With the help of this easy-to-follow guide, young feline fanciers will find it's a snap to create portraits of their furry friends. Simple step-by-step diagrams, incorporating a variety of circular, oval, and other shapes guide young artists along the way, demonstrating how to produce likenesses of 30 different subjects.
The results are recognizable, accurately rendered pictures of cats and kittens in assorted poses: seated, stretching, preening, balanced on their hind legs, ready to pounce, and other positions. In addition to domesticated cats, this delightful, entertaining guide also...

This easy-to-follow book shows youngsters and other would-be artists how to use simple shapes to draw realistic likenesses of nature's loveliest blossoms. Simple step-by-step diagrams make it easy to draw 30 different types of flowers, including daisies, bluebells, buttercups, roses, tulips, violets, morning glories, daffodils, pansies, zinnias, and many others.
Once the drawings are completed, students can color them to create lovely effects. They can also combine drawings of several flowers on one sheet of paper to produce a beautiful bouquet they'll be proud to show family and friends.

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

Create a swashbuckling world of pirate adventure Here's a wonderful way for children -- and adults -- to learn to draw. Using just a few simple steps, budding artists can sketch more than 30 exciting images of buccaneers. Illustrations include a crew of peg-legged, eye-patched hearties, plus a pirate ship and all the equipment, such as a compass, a cannon, doubloons, and the Jolly Roger. Practice makes perfect, so each drawing appears next to a blank practice page.

In just a few simple steps, fairy tale fans can learn to illustrate a bevy of beautiful princesses, dressed instunning gowns. Once her royal highness has been created, the rest of her kingdom will follow. Three or four steps can also create other regal characters and details, such as princes, kings, queens, a fairy godmother, royal coach, horses, jewelry, tiaras, and more. There areeven a fierce dragon and a magical unicorn A helpfulblank practice page faces each page of instruction.

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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...

Aspiring artists can capture the beauty of ballet as they use this beginner's drawing guide. Simplicity and practice are the keys. The step-by-step exercises are easy to follow -- making this an ideal book for children -- and each "how-to" page is followed by a blank page useful for sketches.
With easy-to-follow techniques, this popular Dover author helps young hands create 30 different pictures: dancers lacing ballet shoes, working at the barre, warming up and stretching, and executing arabesques, pirouettes, grand plies, and other positions. There's an assortment of stage-worthy...