1-2-3 Draw Cartoon Animals - Softcover

Barr, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0939217481 ISBN 13: 9780939217489

Publisher: Peel, 2002

Synopsis

Starting with simple shapes, young artists can create a variety of cartoon animals that will provide hours of fun and learning. Grab a pencil and let's get started!

About this title

About the Author

Steve Barr is an artist specializing in the illustration of children's books, board games, card decks and other educational products. He is also the author and illustrator of a nationally syndicated comic strip. He lives in Columbus, North Carolina.

Reviews

Reviewed with other books by Steve Barr in the 1-2-3 Draw series.

Gr. 2-5. Barr is stretching to make three how-to-draw books out of what surely could have been one. That's especially obvious in Faces and People (the first part of People is devoted to faces). Still, so many youngsters try their hand at drawing cartoons at one time or another that a little overlap probably won't matter. In People, Barr uses simple lines and shapes, mostly ovals and curved and straight lines, to show, step-by-step, how to create faces from the side and the front, add details such as hair, alter expressions to reflect emotion, attach a body, and depict walking and running. Faces, which also relies on basic shapes, expands a little on facial detailing, showing, for example, how to add glasses and create faces in three-quarter view. Animals is a riot of critters that look just like stuffed toys. Barr sets down instructions--usually four or five simple steps--for drawing a bird, a cat, a dog, a horse, a bear, a turtle, and more. Of course, having fun and experimenting should be part of each project, something Barr emphasizes at the get-go and reiterates through each volume. Stephanie Zvirin
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Edition details

• Publisher: Peel
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0939217481
• ISBN 13: 9780939217489
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64