Kids Draw: Dinosaurs

by Christopher Hart

What kid doesn’t love to draw dinosaurs? Dinosaurs remain hugely popular, starring in many animated films and cartoons. And awesome creatures of all shapes and sizes—from the fearsome T-rex to the gentle apatosaurus—fill the pages of this lively how-to for kids.


Kids Draw Dinosaurs is a fantastic treasury of easy-to-do, age-appropriate lessons for drawing all sorts of wild and wacky creatures. First, master cartoonist Christopher Hart demonstrates basic drawing techniques like how to use simple ovals to build dinosaur bodies. Kids also learn the basic proportions of the dinosaur head, how a dinosaur stands, and a wide range of action poses.


Next, engaging text and easy-to-follow step-by-step exercises show kids how to bring their dinosaurs to life. Soon, they’ll be experts at drawing the meat-eating megalosaurus, baby dinosaurs, flying dinosaurs, early lizards, the massive wooly mammoth, the saber-toothed tiger, wacky cartoon dinosaurs, and much more. Each dazzling spread is easy to follow, fun to look at, and guaranteed to charm a new generation of cartoonists!


• Another drawing book for kids by a best-selling master cartoonist and teacher

• Engaging fun, colorful spreads and easy-to-follow lessons make it easy for kids to learn solid drawing techniques

• Dinosaurs are hotter than ever with kids, many starring in hit animated films

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

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I started drawing character designs and storyboards for a small animation studio in while in High School. Cartooning and animation was a magical experience to me. I try to bring that experience, as well as art tips, to my readers. Their enthusiasm also motivates me.

Early in my career, my cartoon work got noticed by Watson-Guptill, a premier publisher of art books. They asked me to do a book for them on drawing cartoons. It sold 200,000 copies, which is a healthy number. So we kept going. I discovered that I enjoyed the art of creating books, which has its own special requirements. I also worked as an author for Random House, Quarto and Soho Publishing. In total, I have had 8 million books sold, and have been translated into 20 languages.

My book, "The Master Guide to Drawing Anime: How to Draw Original Characters from Simple Templates" has sold over half a million copies to date and is still very actively in print. An earlier book of mine, "Manga Mania: How to Draw Japanese Comics:" reached the number one art book in the country, according to Bookscan.

I've also been a cover story on the industry trade magazine, "Publisher's Weekly." And if you've read this far into my Bio, then I'm more impressed with you than you are with me!

Thank you so very much for letting me offer some inspiration to you in your art adventures.

Christopher Hart

Reviews

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 2 out of 5]

Out of date. The postures for the bipedal ones are wrong.