ChristineW Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I need suggestions on buying a "How to Draw . . ." book for my 7 year old nephew. He's requesting one for animals or dragons for his birthday--my kids are not artists but he is quite good for his age. Any suggestions on what might be good? Thank you, Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peach Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I like the Draw Write Now books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking-Iris Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I like the Draw Write Now books. :iagree: My ds doesn't really like how to draw books but he likes those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 *snort* *snicker* *wheeze* Ask Hugh Hefner? *gasp* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peach Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 *snort* *snicker* *wheeze* Ask Hugh Hefner? *gasp* :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 bOOks being the euphimism for b**bs here...The title gave me the giggles. Never mind. At least I amuse myself :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peach Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 My 7yo dd picked up How to Draw Animals in Simple Steps at Joann the other day. It has no text instructions, just graphics that start from the basic shapes for the body and head the move on to adding limbs and facial features then to shading. There are 5 sections of animals: cats, dogs, horses, wild animals, birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipper Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I love Ed Emberley's books and purchased several for my kids. They are simple and consist of drawing various shapes and then adding the details. My 7 yr old uses them quite well and my other daughters enjoy them. I believe I purchased some on amazon and they might show you how the inside of the books are laid out. It shows a progression for step by step drawings. We have the book of weirdo's and I think we also have one of monsters. (We have others, but I know the two above would appeal to a little boy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Draw 50 Animals by Lee Ames. http://www.amazon.com/Draw-Animals-Step---Step-Elephants/dp/0823085783/ref=sr_ob_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1339521838&sr=8-3 Our library carries these, and our kids liked them (7yo would be great). You can get a preview of each of the books on Amazon. There are probably 20 in this series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Yell Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 bOOks being the euphimism for b**bs here...The title gave me the giggles. Never mind. At least I amuse myself :tongue_smilie: That was my first thought, too. Draw a rounded "W" and put dots in it. Without the dots it looks like a butt. I remember this from Elementary school. :glare: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 (edited) Since you say he's advanced, Ralph Masiello's Dragon Drawing Book is awesome. It will probably still be a little tough for him, but it breaks drawings down into many smaller steps, so I think it's do-able for a 7yo w/ talent & patience. This page (.pdf) shows a page w/ instructions on how to draw an Ouroboros. (The .pdf file was originally linked on the publisher's page for this book. BTW, the publisher's page also has a link to someone's blog who created a dragon puppet based on the style in the drawing book. That would be a really cute project to use for making a card or puppet to go along w/ your gift.) Edited September 11, 2014 by Stacia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Also, for various animals, my dd always really liked the Walter Foster Draw & Color instruction books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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