Books published by publisher Walter Foster

Learn to draw comic book characters with fun and easy, step-by-step drawing projects, and then design your own superheroes and villains. Are you an aspiring cartoonist or comic book artist? Then You Can Draw Comic Book Characters is just for you! Following the simple step-by-step projects in this fun and exciting book, beginning artists—both the young and the young at heart—will learn to draw a range of cute and original heroic and villainous comic characters, each with their own background story and superpower! Tips, techniques, and easy-to-understand instructions for drawing faces, hair, costumes, and poses will help you create your own unique characters in no time. You’ll not only learn how to design characters from scratch, but you’ll also discover how to add dialog and tell a story using panels. The book opens with helpful sections on tools and materials, essential drawing techniques, and color. This information ensures that you know the basics before getting started on the step-by-step projects that follow. Get to know and draw more than 25 fun characters, including:Jinx Tagget, whose discovery of the Star Stone allows her to control gravity with energy pulses from her hands (and therefore fly!)Tazu the Terror, whose greatest power is not his magical staff, but his ability to accurately predict the actions of his foesMonsclara, a powerful but clumsy alien race from the planet MarumeiBattle Model KR-E2, fully sentient robots that want to wake up other KR robotsAlleyne, the smallest person from a planet full of giants, who accidentally ended up on Earth after being zapped through a warp tunnelCordy Seacliff, child genius, who created a jet-pack inspired by the old sci-fi movies he lovesBabsti, professor and expert Egyptologist who discovered the secrets the cat goddess Bastet, whose powers she is now able to yieldThe Vortexer, an anti-hero consumed by jealousy who wears a technologically enhanced super suit with wrist-mounted vortex cannonsAnd many more!Throughout the book, in between the drawing projects, are closer looks at how to create a complete comic book, including developing interesting heroes and villains, writing a story, adding dialog, and using panels. And included at the end of the book are templates to scan or photocopy and practice on over and over again. Drawing a character standing, running, flying, or zapping is easy with the included tips, techniques, and templates. Cleverly written and beautifully illustrated by professional artist Spencer Brinkerhoff III, You Can Draw Comic Book Characters is the perfect introduction to comic book character illustration for cartoon artists-in-training!

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!

Teach counting and writing numbers with Nickelodeon's Blaze and the Monster Machines! Toddler and preschool-age learners can practice counting to 10 on these write-and-wipe pages while their favorite characters help them along. In Nickelodeon's Blaze and the Monster Machines Write & Wipe 123, Blaze, AJ, Stripes, Starla, Darrington, Zeg, Crusher, Pickle, and Gabby help kids learn to count to 10! By pairing the numbers 1 through 10 with Blaze and the Monster Machines characters and their equipment, this number-learning book makes for fun counting and tracing practice. Kids will become familiar with numbers, while Blaze, AJ, and Darington keep them entertained. This is the perfect book for you to complete with your children, or for young students to explore on their own. With simple instructions, wipe-away pages, and an included dry-erase marker, kids can practice directly in the book! A marker perfectly fitted for small hands makes this a treasure for early learners, and the pages can be wiped clean for endless adventure. Nothing makes learning how to count more exciting than with Blaze and the Monster Machines!

Introduce your young crafters to embroidery with the quick and easy cross-stitch sewing projects you'll find in Stitching with Jane Foster. They'll be pros in no time!Stitching with Jane Foster offers 37 quick and easy cross-stitch sewing cards with punched holes for easy stitching. You will also receive a 32-page project book featuring instructions for designing your own unique stitching patterns and color combinations. Gather up your tool and, with some help from Jane, you'll get started on learning the basics of stitching, including the straight stitch, cross-stitch, back stitch, and many others. Once you're confident in your stitching ability, enjoy the project gallery which shows off examples of how to use your stitched cards: everything from bookmarks and journals to greeting cards and ornaments. The stitching patterns taught in Stitching with Jane Foster are simple enough for children to work with and promote growth and development, hand-eye coordination, and creativity and imagination.

A 2016 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12 (National Science Teachers Association-Children's Book CouncilThe Early Cretaceous brings readers closer to prehistoric life than ever before.What it would be like to see a living, breathing dinosaur? The Early Cretaceous brings readers closer to prehistoric life than ever before. By combining the latest paleontological findings with highly detailed, intimate drawings of wildlife from the Early Cretaceous, readers will look into the eyes of some of the most fascinating creatures to ever inhabit the earth. Written and illustrated in the style of a naturalist's notebook, the viewer will be given a first-hand account of what it is like to stand alongside everything from the first birds to flying dinosaurs to some of the largest creatures ever to walk the earth. Through detailed illustrations and descriptive narrative, readers will discover how some dinosaurs survived polar blizzards, while others were able to pump blood five stories high to reach their brains. While many books on prehistoric life lump dinosaurs into the general timeline of the Mesozoic Period, no book currently dissects plant and animal life during one specific period. This allows the book to explore wildlife seldom featured in publications, many of them recent discoveries. The Early Cretaceous is backed by the research of one of paleontology's most acclaimed theorists, giving the book the most up to date scientific interpretation regarding animal behaviors, interactions, and recreations."The illustrations and artistic layout are exceptionally beautiful. This is a book children will cherish, keep, and remember, and adults will be delighted to add to their collection." - Sylvia Czerkas, Author and Director The Dinosaur Museum, Utah"The illustrations are fantastic! The Nigersaurus 'grazing' is one of the nicest reconstructions of a rebbachisaurid I've ever seen." - Matthew C. Lamanna, Ph.D., Assistant Curator, Section of Vertebrate Paleontology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History"Fantastic artwork!" - Andrew Milner, Paleontologist and Curator at St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site"The art is amazing" - Phil Hore, National Dinosaur Museum, Australia"I *love* it! The style reminds me of a very cool sci-fi book that I had as a kid (and still have), Dougal Dixon's After Man: A Zoology of the Future. Dixon's book is a wonderful, lavishly illustrated introduction to evolutionary principles that helped set me on the path to becoming a professional paleontologist. I suspect your book is going to be similarly inspirational to many of today's aspiring scientists." - Matthew C. Lamanna, Ph.D., Assistant Curator, Section of Vertebrate Paleontology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Watch Me Read and Draw: Ocean Friends is a step-by-step drawing and story book that teaches kids how to draw 11 different friends from the sea with simple steps and a fun, engaging story. The Watch Me Read and Draw book series is special because it blends two things together that kids love: reading and drawing! It’s easy and fun to learn to draw, especially when there’s a story to read and lots of stickers. In Watch Me Read and Draw: Ocean Friends, kids will follow along with the adorable story of Alana the Mermaid while they learn to draw all the characters in the book, one step at a time. Included are drawing instructions for a dolphin, a seahorse, an angelfish, a crab, a whale, a sea lion, a stingray, a jellyfish, a shark, an octopus, and Alana herself! With a fun story to read, 11 step-by-step drawing lessons, a flip-out drawing pad with guidelines, stickers to complete each scene, and an ocean scene at the end to make their very own, kids will love Watch Me Read and Draw: Ocean Friends. The basic shapes that budding young artists will recognize make it easy to learn how to draw. The flip-out drawing pad provides drawing prompts for a jump-start. And the treasure trove of stickers inside offers a reward for reading each page. This is the perfect starter drawing book for kids who love to read and draw!

The Big Book of Color introduces children to the art and science of color through a fun and engaging, easy-to-understand approach. With The Big Book of Color, young artists will be treated to an in-depth exploration of the wonderful world of color through simple step-by-step projects and unique educational content. Commencing with an introduction to color basics, children will learn about the color wheel, complementary colors, warm and cool colors, color mood, and much more. Young artists will also learn how to combine two colors to create new colors. Additionally, they will discover how to use a monochromatic color scheme; pair complementary colors for impact; and all about the various tints, tones, and shades of their favorite colors. TheBig Book of Color also invites children to dive into the main color groups and explore the various shades of red, green, blue, yellow, purple, and pink through a range of artwork and a series of colorful, fun step-by-step projects. Myriad creative exercises and projects throughout the book make learning color concepts fun and applicable, while perforated pages make it easy to display new masterpieces. With a plethora of fun projects, easy-to-understand concepts, and pages bursting with color, The Big Book of Color is sure to be a hit for young readers and budding artists everywhere.

101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up is a combination impressions journal and checklist of 101 books kids just gotta read while they're still kidsAn Amazon Best Book of the Month Selection for October 2016!101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up is a comprehensive list of kid-friendly books for children to read before they grow up. This must-read review list doubles as not only a checklist, but also an impressions journal where kids can write their thoughts about the books the read, why they liked, or didn't like, them, and how they rate them. This manual is divided by subject, from fairy tales and fantasy, to sports and nonfiction. 101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up celebrates the importance of reading and encourages family participation to help develop lifelong readers. The perfect reference guide for book lovers of all ages, this checklist will help both kids and parents decide which books to read next!

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!

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!

This interactive book introduces young children to the intriguing world of dinosaurs. Vibrantly illustrated background, stickers, and punch-outs come together to provide hours of imaginative fun. The background scenery, a stand-up panorama of a prehistoric land, doubles as a stickering page and a vivid background for punch-out playtime. The sturdy punch-outs are perfectly sized for little hands, and include multiple different dinosaurs, prehistoric plants and trees. Reusable stickers include flying dinosaurs, land-roaming dinosaurs, rocks, trees, dinosaur footprints, and more. All together, Sticker, Punch-out & Play!: Dinosaurs makes for interactive play and limitless fun.