By joining circles, ovals, rectangles, cylinders, and other common shapes, even the budding artist can easily create 30 different characters -- a fireman, a drummer, a mailman, a cowboy, an astronaut, a roller-skating girl, a boy on a swing, and more. Simple directions, step-by-step illustrations, and blank practice pages make it even easier. You can color the pictures when you are done -- it's a fun-filled way to teach art to young children or a beginner that enjoys drawing.

By combining circles, ovals, squiggly lines, and other shapes, aspiring artists can create realistic portraits of young girls modeling a variety of hairstyles and hats, boys and young men in cowboy hats and baseball caps, curly-haired babies, a man with a beard, a bald man with a moustache, and older men and women as well as profiles and three-quarter views of faces.
Not only are the faces fun to draw, they ll also help beginners master the basics of shape development and understand the fundamentals of form and dimension. For ages 8 and up."

Connect-the-dots puzzles aren't just for kids anymore. These 45 complex and artistically appealing conundrums are fun to do and a pleasure to behold when completed. You'll find yourself guessing what the picture will be when you start and then be totally amazed when you re finished.
Designed for gamesters of all ages, the full-page brainteasers combine letters of the alphabet with numbers that go well over 100. They also invite puzzle fans to complete and color an entertaining array of pictures from illustrations of animals, buildings, and vehicles to portrayals of humans, sea life and...

Would you like to draw a picture of your pet gerbil? How about portraits of your tropical fish? This book and its easy-to-follow directions make it a snap. Simple step-by-step diagrams show how to join circles, ovals, and other shapes to create likenesses of 30 adorable creatures, among them a dog, cat, mouse, parakeet, pony, potbelly pig, lamb, hermit crab, and even a sugar glider (that's a cute little mammal similar to a flying squirrel). After you've finished the drawings, you'll find the pictures are lots of fun to color

Junior paleontologists will love bringing a herd of prehistoric creatures to life in this connect-the-dots expedition. Fierce predators and gentle herbivores alike populate these pages, in ready-to-be-completed pictures of a mighty Tyrannosaurus rex, a long-necked Brachiosaurus, and 28 other captivating creatures from the Age of Reptiles.

Easy and fun to use, this guide shows aspiring artists of all ages how to draw creatures of the forest. Even if you've never been able to create a likeness of an animal, you'll find it simple to follow these step-by-step diagrams.
Using circles, ovals, and other shapes, the diagrams demonstrate how to create images of common animals such as a skunk, fox, raccoon, and moose. They also depict some of the woodlands' more exotic denizens -- a forest wolf spider, a star-nosed mole, a sharp-shinned hawk, and a silver-haired bat. Not only will you learn to form realistic drawings, you'll be on...

Fine-tune your artistic skills as you learn to draw 30 popular musical instruments. With a little practice, you will find yourself skillfully sketching an orchestra of illustrations, including a piano, guitar, flute, violin, drums, maracas, harmonica, tuba, and other melody makers.
Children and adults alike can learn how to advance from fundamental shapes to finished sketches. Directions for drawing each instrument consist of simple diagrams that progress in a few easy steps. Blank practice pages appear opposite each how-to page to help you get started.

Beginners can learn the basics of sketching by combining circles, ovals, rectangles, crescents, and other shapes to produce remarkable likenesses of a number of subjects. Simple, step-by-step diagrams plus blank practice pages make it easy for youngsters and would-be artists of all ages to draw fruit, fish, kittens, and other subjects. 30 projects."

This easy-to-follow guide shows how simple it is to draw pictures of your favorite animals. With it you'll soon be able to create charming portraits of a dog, cat, leopard, moose, giraffe, panda, goose, duck, rooster, lamb, rabbit, cow, camel, elephant, and 16 other creatures.
Clear, step-by-step diagrams explain how to join circles, ovals, and other shapes to create a zoo full of easily recognizable figures. Some erasing may be necessary, so use a pencil -- not a pen. Just follow the instructions and you'll soon be drawing excellent likenesses of a smiling chimpanzee, a prickly porcupine,...

This easy-to-follow guide makes it a snap for aspiring artists of all ages to draw everyone's favorite barnyard buddies. If you've never been able to create a likeness of an animal, you'll welcome the book's effective step-by-step diagrams.
Using circles, ovals, and other geometric shapes, the diagrams build appealing images of a turkey, duck, horse, cow, and 26 other farm animals. Not only will you learn to make realistic drawings, you'll be on the way to mastering the basics of shape development and the fundamentals of form and dimension as well