Kids Draw Animals - Softcover

Hart, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823026310 ISBN 13: 9780823026319

Publisher: Watson-Guptill, 2003

Synopsis

Kids Draw Animals offers the perfect addition to the mega-selling art instruction series, written by renowned artist and instructor Christopher Hart.



Artists between the ages of 6 and 12 will delight in the wonderful animals that fill the pages of this lively how-to. Colorful, fun spreads demonstrate, step by step, how to draw African animals, bears, horses, birds, reptiles, cute critters, sea creatures, pets, and exotic animals like kangaroos, and camels. As kids progress, they go beyond simply copying to gain real drawing skills and solid artistic technique. Plus . . . they’ll have lots of fun!




• The 9th book in Christopher Hart’s best-selling Kids Draw series

• Offers age-appropriate instruction
and illustration on how to draw all kinds of animals

About this title

About the Author

CHRISTOPHER HART is the world's bestselling author of drawing and cartooning books. His books have sold more than 7.4 million copies and have been translated into 20 languages. Renowned for up-to-the-minute content and easy-to-follow steps, all of Hart's books have become staples for a new generation of aspiring artists and professionals, and they have been selected by the American Library Association for special notice.

Reviews

Grade 3-6-Hart begins with a short chapter about how animals stand and walk. He then demonstrates, in three to four steps each, how to draw 45 different cartoon creations. For each figure, he starts with basic shapes and then adds increasing amounts of detail. His instructions show only line drawings and do not demonstrate how to shade or show texture, but do include a final colorized cartoon. The book is organized into topics, the largest of which is African animals; more than half of the creatures portrayed are well-known mammals, along with birds, reptiles, and sea creatures. This is a good choice for kids who want to learn to draw but are intimidated by the more detailed how-to books such as Lee J. Ames's Draw 50 Animals (Doubleday, 1985). It will also appeal to children who want to create cartoons. This promises to be a popular item.
Donna Cardon, Provo City Library, UT
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Watson-Guptill
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0823026310
• ISBN 13: 9780823026319
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64