Books with author Steve Barnes

Steve Barr applies his bold style to everyday objects that kids love to draw, whether they are baseballs, trees, ice cream cones, coffee mugs or trash cans. 1-2-3 Draw Cool Cartoon Stuff shows how just a few pencil strokes can transform rough shapes into whimsical cartoons. Each set of step-by-step instructional drawings ends with a completed four-color drawing, and kids will enjoy the reproducible "Cartoonist's Apprentice" certificate at the end of the book.

Whimsical, appealing drawings spring like magic from the page as young artists learn how to make charming creations from simple shapes. Each step is carefully shown and finished in full color. Fun examples and instructions all but guarantee success for budding cartoonists! Starting with simple shapes and the most basic materials, these books show young artists the essential skills involved in combining shapes to make characters and objects, simplifying and coloring them. Steve Barr's 1-2-3 Draw Cartoon Trucks and Motorcycles picks up where 1-2-3 Draw Cartoon Cars leaves off, covering almost everything else on the road: eighteen wheel transport trucks, pickup trucks, monster trucks, delivery trucks, antique trucks, fire trucks, choppers and street motorcycles. Young artists learn how to bring them to life by adding faces and hands, simple expressions, and details like tire treads and hubcaps. As with the other books in this series, the drawings begin with lightly sketched pencil shapes and evolve into bright, colorful finished drawings.

Whimsical, appealing drawings spring like magic from the page as young artists learn how to make charming creations from simple shapes. Each step is carefully shown and finished in full color. Fun examples and instructions all but guarantee success for budding cartoonists! Starting with simple shapes and the most basic materials, these books show young artists the essential skills involved in combining shapes to make characters and objects, simplifying and coloring them. With 1-2-3 Draw Cartoon Cars, Steve Barr serves up an irresistible and colorful collection for artists of all ages. Starting with a Silly Car reminiscent of Dr. Seuss, he proceeds to cover basic body shapes: sedan, square car, van, station wagon, antique car - and then heads into more exotic racing and sports cars. Some vehicles include drivers (including the Rat Racer, driven by - you guessed it! - a rat), while others become the characters themselves, with bumpers or windshields sporting smiles. While the art is all done in pencil in deference to the elementary school environment, Barr encourages exploration of inking as one's skills develop.