Drawing and Where to See Art

A continuing adventure of Fluto the little orphan boy and his mystical adventures. Extra pages allow kids to draw their own ideas for the characters and scenes in the story.

Zoro is a little boy in 17th-century Italy, long before airplanes flew in the sky. But Zoro is also an apprentice to the artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci-and Leonardo is experimenting with a revolutionary flying machine! This is a title in Barron'sAnholt's Artists Books for Childrenseries, in which author and illustrator Laurence Anholt recalls memorable and sometimes amusing moments when the lives of the artists were touched by children. Anholt's fine illustrations appear on every page and include reproductions of works by the artists.

Author Molly Blaisdell transports young readers to the city of Amsterdam in the 1650s. It is a time when world-renowned artist Rembrandt van Rijn is at the height of fame among his patrons—and when his young son Titus longs to imitate his father and become a great painter. At first, Rembrandt rebuffs Titus’s attempts at drawing, telling the boy he is too young to learn art. But gradually, the master painter is won over by his son’s enthusiasm and persistence, and he begins to teach a very happy Titus the basic techniques of drawing from life. Here is a warmhearted story for children, with illustrations that capture the atmosphere of seventeenth-century Holland and suggest some of the genius that radiates from Rembrandt’s own magnificent paintings.

With the help of lots of exercises, budding artists will learn the basic elements of shapes (lines, dots, circles) and see how to combine them to make familiar forms. They'll find out how to produce the illusion of volume with shading techniques; create perspective; accurately recreate landscapes, people, animals, and nature; develop interesting compositions; and more.

Any child who can make a stick figure can learn to draw funny cartoons! Professional cartoonist Art Roche-who creates cool stuff for the Cartoon Network-gives kids lots of hands-on opportunities to turn their creative ideas into delightfully drawn reality. The emphasis is on original illustrations and personal vision, not tracing or copying someone else's style, so the process is free, fun, and engaging.

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!

Over 80 drawings to complete with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions. With step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow directions, Funky Things to Draw builds drawing skills and confidence while providing a solid foundation for emerging artists. Information is included on what materials to use, expert techniques to master, skills to practice, and loads of helpful drawing tips. Included are Fairies, Fairytale Princesses, Baby Animals, In the Ocean, Costumes & Fashions, Fantasy, In the Garden, and Horses.

Easy-to-follow guide with step-by-step diagrams makes it a snap to learn the basics of sketching the human face. By combining circles, ovals, and other shapes, would-be cartoonists can create 30 realistic portraits of young girls modeling a variety of hairstyles, boys in baseball hats, curly-headed babies, older folks, and more.

In just a few simple steps,nbsp;fairy tale fans can learn to illustrate a bevy of beautiful princesses, dressed innbsp;stunning 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 arenbsp;even a fierce dragon and a magical unicorn! A helpfulnbsp;blank practice page faces each page of instruction.