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  • Learn to Draw Star Wars: Volume 2: How to draw your favorite characters, including BB-8, Rey, and Kylo Ren!

    Walter Foster Jr. Creative Team

    Spiral-bound (Walter Foster Jr, Oct. 2, 2018)
    The step-by-step drawing exercises, tracing paper, and practice pages in Learn to Draw Star Wars: Volume 2 will have you drawing your favorite characters in no time! With just a little practice, you’ll be drawing Rey, BB-8, Kylo Ren, and more. This 64-page, spiral-bound manual comes with grid-drawing exercises, tracing paper, and basic shapes projects. In addition to learning the tracing and grid drawing methods, you will learn to use the same basic shapes method used by professional illustrators. To draw like the pros do, just follow the illustrations that show how each step builds upon the last to create a finished piece of artwork. Look closely at the new lines in each step and draw the Star Wars character on the practice page provided after each basic shapes project. Then once you're done drawing all the details, add color to your character! You can draw these characters over and over — just grab some more paper and follow the steps again. With practice pages encouraging you to get started directly in the pages of the book, Learn to Draw Star Wars: Volume 2 provides hours of artistic fun for Star Wars fans of all ages. The book includes instructions to draw these great characters: BB-8, Poe Dameron, Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma, R2-D2, Finn, Rey, C-3PO, and Maz Kanata. May the Force be with you on this artistic journey through the Star Wars universe!
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  • Learn to Draw Disney Villains

    Walter Foster Jr. Creative Team

    Paperback (Walter Foster Jr, July 17, 2018)
    This new edition features your favorite classic villains—including Captain Hook, Cruella De Vil, Jafar, and Maleficent—as well as new characters from Cinderella, The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, Monsters Inc, Frozen, Brave, Moana, and more. Disney villains, though not the heroes who have captured our hearts, are characters we love to hate. We've cheered on our heroes to conquer these “baddest of the bad,” whether it’s Cruella De Vil from 101 Dalmatians, the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland, or Captain Hook from Peter Pan. In Learn to Draw Disney Villains, celebrate the rottenest, most wretched, and most memorable villains in Disney lore by learning to draw them step by step. Professional Disney artists provide drawing tips to show even beginning artists how to capture, with just a drawing pencil, the incredible personalities and sinister styles of these purveyors of evil. Learn to draw more than 35 Disney villains—a wicked queen, an evil stepmother, a dark sorcerer, a devious strawberry-scented bear, and more—from such favorite Disney and Disney•Pixar films as Toy Story, Cars, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Frozen, among others. In this book, after an introduction to art tools and materials, a series of drawing exercises invites artists to warm up and learn a few basic drawing techniques. Then the real fun begins! The easy-to-follow instructions will guide you through the drawing process; each step builds upon the last until the character is complete! You just need to grab a pencil, a piece of paper, and your copy of Learn to Draw Disney Villains, and flip to the character you want to draw. You’ll draw the basic shapes shown in step one, and move on to step two, step three, and keep going! The new lines in each step are shown in blue, so you’ll know exactly what to draw. After adding all the details in each step, darken the lines you want to keep and erase the rest. Finally, add color to your Disney villain drawing with felt-tip markers, colored pencils, watercolors, or acrylic paints. So grab a pencil, some paper, and a copy of Learn to Draw Disney Villains, and start drawing your favorite Disney villains step-by-step!
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  • Learn to Draw Disney's Frozen: Featuring Anna, Elsa, Olaf, and all your favorite characters!

    Disney Storybook Artists

    Paperback (Walter Foster Jr, June 1, 2015)
    The step-by-step drawing exercises in Learn to Draw Disney's Frozen will have you drawing all your favorite characters from the magical kingdom of Arendelle in no time! With just a bit of practice, even beginning artists can draw all their favorite Frozen characters. This 64-page book features easy step-by-step instructions for drawing princesses Anna and Elsa, the hug-loving, sunshine-curious snowman Olaf, outdoorsman Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven, and Hans, Sitron, Marshmallow, and Pabbie. All you'll need to start drawing are a few supplies. And the easy-to-follow instructions in this book will guide you through each step, showing you how each step builds upon the last to create a finished piece of art. You just need to grab a pencil and a piece of paper, and flip to the character you want to draw. You’ll draw the basic shapes shown in step one, and move on to step two, step three, and keep going! The new lines in each step are shown in blue, so you’ll know exactly what to draw. After adding all the details in each step, darken the lines you want to keep and erase the rest. Finally, add color to your drawing with felt-tip markers, colored pencils, watercolors, or acrylic paints. Plus, learn some fun facts about the characters as you learn to draw them. Brief character descriptions and art instruction from professional Disney animators round out this exciting artistic adventure to Arendelle. So grab your drawing pencils, paper, and a copy of Learn to Draw Disney's Frozen and get ready to draw! Breaking records within Walt Disney Studios' portfolio and the film industry at large, Disney's Frozen has risen to become the #1 animated film in history, as well one of the highest-grossing films of all time at the global box office. Audiences everywhere have been captivated by the magical story of sisters Anna and Elsa and the eternal winter that separates them and eventually brings them together again. The film's compelling songs, including the Academy Award-winning "Let it Go," have earned the Frozen soundtrack a certified triple platinum status and 13 weeks at the top of the Billboard album chart.
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  • Learn to Draw Disney Mickey & Friends: How to draw your favorite characters, including Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, and Donald!

    Disney Storybook Artists

    Spiral-bound (Walter Foster Jr, Sept. 11, 2018)
    Use the easy-to-follow drawing exercises in Learn to Draw Disney Mickey & Friends to learn how to draw Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Pluto, and more! For 90 years, Mickey Mouse has delighted and inspired generations of Disney fans. Now, with Learn to Draw Disney Mickey & Friends and just a bit of practice, even beginning artists can draw Mickey Mouse and his friends! Inside this 64-page, spiral-bound book, you'll find drawing projects for Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie. You will learn using three different methods: tracing, the grid-drawing method, and the basic shapes method. The basic shapes method may seem challenging at first, but the step-by-step instructions guide you through it, beginning with simple shapes. Each step builds upon the last, and before you know it, you end up with a finished drawing! Find the technique that works the best for you, and draw Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, Donald, and more, over and over again! With the tracing paper, step-by-step drawing exercises, and practice pages included in Learn to Draw Disney Mickey & Friends, drawing and coloring is fun and rewarding. Use these practice pages to get started directly within the pages of the book. With step-by-step instruction and bonus character biographies and fun facts, Learn to Draw Disney Mickey & Friends provides countless hours of artistic fun for Mickey fans of all ages and all skill levels. All you need is a pencil! So grab your drawing pencils and get ready for an artistic adventure with Mickey!
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  • Learn to Draw Dinosaurs

    Robbin Cuddy

    Paperback (Walter Foster Jr., Sept. 1, 2015)
    Learn to draw all of your favorite dinosaurs step by step!Perfect for young artists-in-training, Learn to Draw Dinosaurs offers a comprehensive drawing experience that includes step-by-step lessons, as well as full-color illustrations, fun facts, trivia, quizzes, and much more. Children will enjoy the 64 pages of drawing instruction for a variety of dinosaurs, including a triceratops, a pteranodon, and a tyrannosaurus. The book opens with a brief description of how to get started, using basic drawing tools and some sample drawing exercises to warm up. Each drawing lesson begins with a basic shape, such as a square, circle, or triangle, and progresses to a finished piece of artwork, making it easy for children to follow along. Along the way, engaging text describes interesting details and fun facts about each dinosaur. With a mix of art instruction and fun trivia, Learn to Dinosaurs is the perfect way for children to discover more about their favorite dinosaurs, in addition to developing their artistic talents.
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  • Learn to Draw Disney's Moana: Learn to draw Moana, Maui, and other favorite characters step by step!

    Disney Storybook Artists

    Paperback (Walter Foster Jr, Dec. 19, 2016)
    The step-by-step drawing exercises in Learn to Draw Disney's Moana will have you drawing all your favorite characters from the island of Motunui and beyond its reef in no time! With just a bit of practice, even beginning artists can draw all their favorite Moana characters. This 64-page book features easy step-by-step instructions for drawing the adventurous wayfinder Moana, the tattoo-covered demi-god Maui, Moana’s mother Sina and father Chief Tui, Pua the pig and Heihei the rooster, and those coconut-armored bandits—the Kakamora. All you'll need to start drawing are a few supplies. And the easy-to-follow instructions in this book will guide you through each step, showing you how each step builds upon the last to create a finished piece of art. You just need to grab a pencil, a piece of paper, and your copy of Learn to Draw Disney's Moana, and flip to the character you want to draw. You’ll draw the basic shapes shown in step one, and move on to step two, step three, and keep going! The new lines in each step are shown in blue, so you’ll know exactly what to draw. After adding all the details in each step, darken the lines you want to keep and erase the rest. Finally, add color to your drawing with felt-tip markers, colored pencils, watercolors, or acrylic paints. Plus, learn some fun facts about the characters as you learn to draw them. Brief character descriptions and art tips from professional Disney animators round out this exciting artistic adventure across the seas of Oceania. So grab your drawing pencils and paper and get ready to draw with Moana!
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  • Learn to Draw Your Favorite Disney*Pixar Characters: Featuring Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Lightning McQueen, Mater, and other favorite characters

    Disney Storybook Artists

    Paperback (Walter Foster Jr, Oct. 1, 2013)
    Disney*Pixar films are known and loved for creating remarkable worlds and memorable characters. Now the entertaining personalities from Toy Story, Cars, Monsters, Inc., Brave, Finding Nemo, Ratatouille, A Bug’s Life, The Incredibles,WALL-E, and Up can come to life from the page for any young artist-in-training. In this fun instructional drawing book, fans will enjoy learning to draw loads of heroic and iconic characters from favorite timeless Disney*Pixar films. Learn to Draw Your Favorite Disney*Pixar Characters opens by introducing artists to a small selection of essential drawing tools and materials, as well as a range of options for adding color - including crayons, markers, colored pencils, and paint. Next, artists are guided through a warm-up with some quick and easy sketching exercises before moving on to the step-by-step drawing projects. Each drawing lesson begins with a basic shape, such as a circle or an oval, and each new step builds upon the last, eventually progressing to a finished piece of color artwork. Additionally, each new drawing step is shown in blue for a helpful guide so young artists know exactly what to draw next. Along the way, professional Disney artists and illustrators share helpful tips and tricks for bringing each character to life so they look just like they do on the big screen. With a range of fun and exciting characters in a variety of poses, young fans will enjoy discovering new facts about their favorite Disney*Pixar characters and will be drawing each one like a pro in no time!
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  • Learn to Draw Disney Favorite Princesses: Featuring Tiana, Cinderella, Ariel, Snow White, Belle, and other characters!

    Disney Storybook Artists

    Paperback (Walter Foster Jr, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Learn to Draw Disney Favorite Princesses helps young artists capture the likenesses of Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Ariel, Jasmine, Mulan, Pocahontas, and Tiana. Whether she comes from a faraway land, a delightful castle, an enchanted wood, or under the sea, each princess featured in Learn to Draw Disney Favorite Princesses has her own special story about her journey to “happily ever after.” Now young princesses-in-training can imagine their own fairy tales while learning to draw their favorite Disney princesses. Also included are other characters from the time-cherished Disney movies that made these princesses legendary. All you'll need to start drawing are a few art supplies. And the easy-to-follow instructions in this book will guide you through each step, showing you how each step builds upon the next to create a finished piece of art. You just need to grab a pencil, a piece of paper, and your copy of Learn to Draw Disney Favorite Princesses, and flip to the character you want to draw. You’ll draw the basic shapes shown in step one, and move on to step two, step three, and keep going! The new lines in each step are shown in blue, so you’ll know exactly what to draw. After adding all the details in each step, darken the lines you want to keep and erase the rest. Finally, add color to your drawing with felt-tip markers, colored pencils, watercolors, or acrylic paints. Plus, learn some fun facts about the princesses as you learn to draw them. Included in this book are drawing projects for Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora from Sleeping Beauty, Tiana and Tiana as a frog, Naveen and Naveen as a frog, Louis, Ray, Ariel, Prince Eric, Sebastian, Flounder, Belle, the Beast, Jasmine, the Genie, Aladdin, Rapunzel, Flynn Rider, Pascal, Merida, Elinor the Bear, Mulan, and Pocahontas. Brief character descriptions and art instruction from professional Disney animators round out this exciting artistic adventure.
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  • Learn to Draw Disney's Villains: Featuring favorite villains, including Captain Hook, Cruella de Vil, Jafar, and others!

    Disney Storybook Artists

    Paperback (Walter Foster Jr, May 30, 2012)
    With Learn to Draw Disney’s Villains, young Disney fans will enjoy drawing the villainous characters everyone loves to hate from such favorite films as Toy Story, Cars, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, 101 Dalmatians, and many others. This 144-page book features easy step-by-step instructions for drawing a wicked queen, an evil stepmother, a dark sorcerer, a devious, strawberry-scented bear and more than 25 more sinister Disney and Disney•Pixar characters. Inside are drawing projects for Captain Hook, Maleficent, the Queen of Hearts, Cruella De Vil, Ursula, Jafar, Scar, Zurg, and many more! All you'll need to start drawing are a few supplies. The easy-to-follow instructions in this book will guide you through each step, showing you how each step builds upon the last to create a finished piece of art. You just need to grab a pencil and a piece of paper, and your copy of Learn to Draw Disney's Villains. Flip to the character you want to draw. You’ll draw the basic shapes shown in step one, and move on to step two, step three, and keep going! The new lines in each step are shown in blue, so you’ll know exactly what to draw. After adding all the details in each step, darken the lines you want to keep and erase the rest. Finally, add color to your drawing with felt-tip markers, colored pencils, watercolors, or acrylic paints. Drawing tips from professional Disney artists are sprinkled throughout the pages to create a fun drawing experience for any Disney fan or aspiring artist. So grab your drawing pencils and paper and get ready to draw Disney villains!
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  • Learn to Draw Star Wars Drawing Book & Kit: Includes everything you need to get started! How to draw your favorite characters, including Chewbacca, Yoda, and Darth Vader!

    Walter Foster Jr. Creative Team

    Paperback (Walter Foster Jr, Oct. 3, 2017)
    With the Learn to Draw Star Wars Drawing Book & Kit, young artists will learn to draw series favorites, including Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Darth Vader. After a long absence, the Star Wars series has returned in full force (pun definitely intended)! It's hard to find someone that isn't a fan of the galaxy far, far away in the wake of the blockbuster hits Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. And with plenty more movies already scheduled, young artists everywhere are going to want to draw their favorite characters.Learn to Draw Star Wars Drawing Book & Kit is an all-inclusive package designed to get kids started on drawing their heroes. The kit comes with a 40-page project book, paper pad, drawing pencil, eraser, sharpener, colored pencils, and markers so artists can get started right away, so grab your tools and get drawing now!
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  • Learn to Draw Marvel Avengers: How to draw your favorite characters, including Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, Black Panther, Black Widow, and more!

    Walter Foster Jr. Creative Team

    Spiral-bound (Walter Foster Jr, Sept. 4, 2018)
    Use the easy-to-follow drawing exercises in this book to learn how to draw your favorite Avengers characters! The Avengers assemble in Learn to Draw Marvel Avengers, a 64-page, spiral-bound guide that shows artists of all skill levels how to draw characters from the world’s most powerful Super Hero team. Inside you'll find drawing projects for Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, Hulk, Thor, Ant-Man, Blank Panther, and Captain Marvel. You will learn using three different methods: tracing, the grid-drawing method, and the basic shapes method. The basic shapes method may seem challenging at first, but the step-by-step instructions guide you through it, beginning with simple shapes. Each step builds upon the last, and before you know it, you end up with a finished drawing of a super spy, a Wakandan king, or the God of Thunder! This book includes tracing paper to accompany the tracing projects, practice grids to draw on, and practice pages after each basic shapes project. Use these included practice pages to get started directly within the pages of the book. All you need is a pencil! With step-by-step instruction, professional Marvel artist tips, and bonus character biographies and fun facts, Learn to Draw Marvel Avengers provides countless hours of artistic fun for Marvel fans of all ages and all skill levels. So grab your drawing pencils and get ready for an artistic adventure with the Avengers!
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  • Learn to Draw Star Wars: Droids & Vehicles: Draw favorite Star Wars droids and vehicles, including R2-D2, C-3PO, a T-70 X-Wing, and more, in graphite pencil

    Walter Foster Creative Team

    Paperback (Walter Foster Publishing, Nov. 6, 2018)
    With Learn to Draw Star Wars: Droids & Vehicles, you can learn how to re-create some of the most recognizable machines in the galaxy: the protocol droid C-3PO, the astromech droid BB-8, the Millennium Falcon, and more. Inside this 128-page drawing guide, you will find step-by-step instruction on how to draw Star Wars droids, spaceships, and land transport vehicles of all shapes and sizes. Lucasfilm collaborator and professional artist Russell Walks provides easy-to-follow instructions, insightful character notes, drawing tips, and memorable moments from the films. After a brief introduction to drawing tools and materials, basic pencil techniques, shading techniques, and how to depict different textures, the book jumps right into step-by-step drawing projects. See how each drawing lesson begins with basic shapes, with each new step building upon the last, eventually progressing to a finished fine art piece. Included in Learn to Draw Star Wars: Droids & Vehicles are drawing projects for K-2SO, C-3PO, R2-D2, Luke’s X-34 Landspeeder, the Millennium Falcon, an AT-AT walker, an Imperial Probe Droid, BB-8, a First Order TIE Fighter, and a Resistance T-70 X-Wing. You can also take a closer look along with Russell Walks at how to draw Star Wars technology, R2-D2’s different tools, details of the Millennium Falcon, and the different pilot’s helmets shown throughout the saga. So grab some paper and a pencil, and get ready for your artistic journey through the Star Wars universe!