Drawing Animals (Art Works) - Softcover

Scrace, Carolyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 191070623X ISBN 13: 9781910706237

Publisher: Scribblers, 2016

Synopsis

From cats and zebras to owls, crocodiles, and elephants, this fun drawing book features a full menagerie of fantastic animals. Start with some simple circles, form arms and legs from ovals, add markings and voilą: an adorable panda. Every step is easy and doable.

About this title

About the Author:

Carolyn Scrace studied illustration at Brighton College of Art, England. Since graduating, her career has taken her into the worlds of advertising and animation as well as publishing. She is also passionate about wild animals and nature, which is evident in her recent series of books about Zen Doodling (published by Barron's).

From School Library Journal:

K-Gr 4—Any artist—even kids still getting a handle on their fine motor skills—will get good results by copying the simple shapes that make up the steps of these drawings. Breaking each drawing down into large masses gives kids practice with one of the fundamental techniques of representation. Art done in saturated colors and tactile art-supply textures—crumbly crayon, overlapping felt-tip marker lines, and rough paper—gives these books visual appeal. Perhaps Robots and Monsters provides the most leeway for improvisation, and the greatest margin of error, while Dinosaurs includes authentic details such as the Iguanodon's thumb spikes and Parasaurolophus's tubelike crest. Fairies and Mermaids appropriately represents the diversity of fairy and mermaid kind, although there's only one boy fairy and no mermen. VERDICT Attainable results, lots of projects per volume, and an appealing look make this a good choice for very young artists.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scribblers
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 191070623X
• ISBN 13: 9781910706237
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32