Starting with simple shapes, young artists can quickly learn to create their own cartoon figures, for hours of fun and learning. Grab a pencil and let's get started!

A three-in-one, updated compilation of Chris Hart's popular books Draw a Circle, Draw a Square, and Draw a Triangle, now complete with a new introduction and templates. The bestselling how-to author breaks down the drawing process into its simplest components, so it's easy and fun for kids to learn. Every child can master these basic shapes, and that's all they need to begin creating mermaids, superheroes, fire-breathing dragons, and a circus full of animals.

Make a face--a funny face! Thats where a cartoon characters personality begins, and bestselling author Christopher Hart presents the ultimate, masterfully detailed tutorial on the topic. His accessible, step-by-step demonstrations explore a range of facial features and show how to build a character, from head types to expressions to movement. An introductory section covers shading techniques, and theres advice on drawing the body.

With this entry in his popular Drawing Shape by Shape series, bestselling author Christopher Hart has created his most inventive characters yet Drawing can be as easy as 1, 2, 3 Christopher Hart offers a wildly creative collection of cartoon characters that all begin just with a number. Detailed, step-by-step instructions make it simple to construct each character, but even better, the clever images that emerge from these common numerals are a delight. With the numbers ranging from 1-1001, children can learn art and practice counting, too

"Learn to draw people, objects, and faces and how to write a story about them, with a story example and story prompts"--Provided by publisher.

In Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces, artist and popular Skillshare instructor Amarilys Henderson shares her practical and creative techniques for drawing and painting faces with style and personality. Gathering supplies. Consider the creative possibilities of watercolor, ink, and markers, and create a mobile sketch pack so you can capture faces and expressions on the go. Simplifying the face and identifying proportions. Use photos to simplify the face’s key elements, learn about facial proportions and factors and variables for placing facial features, and apply these concepts through a simple warm up using a single color to paint a face in multiple values. Facial shapes and features. Learn about the five basic facial shapes and how to modify the chin line, ears, and hairline, and how to draw and paint mouths, eyes, and noses and make alterations to show pose and personality. Mixing color. The pigments and brushes you’ll need to achieve a wide range of realistic skin tones, shadows, and expressions. Bringing faces to life. Navigate the process from start to finish, learn to adjust line quality to suggest different genders and ethnicities, and change up artistic styling to put a unique spin on your creations. Project ideas. Get inspired by some cool ways to apply your new skills: party invitations, repeat patterns, comic books, and more! Don’t be intimidated by the challenge of drawing and painting faces. Improve your face game with Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces!

Young artists can learn to draw top-quality artworks and laugh-out-loud comic strips in this easy-to-follow guide to cartoon art. Adam Clay provides a comprehensive overview of the whole cartooning process - from telling how readers how to develop their own style, through to how to put the finishing touches to their own comic strips. Topics include: • Body Basics • Animal Antics • Developing Characters • Pencils! Colour! Action! • On Location • Comic Strips. Handy reference charts are included to help draw especially tricky things such as hands, feet, movement lines and emotions. It also features a special FX section, including explosions, fight clouds and sound effects, to bring dynamic artwork to life!