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A Kid's Guide to Drawing Cartoon Animals (Happy Fox Books) From Kid Scoop, Step-by-Step Instructions and Trace-and-Draw Sketches for Elephants, Crocodiles, Tigers, Sea Horses, Sharks, Pandas, & More
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May 18, 2020
Nice Drawing Instruction book.
What a fun book for children (and maybe adults)! The bulk of this book shows a child how to break down drawing cartoon animals step by step. The authors start with a brief introduction, giving the artist things to keep in mind as they proceed through the book. The number of steps ranges from 5 to over 10 depending on the complexity of the animal. While some would be easy enough for a younger child, like the very simple elephant head, most would be more appropriate for an older child who has good fine motor skills and pattern recognition. The animals range from the normal to the unusual, featuring animals from all over the world and including both land and sea ones. Each animal is given two pages, one with the step-by-step instructions and one with space for the child to trace the animal and make three different versions of it. I like that each step clearly showed what changed between them. The authors use a heavier line for the new additions to the previous illustration. I do think the amount of area given to draw your own versions of the animal would be a bit small for most children. They should actually just grab a standard blank sheet of paper and attempt the drawings. After the step-by-step instructions to draw specific animals, the authors give several pages for the child to fill in a variety of facial expressions for different animal heads, like a lion. These are given in small, medium, and large sizes. The book ends on a single page of colorful animal jokes. If your child likes to draw and likes animals, this book is probably perfect for him or her.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com
What a fun book for children (and maybe adults)! The bulk of this book shows a child how to break down drawing cartoon animals step by step. The authors start with a brief introduction, giving the artist things to keep in mind as they proceed through the book. The number of steps ranges from 5 to over 10 depending on the complexity of the animal. While some would be easy enough for a younger child, like the very simple elephant head, most would be more appropriate for an older child who has good fine motor skills and pattern recognition. The animals range from the normal to the unusual, featuring animals from all over the world and including both land and sea ones. Each animal is given two pages, one with the step-by-step instructions and one with space for the child to trace the animal and make three different versions of it. I like that each step clearly showed what changed between them. The authors use a heavier line for the new additions to the previous illustration. I do think the amount of area given to draw your own versions of the animal would be a bit small for most children. They should actually just grab a standard blank sheet of paper and attempt the drawings. After the step-by-step instructions to draw specific animals, the authors give several pages for the child to fill in a variety of facial expressions for different animal heads, like a lion. These are given in small, medium, and large sizes. The book ends on a single page of colorful animal jokes. If your child likes to draw and likes animals, this book is probably perfect for him or her.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com
May 11, 2020
I loved to draw as a kid. Sometimes I get a chance to draw with my friends' kids when I am hanging out with them babysitting. It's a lot of fun! And I definitely prefer drawing cartoon animals over trying to draw more realistically. I think I do better with this.
This book is so much fun with the cartoon drawings. Each drawing is broken down into super simple steps that make it easy for just about anyone to become an illustrator. And then you have coloring suggestions and practice pages. You can even practice tracing one of hers right there in the book.
The pictures do vary in difficulty and you can't be too upset if yours doesn't look exactly the same as the one in the book. You can even spread your wings and make your own variations. And there's no rule that says you have to go completely in order of the way they are presented in the book. Poke around and decide where you want to start and go from there. There's an animal for everyone!
As a bonus at the back, there are some cheesy animal jokes that kids love to share over and over again.
Overall, it's a very fun book that even this adult enjoyed!
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a requested review copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This book is so much fun with the cartoon drawings. Each drawing is broken down into super simple steps that make it easy for just about anyone to become an illustrator. And then you have coloring suggestions and practice pages. You can even practice tracing one of hers right there in the book.
The pictures do vary in difficulty and you can't be too upset if yours doesn't look exactly the same as the one in the book. You can even spread your wings and make your own variations. And there's no rule that says you have to go completely in order of the way they are presented in the book. Poke around and decide where you want to start and go from there. There's an animal for everyone!
As a bonus at the back, there are some cheesy animal jokes that kids love to share over and over again.
Overall, it's a very fun book that even this adult enjoyed!
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a requested review copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
September 11, 2019
Happy Fox Books and NetGalley provided me with an electronic copy of A Kid's Guide to Drawing Cartoon Animals. I was under no obligation to review this book and my opinion is freely given.
The book starts with a short page of drawing tips and then gets right into the first picture. Each animal has a page of step-by-step instructions followed by a practice area with cordoned off spaces for multiple tries. Darker lines denote the addition to the drawing as you go through the steps. I do wish that the more complicated steps were explained with words instead of just having the drawing.
Taken from around the animal kingdom, children are sure to find many of their favorites to draw. I had fun trying my hand at drawing such creatures as the bee, the giraffe, and the koala. Some are definitely more challenging than others, but all are demonstrated well enough. Pages at the end of the book are dedicated to drawing different expressions, allowing budding artists to put their own spin on the drawings. There is also a page of animal jokes, sure to delight children.
Overall, A Kid's Guide to Drawing Cartoon Animals was well laid out, with the animals listed in alphabetical order. The pages are inviting and colorful, tempting beginners and more advanced artists alike. For all of the reasons listed above, I would definitely recommend A Kid's Guide to Drawing Cartoon Animals to other readers.
The book starts with a short page of drawing tips and then gets right into the first picture. Each animal has a page of step-by-step instructions followed by a practice area with cordoned off spaces for multiple tries. Darker lines denote the addition to the drawing as you go through the steps. I do wish that the more complicated steps were explained with words instead of just having the drawing.
Taken from around the animal kingdom, children are sure to find many of their favorites to draw. I had fun trying my hand at drawing such creatures as the bee, the giraffe, and the koala. Some are definitely more challenging than others, but all are demonstrated well enough. Pages at the end of the book are dedicated to drawing different expressions, allowing budding artists to put their own spin on the drawings. There is also a page of animal jokes, sure to delight children.
Overall, A Kid's Guide to Drawing Cartoon Animals was well laid out, with the animals listed in alphabetical order. The pages are inviting and colorful, tempting beginners and more advanced artists alike. For all of the reasons listed above, I would definitely recommend A Kid's Guide to Drawing Cartoon Animals to other readers.
September 14, 2019
OK, full disclosure - I used this book myself. I am no artist and have struggled with trying to take a stab at drawing. I figured using a kids book might be less pressure and have a greater variety of adorable drawings . I was right! It even gives you some very helpful words in the beginning of the book, letting you know that it's OK if your drawings don't turn out identical to those in the book.
My husband and I set out to show how awesome we could be at art by flipping through this book together, armed with crayons, pencils, and drawing paper. I chose a few to demo and I have to say - the steps were totally doable! Otter may have been the most challenging for me, but that was probably because some steps seemed rather large in expectations. This book would definitely entertain kids and I'm sure they would do an even better job than me and my husband. We sometimes got in our own way by assuming we knew the next thing to draw, only to have to erase or go back. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a great activity (with or without kids!).
My husband and I set out to show how awesome we could be at art by flipping through this book together, armed with crayons, pencils, and drawing paper. I chose a few to demo and I have to say - the steps were totally doable! Otter may have been the most challenging for me, but that was probably because some steps seemed rather large in expectations. This book would definitely entertain kids and I'm sure they would do an even better job than me and my husband. We sometimes got in our own way by assuming we knew the next thing to draw, only to have to erase or go back. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a great activity (with or without kids!).
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