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Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything in 6 Easy Steps (Volume 2)
In Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything in 6 Easy Steps , artist Rich Davis breaks down 100 sketches into six simple steps, showing you how to draw all sorts of fun things, from animals and flowers to robots and cars. What can you draw in 6 steps? You can create a world of fun! A fun drawing adventure for anyone interested in learning how to draw, doodle, and cartoon, Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything in 6 Easy Steps is ideal for boosting confidence in beginners. Whether you’re 5 or 95, can learn to draw!
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128 pages, Paperback
Published May 26, 2020
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May 11, 2020
Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything in 6 Easy Steps by Rich Davis is a book I requested from NetGalley and the review is voluntary. This is really one of the better beginner/children's drawing book I have found. Not only does it have 100 items to learn, ( from animals, flowers and other things), but all in six steps! Easy instructions with images for each step! Great book!
May 16, 2020
Rich Davis has created a very colorful as well as accessible drawing guide for the beginner, whether they be an adult or child. The book is divided into eight sections: Animals, Birds, Fish, Architecture, Transportation, Garden, Great Outdoors, and People. The Architecture section is unusual and includes things you don’t usually see in a beginner drawing book, such as Notre Dame and the Brandenburg Gate.
Each of these eight topics contains between 7 and 12 six-step drawings. All the first steps begin with a basic shape and then in the 5 next steps, Davis shows you what to add and what to erase.
At the start of each section is a page of text titled “Here’s Some Inspiration” in which Davis provides some suggestions for modifying or combining the drawings you are about to learn how to do. At the end of each section is “Try These Too,” which number between 5 and 15 modifications of drawings you just did or even a scene combining them. After that is a 12-Step Challenge which tends to be a bit more complicated but do-able.
I particularly liked that some of the drawings include things in action, such as a running turtle and a jumping cat. The running turtle shows up again in “Try These Too” as a turtle on a skateboard and bouncing a ball.
This book excels at being a very user-friendly book with a colorful and sensible layout. I especially appreciated how many things one could learn to draw in only six steps and this made it a very practical, engaging and fun guide that will have you drawing in no time!
Thank you to NetGalley and The Quarto Group - Race Point Publishing for a temporary advance reader copy in exchange for my honest review.
Each of these eight topics contains between 7 and 12 six-step drawings. All the first steps begin with a basic shape and then in the 5 next steps, Davis shows you what to add and what to erase.
At the start of each section is a page of text titled “Here’s Some Inspiration” in which Davis provides some suggestions for modifying or combining the drawings you are about to learn how to do. At the end of each section is “Try These Too,” which number between 5 and 15 modifications of drawings you just did or even a scene combining them. After that is a 12-Step Challenge which tends to be a bit more complicated but do-able.
I particularly liked that some of the drawings include things in action, such as a running turtle and a jumping cat. The running turtle shows up again in “Try These Too” as a turtle on a skateboard and bouncing a ball.
This book excels at being a very user-friendly book with a colorful and sensible layout. I especially appreciated how many things one could learn to draw in only six steps and this made it a very practical, engaging and fun guide that will have you drawing in no time!
Thank you to NetGalley and The Quarto Group - Race Point Publishing for a temporary advance reader copy in exchange for my honest review.
May 5, 2020
I absolutely loved this. I always say I can't draw but actually I was quite average at it in high school. that's also probably the last time I tried so this was a great way to start again. The pictures are cute. The steps are simple to follow and it's fabulous for adults and kids alike.
I've seen the word basic banded about but while it is it's not a negative. It works for an absolute beginner and gives really good grounding to move onto something more difficult. Highly recommended
I've seen the word basic banded about but while it is it's not a negative. It works for an absolute beginner and gives really good grounding to move onto something more difficult. Highly recommended
April 8, 2020
I love this book so much! Oh my goodness, it's just perfect in every way. Davis shows you how to draw just about anything, from people to churches to baobab trees to fish in hats, in six truly easy steps.
Kids can do these. Grown ups with no art experience can do these. Everybody can do these, and they are so cute and whimsical and fun. Love, love, love. I may buy a copy for our home, for the kids and adults to have fun with.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.
Kids can do these. Grown ups with no art experience can do these. Everybody can do these, and they are so cute and whimsical and fun. Love, love, love. I may buy a copy for our home, for the kids and adults to have fun with.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.
April 20, 2020
I received an advanced reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.
This is a great book to help get people started with drawing at any age.
The step by step guides in almost 6 or less pictures are fantastic and super easy to follow!
My favourite bit was the buildings and plants and trees!
This book is sure to get people drawing away and overcoming obstacles in their drawings.
This is a great book to help get people started with drawing at any age.
The step by step guides in almost 6 or less pictures are fantastic and super easy to follow!
My favourite bit was the buildings and plants and trees!
This book is sure to get people drawing away and overcoming obstacles in their drawings.
April 3, 2020
I review a lot of those on NetGalley, I don't always post them on Goodreads because they don't really count as reading to me... But I want to allow most people to notice this one. Too often this step by step drawing guide are good and well done, but kind of advance, but this one isn't. Very basic drawing, with six easy steps to follow. Perfect for kids who start drawing and want to draw simple stuff but improving at the same time. Probably the best drawing guide I've seen for young/beginner artist, and I probably have checked over three dozen of those in the last two years so... I think it's meaningful in some way! Great job!
May 31, 2020
Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything in 6 Easy Steps
By Rich Davis
Simple but detailed and easy to follow directions on how to create over 100 fun items seen in daily life. By combining more than one together scenes can be created with embellishments, whimsical additions, cartoon flair or illustrative aspects.
I believe this book is one that children, teens, and others would enjoy looking through and perhaps having in their library to refer to from time to time. In some ways the illustrations remind me of doodling I have done in the past.
This is not a book one would buy to create realistic representations of anything even though every drawing is easily identifiable
Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I use any of the ideas? Yes
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for the ARC – This is my honest review.
4 Stars
By Rich Davis
Simple but detailed and easy to follow directions on how to create over 100 fun items seen in daily life. By combining more than one together scenes can be created with embellishments, whimsical additions, cartoon flair or illustrative aspects.
I believe this book is one that children, teens, and others would enjoy looking through and perhaps having in their library to refer to from time to time. In some ways the illustrations remind me of doodling I have done in the past.
This is not a book one would buy to create realistic representations of anything even though every drawing is easily identifiable
Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I use any of the ideas? Yes
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for the ARC – This is my honest review.
4 Stars
May 30, 2020
'Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything in 6 Easy Steps' by Rich Davis shows young artists how easy it is to draw things.
There are over 100 things to draw in this book broken down in to easy steps. The book is categorized into 8 categories like animals, people, architecture, etc. At the end of every category is a challenge to draw things without the steps and an additional 12 step creation.
This is a very approachable art book for younger artists. Most everything in here should be attainable, and the skill learned to break things down into smaller pieces will help with art going forward.
I received a review copy of this ebook from The Quarto Group and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
There are over 100 things to draw in this book broken down in to easy steps. The book is categorized into 8 categories like animals, people, architecture, etc. At the end of every category is a challenge to draw things without the steps and an additional 12 step creation.
This is a very approachable art book for younger artists. Most everything in here should be attainable, and the skill learned to break things down into smaller pieces will help with art going forward.
I received a review copy of this ebook from The Quarto Group and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
May 22, 2020
I would have LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this book when I was a teen -- since it shows how to draw specific things in a cartoonish fashion, with buildings, trees, birds etc that would allow you to create your own unique picture. The biggest downside in my opinion is that it doesn't really show or suggest that you do so or offer very many options, which makes it come across to me now as for a bit younger age, and possibly less appealing to adults as compared to many of the similar books that are coming out lately. However, for adults who love this cartoonish style, it will add to their repertoire of things to draw cute pictures in a simple easy and clear manner.
July 7, 2020
It's a great confidence booster for anyone who wants to draw but is instantly intimidated by the idea. I love that it's all basic shapes making the step by step process that much simpler to follow along with, Not only that but it shows the drawer that almost everything can be drawn if you only look for the shapes creating it.
July 13, 2020
A useful resource for beginners of any age.
You will not be the next Monet, but you will learn to doodle and draw some cute and simple images.
I especially loved architecture and garden section.
You will not be the next Monet, but you will learn to doodle and draw some cute and simple images.
I especially loved architecture and garden section.
April 10, 2020
AUTHOR
Rich Davis is the author and artist who created Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything in 6 Easy Steps (Mini Art). Click on his name to find out more.
WHO IS THE TARGET AUDIENCE?
Davis is an artist who’s illustrations in this book appear directed towards helping children learn to draw. Parents looking for some child bonding exercises would do well to use this book to create some art with their children.
SYNOPSIS
Re-visit your childhood with this tiny 128 page book of some basic drawing methods for you and your child to make art together. The publication delivers this through a well structured 6 step method to assist in creating simple original illustrations.
Davis has focused on identifying the minimal shapes required to create the base drawings. There are double page spreads with inspirational tips to keep the aspiring artist on track and help improve their skill set. The content is laid out in a conventional pattern beginning with Animals and concludes with People. The graphics are lively and vibrant. For children, the images are raw, exciting and original works. Each of the eight chapters is:
Animals
Birds
Fish
Architecture
Transportation
Garden
Great Outdoors, and
People
The pages have high visibility name bars on the upper header portion of the page with the name of the subject in large, bright, and clear writing. Each chapter concludes with “Try these too!” ideas for the young artist to use with the six step process. This method makes creating line art fun and simplifies the construction of more complex subjects by utilizing basic forms, squares, circles and triangles.
CONCLUSION
There are two areas of creativity that are the most difficult to learn; the first is deciding how to begin and the second is how to finish your work. Davis understands this dilemma and provides practical help and advice through a structured six step process. Yet he has achieved much more than that, by creating this method he allows the child to focus on one step at a time. The structured method reduces the complexity of the subject into easy bite sized chunks. This transforms the overwhelming prospect of drawing an entire rocket into a modular sketch.
I particularly like the helicopter. As my husband, a 25 year veteran helicopter Instructor Pilot and Instrument Examiner, likes to say “A HELICOPTER – A million parts rotating rapidly around an oil leak waiting for metal fatigue to set in.” In reality they are so intricate, yet Davis has managed to condense them down into a beautiful set of basic shapes that create a cogent and believable illustration.
Young children will no doubt adore using this book to pass away happy hours learning the basics of how to draw anything.
⭐⭐⭐
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to thank Race Point Publishing , NetGalley, and Rich Davis for affording me the opportunity to review Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything in 6 Easy Steps (Mini Art).
Rich Davis is the author and artist who created Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything in 6 Easy Steps (Mini Art). Click on his name to find out more.
WHO IS THE TARGET AUDIENCE?
Davis is an artist who’s illustrations in this book appear directed towards helping children learn to draw. Parents looking for some child bonding exercises would do well to use this book to create some art with their children.
SYNOPSIS
Re-visit your childhood with this tiny 128 page book of some basic drawing methods for you and your child to make art together. The publication delivers this through a well structured 6 step method to assist in creating simple original illustrations.
Davis has focused on identifying the minimal shapes required to create the base drawings. There are double page spreads with inspirational tips to keep the aspiring artist on track and help improve their skill set. The content is laid out in a conventional pattern beginning with Animals and concludes with People. The graphics are lively and vibrant. For children, the images are raw, exciting and original works. Each of the eight chapters is:
Animals
Birds
Fish
Architecture
Transportation
Garden
Great Outdoors, and
People
The pages have high visibility name bars on the upper header portion of the page with the name of the subject in large, bright, and clear writing. Each chapter concludes with “Try these too!” ideas for the young artist to use with the six step process. This method makes creating line art fun and simplifies the construction of more complex subjects by utilizing basic forms, squares, circles and triangles.
CONCLUSION
There are two areas of creativity that are the most difficult to learn; the first is deciding how to begin and the second is how to finish your work. Davis understands this dilemma and provides practical help and advice through a structured six step process. Yet he has achieved much more than that, by creating this method he allows the child to focus on one step at a time. The structured method reduces the complexity of the subject into easy bite sized chunks. This transforms the overwhelming prospect of drawing an entire rocket into a modular sketch.
I particularly like the helicopter. As my husband, a 25 year veteran helicopter Instructor Pilot and Instrument Examiner, likes to say “A HELICOPTER – A million parts rotating rapidly around an oil leak waiting for metal fatigue to set in.” In reality they are so intricate, yet Davis has managed to condense them down into a beautiful set of basic shapes that create a cogent and believable illustration.
Young children will no doubt adore using this book to pass away happy hours learning the basics of how to draw anything.
⭐⭐⭐
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to thank Race Point Publishing , NetGalley, and Rich Davis for affording me the opportunity to review Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything in 6 Easy Steps (Mini Art).
May 17, 2020
Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.
Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything is a step-by-step tutorial drawing guide aimed at absolute beginners. Due out 26th May 2020 from Quarto on on their Race Point imprint, is 128 pages and will be available in paperback format.
This is an ultra simple, quick study, beginner's guide to drawing lots (and lots!) of different simple everyday items. The introduction is easy and very basic and covers how to use the book and a very little on line drawing. The 6-frame tutorials are split into thematic sections: animals, birds, fish, architecture, transportation, garden, outdoors, and people.
The format of these tutorials will be familiar to most readers. They start with simple shapes or geometric line drawings, add simple shapes and refine the outline to wind up with a recognizable finished drawing. Some of the drawings were whimsical, some were very stylized.Each tutorial page has a 'now you have a go' blank facing page for practice.
Great selection for a gift for a young artist, perhaps with some added sketch pads and pencils. This would also make a superlative classroom or library book.I would also recommend this book to babysitters, grandparents, parents, and basically anyone who spends a fair bit of time with small kids in order to up their 'draw with me' game.
Four stars. Fun collection.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything is a step-by-step tutorial drawing guide aimed at absolute beginners. Due out 26th May 2020 from Quarto on on their Race Point imprint, is 128 pages and will be available in paperback format.
This is an ultra simple, quick study, beginner's guide to drawing lots (and lots!) of different simple everyday items. The introduction is easy and very basic and covers how to use the book and a very little on line drawing. The 6-frame tutorials are split into thematic sections: animals, birds, fish, architecture, transportation, garden, outdoors, and people.
The format of these tutorials will be familiar to most readers. They start with simple shapes or geometric line drawings, add simple shapes and refine the outline to wind up with a recognizable finished drawing. Some of the drawings were whimsical, some were very stylized.Each tutorial page has a 'now you have a go' blank facing page for practice.
Great selection for a gift for a young artist, perhaps with some added sketch pads and pencils. This would also make a superlative classroom or library book.I would also recommend this book to babysitters, grandparents, parents, and basically anyone who spends a fair bit of time with small kids in order to up their 'draw with me' game.
Four stars. Fun collection.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
August 17, 2020
Start with basic sketching skills
Rich Davis, artist and author of more than fifteen books, presents "Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything in 6 Easy Steps" which was published by The Quarto Group–Race Point Publishing. The book is divided into eight chapters: 1) animals, 2) birds, 3) fish, 4) architecture, 5) transportation, 6) garden, 7) great outdoors, and 8) people. Every chapter contains a varying number of drawings presented in six simple steps. There are more than 100 all together. Then the chapters finish with drawings that are based on the previous ones in "Try These Too!" and a 12-Step Challenge for the budding artist to go beyond the skills that were studied in the chapter. Davis shows what needs to be drawn and what needs to be erased again in order to be able to work on the next step of the drawing. Every chapter contains also a page titled "Here's Some Inspiration" where Davis challenges the artists to go beyond the simple drawing and to combine them into more complex drawings.
Artists must be aware that is book is geared toward absolute beginners. It is for every age group, but especially for children. The drawings are simple and the steps are easy. I also highly appreciated the fact that the final drawings contain some coloring which can stimulate further inspiration. I highly recommend it.
The complimentary copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley free of charge. I was under no obligation to offer a positive review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
#LearntoDrawAlmostAnythingIn6EasySteps #NetGalley
Rich Davis, artist and author of more than fifteen books, presents "Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything in 6 Easy Steps" which was published by The Quarto Group–Race Point Publishing. The book is divided into eight chapters: 1) animals, 2) birds, 3) fish, 4) architecture, 5) transportation, 6) garden, 7) great outdoors, and 8) people. Every chapter contains a varying number of drawings presented in six simple steps. There are more than 100 all together. Then the chapters finish with drawings that are based on the previous ones in "Try These Too!" and a 12-Step Challenge for the budding artist to go beyond the skills that were studied in the chapter. Davis shows what needs to be drawn and what needs to be erased again in order to be able to work on the next step of the drawing. Every chapter contains also a page titled "Here's Some Inspiration" where Davis challenges the artists to go beyond the simple drawing and to combine them into more complex drawings.
Artists must be aware that is book is geared toward absolute beginners. It is for every age group, but especially for children. The drawings are simple and the steps are easy. I also highly appreciated the fact that the final drawings contain some coloring which can stimulate further inspiration. I highly recommend it.
The complimentary copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley free of charge. I was under no obligation to offer a positive review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
#LearntoDrawAlmostAnythingIn6EasySteps #NetGalley
April 13, 2020
This book is fun, no doubt. The closest I've come to drawing is a single drawing class through the local art center, and trying to convince myself to doodle more (it's healthy!). The first gave me an appreciation for how much concentration and abstraction really goes into simple drawing, and this book is perfect to bolster the second!
The book passes through different groups of subjects (people, animals, etc), but really that's very arbitrary. I mean, if you are drawing a cartoon cow that just isn't fundamentally much different than drawing a cartoon armchair... but it had to be organized in some way and this totally makes sense.
The style isn't my absolute favorite comic style, but that doesn't matter. What matters is that this book shows (teaches?) you how to look at things abstractly, simplify, break them down to the edges and lines you see, and just GO. Perhaps most importantly for me, it reminds me that YOU CAN ERASE a line: if you draw a circle as the body of the cow and then need a head, well, dangit, put the head there and ERASE the part of the circle for the body that's in the way. Don't know why that struck me as something I needed stressed, but that's what I took away. :)
The book is great for kids because it is whimsical, and also for adults wanting to speed through to feel like they accomplished something today while they were corona-quarantined. Both will like it.
The book passes through different groups of subjects (people, animals, etc), but really that's very arbitrary. I mean, if you are drawing a cartoon cow that just isn't fundamentally much different than drawing a cartoon armchair... but it had to be organized in some way and this totally makes sense.
The style isn't my absolute favorite comic style, but that doesn't matter. What matters is that this book shows (teaches?) you how to look at things abstractly, simplify, break them down to the edges and lines you see, and just GO. Perhaps most importantly for me, it reminds me that YOU CAN ERASE a line: if you draw a circle as the body of the cow and then need a head, well, dangit, put the head there and ERASE the part of the circle for the body that's in the way. Don't know why that struck me as something I needed stressed, but that's what I took away. :)
The book is great for kids because it is whimsical, and also for adults wanting to speed through to feel like they accomplished something today while they were corona-quarantined. Both will like it.
May 6, 2020
I really like the simplicity of the drawings in this book. As an adult, I like the cartoonish drawings and I think that it would give a non-drawer a great start. For a child, I think it gives a good way of looking at everyday things and breaking them down into basic steps.
The diagrams are broken down into very easy to follow steps. I think a younger child of around 7 would find this very easy to follow. Once the basic drawings have been followed you can then add them together to make up a larger picture. There are also various alternative ideas to the basic drawings as well and this encourages imagination. For example, there is a helicopter carrying a dinosaur!
These diagrams could also be expanded on and coloured card could be used to make interesting pictures, as well as using the ideas for applique designs for older children. This book gives a very good basic guide to drawing and is laid out in a good way with small but gradual increases in difficulty.
A really good book that I had a lot of fun drawing with and I would definitely recommend.
The diagrams are broken down into very easy to follow steps. I think a younger child of around 7 would find this very easy to follow. Once the basic drawings have been followed you can then add them together to make up a larger picture. There are also various alternative ideas to the basic drawings as well and this encourages imagination. For example, there is a helicopter carrying a dinosaur!
These diagrams could also be expanded on and coloured card could be used to make interesting pictures, as well as using the ideas for applique designs for older children. This book gives a very good basic guide to drawing and is laid out in a good way with small but gradual increases in difficulty.
A really good book that I had a lot of fun drawing with and I would definitely recommend.
April 16, 2020
I received this e-book ARC of Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything in 6 Easy Steps by Rich Davis through Net Galley from the Quarto Group in exchange for a truthful review.
This gem of a guided drawing book sets out to show beginning artists, young and old, how to draw a collection of 100 items (animals, architecture, flowers, people and more) in a simple, cartoon style. And in only 6 easy steps!
The drawings are really cute! And the idea of 6-step Notre Dame and White House drawings made me laugh, bu they turned out pretty good!
There are some additional challenges which require 12 steps and those which combine and extend the individual guided lessons.
This gem of a guided drawing book sets out to show beginning artists, young and old, how to draw a collection of 100 items (animals, architecture, flowers, people and more) in a simple, cartoon style. And in only 6 easy steps!
The drawings are really cute! And the idea of 6-step Notre Dame and White House drawings made me laugh, bu they turned out pretty good!
There are some additional challenges which require 12 steps and those which combine and extend the individual guided lessons.
May 27, 2020
By using simple shapes as a base, you can Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything in 6 Easy Steps by reading this book.
If you, or more likely your children, can barely doodle a flower, this is the perfect book to up your drawing game. It assumes no prior knowledge of art. None at all. And for some that is the right place to start. If that’s you, and you complete all the exercises in this book, you will soon be able to draw recognizable figures. You will also be able to start any beginning-level drawing book or course, if you want to continue your art education.
The art exercises are engaging. They progress at a smooth pace. By the end of Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything in 6 Easy Steps, you should be able to do just that (though maybe with a few more steps). Overall, this would be good to either distract or educate a young child for several days. It’s cute and engaging. 5 stars!
Thanks to Race Point Publishing, Quarto Books, and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.
If you, or more likely your children, can barely doodle a flower, this is the perfect book to up your drawing game. It assumes no prior knowledge of art. None at all. And for some that is the right place to start. If that’s you, and you complete all the exercises in this book, you will soon be able to draw recognizable figures. You will also be able to start any beginning-level drawing book or course, if you want to continue your art education.
The art exercises are engaging. They progress at a smooth pace. By the end of Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything in 6 Easy Steps, you should be able to do just that (though maybe with a few more steps). Overall, this would be good to either distract or educate a young child for several days. It’s cute and engaging. 5 stars!
Thanks to Race Point Publishing, Quarto Books, and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.
April 10, 2020
So I have zero artistic talent. I am more of a doodler. What a perfect time to learn to draw when you are quarantined with no place to go. Anything to pass the time!
So the positives:
-this was dumbed down for absolute beginners at any age
-pictures, techniques and directions were easy to follow
The negatives (I had a kindle):
-the pictures were so small and even when you zoomed in, picture quality was grainy
I think if I had received a hardcopy of this book, I may have gotten somewhere and improved on my lack of art skills. This book was a great place to start though. I think I will purchase the hardcover when it becomes available. Still a good tool to learn for basics.
Thanks to Netgalley, Rich Davis and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Available: 5/26/20
So the positives:
-this was dumbed down for absolute beginners at any age
-pictures, techniques and directions were easy to follow
The negatives (I had a kindle):
-the pictures were so small and even when you zoomed in, picture quality was grainy
I think if I had received a hardcopy of this book, I may have gotten somewhere and improved on my lack of art skills. This book was a great place to start though. I think I will purchase the hardcover when it becomes available. Still a good tool to learn for basics.
Thanks to Netgalley, Rich Davis and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Available: 5/26/20
April 5, 2020
This book is a so fun it's perfect for young artists. The illustrations cover 100 drawings of animals, buildings, flowers and so much more in six (6) simple steps.
With that being said these are simple drawings because anything advanced can't be done in six steps. So don't expect master pieces. This book is designed to teach someone without much experience basic concepts. By the end of the book you should easily be able to recreate the tutorials. This would make an excellent gift for children.
I recieved this book from NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group- Race Point Publishing for an honest review.
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With that being said these are simple drawings because anything advanced can't be done in six steps. So don't expect master pieces. This book is designed to teach someone without much experience basic concepts. By the end of the book you should easily be able to recreate the tutorials. This would make an excellent gift for children.
I recieved this book from NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group- Race Point Publishing for an honest review.
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April 16, 2020
I like books like this that make art fun and approachable where no matter how bad you are at it you feel you could give it a go. There are great exercises here to draw lots of cute, simple things, and to start seeing things as shapes in order to create other drawings yourself. Although it seems simple, this ability to see your subject in shapes is actually a very important principle of art that allows you to create create paintings. A lovely book that will help people gain confidence with their creativity.
I received a free digital copy via NetGalley, but the opinions expressed are my own.
I received a free digital copy via NetGalley, but the opinions expressed are my own.
April 21, 2020
This book was provided to me for free by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This book provides a fun and easy way to begin drawing in a cartoon style. The instructions were clear and easy to follow. The book also included creative prompts that will help inspire an artist's imagination. The complexity of the drawings increases in a natural way, which helps utilize skills learned previously. While these instructions are more for beginner artists, I think it could be a great resource for artists who want to learn how to draw in a more whimsical style. I also think it would be a good resource for an art teacher, especially with children. Great!
This book provides a fun and easy way to begin drawing in a cartoon style. The instructions were clear and easy to follow. The book also included creative prompts that will help inspire an artist's imagination. The complexity of the drawings increases in a natural way, which helps utilize skills learned previously. While these instructions are more for beginner artists, I think it could be a great resource for artists who want to learn how to draw in a more whimsical style. I also think it would be a good resource for an art teacher, especially with children. Great!
May 15, 2020
Learning to Draw (Almost) Anything in Six Easy Steps was a fun and engaging book and it keeps its promise. The animals, buildings and other pictures here are simple and cartoonish (sometimes) and even I, as a non-drawer, could easily create them. At first I wondered whether I was just copying but realized that I was learning about spacing, perspective and not just replicating what was in front of me. This is definitely a beginner’s book and/or a book for children. Its cartoonish quality is appealing for children and adults with little experience. It gave me confidence and I really enjoyed myself.
Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to review this book for an honest opinion.
Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to review this book for an honest opinion.
June 6, 2020
What a fantastic book of cartoon type images for teaching anyone to draw over 100 different things from animals, dinosaurs, birds, buildings and much more. Each image is divided into 6 steps, with easy to follow drawings.
I've just spent time whilst reading the book, trying my hand at these step by step drawings, and they have come up better than anything I would have done before now - Picasso eat your heart out!
Such a fun selection to try, and then once you have mastered the basics the author provides a number of completed images for you to try and replicate, plus more complicated pictures with 12 steps to follow.
I received this book from Netgalley in return for a honest review.
I've just spent time whilst reading the book, trying my hand at these step by step drawings, and they have come up better than anything I would have done before now - Picasso eat your heart out!
Such a fun selection to try, and then once you have mastered the basics the author provides a number of completed images for you to try and replicate, plus more complicated pictures with 12 steps to follow.
I received this book from Netgalley in return for a honest review.
April 9, 2020
Thank you Author Rich Davis, The Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley for giving me a chance to check this book out in advance. I love drawing! Especially things I haven't drawn before. This book was a load of fun! Kids can definitely get involved and enjoy this one with their parents as well. I like how the author gives you more ideas on pages to create by using multiple characters in a scene. This is good for story building and creativity for the kids.
All opinions are my own and not that of anyone else's.
All opinions are my own and not that of anyone else's.
April 16, 2020
This book is a good starting point for the elementary age artists. Each cartoonish drawing is completed with 6 quick steps, by turning simple shapes into different objects and figures. I enjoyed that is wasn't just the basic " draw a cat, now draw a person." but had fun quirky characters to draw like woman with cake, a gardener, a forest, etc. I also loved the simple details that help with perspective as in the layering in the mountain drawing.
Thanks to Netgalley and Publisher for the Advanced Reader Copy.
Thanks to Netgalley and Publisher for the Advanced Reader Copy.
April 17, 2020
Instant gratification for those who insist they do not know how to draw and then find that - with the help of this book, they actually can!
The style is cartoonish (not realistic) and suitable for absolute beginners (adults who say they can't draw to save their life) and children. The step-by-step makes it easy to follow. Even the very young can achieve something.
Draw cute animals, birds, fish, architecture, transportation, garden, great outdoors, and people.
Thank you Netgalley and The Quarto Group- Race Point Publishing for this ARC. This is my honest review.
The style is cartoonish (not realistic) and suitable for absolute beginners (adults who say they can't draw to save their life) and children. The step-by-step makes it easy to follow. Even the very young can achieve something.
Draw cute animals, birds, fish, architecture, transportation, garden, great outdoors, and people.
Thank you Netgalley and The Quarto Group- Race Point Publishing for this ARC. This is my honest review.
April 25, 2020
A really simple and yet really enjoyable book, goods for children and adults too! While I read it the whole book (there's not so much to read anyway), I'm still looking at it to ger inspiration and creating doodles, following the simple and clear instructions of the book.
I really enjoyed this little book, it inspire me a lot for some art-class to do with my students once this Pandemic emergency will be over, and I'm pretty sure I'll keep practising myself.
What to say, a really good book for children, and a pleasant one also for Adults who are still children inside.
I really enjoyed this little book, it inspire me a lot for some art-class to do with my students once this Pandemic emergency will be over, and I'm pretty sure I'll keep practising myself.
What to say, a really good book for children, and a pleasant one also for Adults who are still children inside.
April 4, 2020
I’m not sure if this book is aimed at children, but being a beginner at drawing and an adult (nothing too complicated the start with) – this is perfect for me. It shows step by steps instructions on how to draw something from animals to cartoons. It seems more doodle than serious drawing, with again is great for me to get started and dabble at my own leisure without pressure.
Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.
Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.
April 30, 2020
This book shows you how to draw almost anything in a popular, cartoon-like style. The drawings are cute, especially the birds, and the instructions seem pretty easy. Look at Rich Davis's website to get an idea of the drawings, although they are, of course, much more basic in this book. This book is probably more fun for children.
I received this ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.
I received this ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.
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