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Books in Drawing Shape by Shape series

  • Drawing Animals Shape by Shape: Create Cartoon Animals with Circles, Squares, Rectangles & Triangles

    Christopher Hart

    Spiral-bound (Drawing with Christopher Hart, Aug. 4, 2015)
    If you can draw a simple circle, square, rectangle, or triangle, you can draw any of the more than 100 cartoon animals in this fun and colorful book by Christopher Hart, the world’s bestselling author of how-to-draw books. In this follow-up to the popular book Drawing Shape by Shape, kids and adults alike will learn how to draw a wide variety of animals, from common dogs and cats to safari animals, sea creatures, birds, bugs, reptiles, dinosaurs and much more. With step-by-step instructions and a colorful collection of cartoon creatures, drawing animals is as easy as it is fun!
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  • Drawing Shape by Shape: Create Cartoon Characters with Circles, Squares & Triangles

    Christopher Hart

    Paperback (Chris Hart Books, April 3, 2012)
    A three-in-one, updated compilation of Chris Hart's popular books Draw a Circle, Draw a Square, and Draw a Triangle, now complete with a new introduction and templates. The bestselling how-to author breaks down the drawing process into its simplest components, so it's easy and fun for kids to learn. Every child can master these basic shapes, and that's all they need to begin creating mermaids, superheroes, fire-breathing dragons, and a circus full of animals.
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  • Drawing Cartoons Letter by Letter: Create Fun Characters from A to Z

    Christopher Hart

    Paperback (Drawing with Christopher Hart, April 4, 2017)
    With bestselling author Christopher Hart, creating cartoon characters is as easy as A, B, C and 1, 2, 3! Christopher Hart takes his hugely successful Drawing Shape by Shape series into a new dimension—and the fun starts with simple, basic letters and numbers. Step by step, Hart’s clever tutorials show how to turn an A into a clunky robot, a B into a buzzing bee, a C into a chomping dinosaur, and so much more. These inventive cartoon characters are a cinch to draw with Chris’s easy-to-follow instructions, and a great way to engage children with letters, numbers, and art. Every letter of the alphabet appears in both upper and lower case, and so do numbers 0-9.
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  • Drawing Cartoons from Numbers: Create Fun Characters from 1 to 1001

    Christopher Hart

    Paperback (Drawing with Christopher Hart, March 6, 2018)
    With this entry in his popular Drawing Shape by Shape series, bestselling author Christopher Hart has created his most inventive characters yet! Drawing can be as easy as 1, 2, 3! Christopher Hart offers a wildly creative collection of cartoon characters that all begin just with a number. Detailed, step-by-step instructions make it simple to construct each character, but even better, the clever images that emerge from these common numerals are a delight. With the numbers ranging from 1-1001, children can learn art and practice counting, too!
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  • Drawing Cartoons from Numbers and Letters

    Christopher Hart

    Paperback (Drawing with Christopher Hart, Sept. 1, 2020)
    Cartooning can be as easy as 1, 2, 3 and ABC! Using material from Drawing Cartoons from Numbers and Drawing Cartoons Letter by Letter, Christopher Hart teaches children a fun way to create 125+ characters. Start with the basic number 4 and then turn it into a kooky bird or a kid in a panic. Or take an L and see it become a zooming, flying superhero. With his step-by-step demonstrations, Christopher Hart gives kids an easy process for creating cartoon characters like animals, dragons, and robots . . . and for building their reading, writing, and number recognition skills too. Hart uses the numbers 1-9 as well as multi-digit numerals, and upper- and lower-case letters from A-Z. It's creative fun at its best!