From airplanes and alligators to castles, cabooses, wheelbarrows, and witches, Ed Emberley shows children one way to draw more than 400 different t...
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Feb 18, 2010
Logan
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Wow, we loved this book! Logan's daddy (who used to be a graphic designer) had been trying to describe these books he had when he was a kid, where it showed how to draw all kinds of things in a step-by-step way using basic shapes. I was picturing the intimidating ones I had that showed how to make, say, a horse with circles and lines and then, presto, an undocumented miracle occured to make the last illustration look like a real horse. Never worked for me. But then I was at a book store and I sa
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Sep 05, 2009
Scott
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Ed Emberley starts where most elementary-aged kids are at (stick figures) and brings drawing to the next immediate level of complexity. No shading, still just two-dimensional, but able to capture more of the world. Children tend to be very methodical and formulaic in their drawing--what they haven't seen others draw before, they tend to lack the imagination and talent to figure out (on their own) the technique for rendering it in a recognizable form. What most need is an engaging mentor that wil
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Mar 16, 2010
Meg
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This book came from my childhood, and I'm so glad we have it now. J is really interested in drawing, and this book has come in handy quite a few times. It has been very fun to see what J can draw and imagine with Emberley's help, and the way drawings are broken down I think I will start learning to draw too. I would recommend checking any or all of these out--I only gave 4 stars to the truck book because it was redundant to this book, but if that's what your kid is into, the truck book might be
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Jan 06, 2010
Austin
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This is the book I recommend to people who say, "But, I can't draw!"
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Aug 15, 2007
R.Friend
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I remember fondly collecting every Ed Emberley drawing book I could find at the library as a kid--I'm so happy to see that they're still around!
Emberley, in my opinion, is a very underestimated artist and author. The ease in which he simplifies his drawings, making them easily accessible to even the most inexperienced artist, is amazing. This is literally a step-by-step guidebook to creating a veritable index of iconic images. Furthermore, his is a whimsical, simplistic style that is More...
Emberley, in my opinion, is a very underestimated artist and author. The ease in which he simplifies his drawings, making them easily accessible to even the most inexperienced artist, is amazing. This is literally a step-by-step guidebook to creating a veritable index of iconic images. Furthermore, his is a whimsical, simplistic style that is More...
Mar 07, 2011
Huda Felimban
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I loved this book. Its simplicity is the key. You only need to know how to draw about ten shapes then you're ready to go.
Oooh yes, nothing will go right without any imagination.
Oooh yes, nothing will go right without any imagination.
Apr 21, 2009
Chuck
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I have fond memories of borrowing this book again and again from the library when I was a kid. I would spend countless hours using it as a guide to build my own little worlds.
Aug 04, 2009
Carmine
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I could spend *hours* with this book, a big sheet of paper and a set of thin tipped markers.
Jan 12, 2011
Kerry
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So much fun! I loved the Thumbprint drawing book and still have my copy from childhood. So glad to have this one now too!
Jan 24, 2012
Tasneem
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so very simple! i love that it shows you how to draw simple characters moving in different positions step by step!
thank you MUUUCH felomuffin :*
thank you MUUUCH felomuffin :*
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