything I imagine"
- The doors are open right now
Their talent was never the question. Their chance is.
Your kid can walk away with the skill and confidence to make work they're genuinely proud of, the kind that goes on the wall and surprises both of you. Whether they get to find out what they're capable of? That part's up to you, and the chance is open right now.
Why this is a no-brainer
Hand your kid the toolkit.
Not someday. Right now.
- Real fundamentals, not copy-alongs, the kind that build genuine independence
- 15+ structured lessons with visible progress every session
- From $21 a month, or $197 lifetime, yours to keep
- Skills and confidence that compound, in art, and in everything else
Doors close in 6 days. Next opening? Not promised.
Littlies (4–6) $21/mo · $197 lifetime Artitup (6–9) $25/mo · $237 lifetime Pro (10–Teen) $29/mo · $277 lifetime
