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A review by loram
Draw Baby Beasties: Create Little Dragons, Unicorns, Mermaids and More by Lindsay Cibos-Hodges, Jared Hodges
5.0
This is a drawing instruction book with examples of how to draw cartoony baby animals, most of them mythological creatures. The cute is strong with this one.
It starts out with practical information about tools and materials, including different coloring mediums like pencils, paints, markers and crayons. There is also instruction for electronic drawing.
It gets into working with shapes, learning to stretch and squash them so that your creatures can be moved into different positions. It gives shapes for constructing bodies with perspective, dividing the head in ways to place features realistically, as much as a cartoon is realistic.
My own first attempt had the front legs way too long, but it's the sort of thing that a little practice can improve. The instructions touch on shading and detail work, but not extensively.
As with most drawing books, the author makes the process look easy, but practice will soon reveal how easy it isn't on a first try. Some people will always be more naturally adept at drawing than others. Still, working with shapes and segments does result in a passable creature even for the inexperienced artist.
This is one to sit down and work with, learning by trial and error. It would be a great book for a child who shows artistic interest, as the lessons in shapes and perspective would develop their technical drawing skills.
It starts out with practical information about tools and materials, including different coloring mediums like pencils, paints, markers and crayons. There is also instruction for electronic drawing.
It gets into working with shapes, learning to stretch and squash them so that your creatures can be moved into different positions. It gives shapes for constructing bodies with perspective, dividing the head in ways to place features realistically, as much as a cartoon is realistic.
My own first attempt had the front legs way too long, but it's the sort of thing that a little practice can improve. The instructions touch on shading and detail work, but not extensively.
As with most drawing books, the author makes the process look easy, but practice will soon reveal how easy it isn't on a first try. Some people will always be more naturally adept at drawing than others. Still, working with shapes and segments does result in a passable creature even for the inexperienced artist.
This is one to sit down and work with, learning by trial and error. It would be a great book for a child who shows artistic interest, as the lessons in shapes and perspective would develop their technical drawing skills.