Books that begin with curiosity.
FirstArtBooks brings Kevin Coulston’s characters and drawing ideas together in one place.

Meet Kevin Coulston
Kevin Coulston is a cartoonist, illustrator, animator and writer, and a member of the National Cartoonists Society. He has published more than 100 books since his first one came out over 15 years ago.
FirstArtBooks is the home of his 88 art books for kids, in four ways to draw: How to Draw (step by step, ages 5 and up), Trace Then Color (ages 3 and up), Draw by Grid (ages 5 and up) and the Shape Drawing Challenge. The site also has hundreds of free printable drawing, tracing and coloring pages, and free drawing videos on the FirstArtBooks YouTube channel.
Kevin has also written and drawn kids’ comic series including Dylan McVillain: A Super Villain with the Best Intentions and The Adventures of a 4th Grade Space Captain, and the picture book series Alexis and the T-Rexes. Today his art books are about helping the next generation of artists get started.
Find Kevin elsewhere
- kevincoulston.com
- FirstArtBooks on YouTube
- Kevin’s Amazon author page
- Kevin’s newsletter on Substack
- @kevincoulston on Instagram
- Kevin’s other art book sites
