See the Light Art

See the Light is a video-based Christian art program that offers Art Class, a 36-lesson drawing course, along with Art Projects and Bible Stories series. In December 2024 the publisher announced that its videos were free to stream on YouTube, with paid downloads and rentals on Vimeo.

Last updated: 2026-10-03 · Every Homeschool Editorial Team

At a glance

Method	Subject specialist (fine arts) / video
Worldview	Christian (Biblical truth is integrated into every Art Class lesson, per the publisher)
Grades	Not stated on the publisher pages reviewed; the archived product pages say the sets can be used for a high school fine arts credit
Formats	Streaming and download on Vimeo On Demand; free streaming on YouTube; DVD sets were sold on the publisher's former site as of 2022
Cost tier	Budget
Parent intensity	2
ESA-common	Not verified
Accredited	No
Established	Site footer copyright 2011 (2016 archive); a December 2024 publisher notice cites 15 years of service
Website	Homeschool Art Class on Vimeo On Demand; the former sites seethelightshine.com and homeschoolartclass.com no longer serve the curriculum as of October 2026

Our scoreboard (1-5)

Criterion	Score	One-line reason
Academic rigor	3	Drawing fundamentals with art history in every lesson, per the publisher; not a rigorous fine-arts program
Ease of teaching	5	An instructor teaches on video; the publisher says most lessons need only copy paper, a #2 pencil, and an eraser
Content quality	4	Step-by-step drawing lessons with art history in every lesson, per the publisher
Flexibility	4	Art Class, Art Projects, and Bible Stories are separate sets that can be used in any combination
Value for money	4	Art Class lists at $99.99 to buy or $49.99 to rent on Vimeo, and the videos are free to stream on YouTube
Worldview scope	3	Biblical content is integrated into every Art Class and Art Projects lesson, per the publisher
Visual/design	3	Video lessons; production quality not separately assessed
Support resources	3	Publisher pages offered supply lists and a high school credit plan as of 2022; the publisher has announced a wind-down

Who the publisher is

The 2016 About Us page of the See the Light site names Dave and Pat Holt as the founders of the See the Light team of artists and musicians, and the footer of the same site reads Legacy 4 God Publishing, LLC. The Meet the Team page lists Pat Holt as creator and Pat Knepley as master artist, who per that page holds a degree in Art Education and a teaching credential and has taught art in Pennsylvania and California. The same page lists Jim Pence as a performance chalk artist and Gloria Kohlmann as a chalk artist.

A December 2024 notice on the Homeschool Art Class homepage, signed by Pat and Dave Holt and Jim Pence, says that after 15 years See the Light Art was moving into a new phase, that Jim Pence was retiring, and that Art Class, Art Projects, and Bible Stories had been uploaded to its YouTube channel for free streaming, with purchases and downloads available on Vimeo. A February 2023 notice on the original site said it would close and directed customers to HomeSchoolArtClass.com. As of October 2026, neither seethelightshine.com nor homeschoolartclass.com serves the curriculum.

The catalog has three main lines. Art Class is 36 step-by-step drawing lessons, listed at 9 hours 35 minutes in total. Art Projects is a series of projects in the style of nine artists, listed at 15 hours 18 minutes. Bible Stories is a series of five stories, listed at 11 hours 37 minutes, in which a chalk artist draws the story, the story is retold dramatically, and viewers draw three step-by-step lessons related to it. The publisher also sold shorter workshops and a $14.99 sampler of ten downloadable videos, per its 2022 shopping guide.

The publisher describes the program as Christian. Its Vimeo page for Art Class states that Biblical truth is integrated into every lesson, and the archived Art Projects page describes Biblical principles and applications taught in every lesson.

The core pedagogy

Art Class is step-by-step video drawing instruction. The Vimeo page says each lesson runs approximately 15 minutes, includes suggestions for follow-up drawing activities, includes art history, and requires only basic supplies, most often a piece of copy paper, a #2 pencil, and a good eraser. It also says there are no workbooks. The lesson list begins with Tools of the Trade, It All Starts with a Line, Contours & Composition, and Draw what You See, and later lessons cover tone, shade and shadow, color, and blending with colored pencils and soft pastels. The publisher's 2022 homepage lists the topics as basic drawing techniques, shape and space, value and color, color blending, composition, texture and form, one- and two-point perspective, balance and foreshortening, and faces and figures.

Art Projects is described as the second step. The archived Art Projects page labels it Year 2, The Next Level, and says each project focuses on one famous artist, with each DVD about one hour long and holding four lessons on the art elements, the art principles, and art history. The Vimeo page names the artists as Louis Comfort Tiffany, Wayne Thiebaud, Henri Rousseau, Georges Seurat, Georgia O'Keeffe, Marc Chagall, Edgar Degas, Winslow Homer, and Vincent van Gogh.

Signature mechanics: (1) Step-by-step video lessons of about 15 minutes each in Art Class. (2) Art history in every Art Class lesson, per the publisher. (3) Biblical truth integrated into every lesson, per the publisher. (4) Basic supplies for Art Class. (5) A two-year sequence, with Art Class labeled Year 1, The Fundamentals, and Art Projects labeled Year 2, The Next Level, on the archived product pages.

A day in the life

The publisher describes Art Class as a full school year's worth of art instruction in 36 lessons of about 15 minutes each.

What they do exceptionally well

A teacher on screen for parents who do not draw. The publisher's own framing, on its 2022 How to Draw page, is that teaching art at home is difficult unless the parent is artistically inclined and that Art Class brings an art teacher into the home.

Low materials burden. The publisher states that Art Class lessons need only basic supplies and that there are no workbooks (Vimeo).

Art history alongside technique. The publisher says every Art Class lesson includes art history, and Art Projects is organized around nine named artists (Vimeo).

What they do poorly

The publisher has announced a wind-down. The December 2024 notice says the primary artist and web administrator was retiring, and the original websites no longer serve the curriculum. The notice does not describe support options beyond the Vimeo and YouTube pages.

Worldview integration is built into the lessons. The publisher states that Biblical truth is integrated into every Art Class lesson, so families seeking a fully secular drawing program will find the Art Class lessons carry Christian content throughout.

No portfolio track described. The publisher describes a first year of drawing fundamentals and a second year of projects in the style of nine artists. It does not describe a portfolio-preparation sequence for fine-arts admission, so families with a student heading that direction should plan for additional instruction.

Who it fits / who it doesn't

• Pick See the Light if: you want a video-based art program a non-artist parent can run; you welcome Biblical content integrated into each lesson; you want low-cost streaming or a one-time download purchase rather than a multi-year subscription; and you accept that the publisher has announced a wind-down.

• Skip See the Light if: you want a fully secular art program; the student is ready for portfolio-level fine-arts work; you want art history and theory rather than a drawing course (consider Discovering Great Artists or Meet the Masters); or you need a publisher that offers ongoing customer support.

Cost honest assessment

As of October 2026, Vimeo On Demand lists Art Class at $99.99 to buy or $49.99 to rent, Art Projects at $99.99 to buy or $49.99 to rent, and the Bible Stories series at $74.95 to buy or $37.50 to rent. Per the publisher's December 2024 notice, the videos are also free to stream on its YouTube channel. The archived 2022 shopping guide listed the Art Class and Art Projects DVD sets at $99.99 each and the Bible Stories DVD set at $74.95.

For comparison, ArtAchieve lists an Entire Level I one-year license at $54.00 as of October 2026.

ESA eligibility notes

As of October 2026, Every Homeschool could not confirm See the Light's listing on any state ESA marketplace. Because the publisher states that Biblical truth is integrated into every Art Class lesson, families in states that restrict religious content should check before purchase. Families can verify eligibility with their program, such as Arizona's ESA, Florida's Step Up For Students, or West Virginia's Hope Scholarship.

Alternatives

• ArtAchieve, a family would pick ArtAchieve over See the Light for an online art lesson program sold as a one-year license, listed at $54.00 for Level I as of October 2026.
• Meet the Masters, a family would pick Meet the Masters over See the Light for art lessons that its home page describes as standards-based, with history, activities, and hands-on learning across 35 artists.

How we verified this

Our editorial team reviewed the Vimeo On Demand pages for Art Class, Art Projects, and Bible Stories, the publisher's YouTube channel, and archived pages of the publisher's former sites from 2016, 2022, and 2024 in October 2026. Prices verified October 2026.