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Chris Hart AGES 4 AND U P
ART • DRAWIN G
Books
This easy-to-follow book shows you step by step how to create 150 fantastic drawings, starting with just a circle, a square, or a triangle. Drawing has never been so easy, or so much fun! Chris Hart is the world’s best-selling author of how-to-draw books.
...and a triangle becomes a friendly tiger! Watch as a circle becomes a roly-poly panda ...
Drawing Shape by Shape
Learn to Draw with Simple Shapes!
$14.95 US • $17.95 CAN ISBN 978-1936096411
...a square turns into a scary monster...
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Drawing Shape by Shape Create Cartoon Characters with Circles, Squares &Triangles
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Drawing Shape by Shape Create Cartoon Characters with Circles, Squares & Triangles Chris Hart Books New York
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Chris Hart Books An imprint of Sixth&Spring Books 161 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10013 Editorial Director JOY AQUILINO Senior Editor MICHELLE BREDESON Editorial Assistant ALEXANDRA JOINNIDES Art Director DIANE LAMPHRON Book Design NANCY SABATO EMILY JONES
Vice President, Publisher TRISHA MALCOLM Production Manager DAVID JOINNIDES Creative Director JOE VIOR
Copyright © 2012 by Art Studio, LLC All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or information storage-and-retrieval systems—without written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Control Number: 2011942092 ISBN: 978-1-936096-41-1
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What’s Inside Let's Get Started 6 Draw a Circle 8 Draw a Square 68 Draw a Triangle 128 Put It All Together! 188 Index 189 Cut & Trace Templates 191
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Let’s get started Welcome, artists! In this book, I’m going to show you the easiest way to draw. By starting with just a circle (or a square or triangle) and adding to it bit by bit, you will be able to draw all kinds of cute animals and crazy cartoon characters. All you need to start is a pencil and some paper. You can use a drawing pad or sketchbook or just some scrap paper. It’s easy to make mistakes when you’re drawing. To get rid of any errors, just rub them out with an eraser. 6
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If you need a little help drawing your circles, squares, and triangles, there are templates in the back of the book. Just cut them out with scissors (ask Mom or Dad to help) and trace around the shapes with your pencil. To add some color to your finished drawing, you can use crayons, markers, or colored pencils, like I did for this book. Remember that the more you practice drawing, the easier it will get. So grab a pencil and some paper and start creating!
Ha ppy Drawing! Chris Hart 7
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Draw a
R I c cle 8
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Can you draw a
? Then you can draw anything!
Would you like to draw a playful
? How about a
from another planet? Or a swashbuckling
?
You’ll learn how to draw all of them,
plus a beautiful
, a wiggly
,
and lots more cool characters and silly animals.
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black belt
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hungry mouse
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zebra
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Draw a
sQUare 68
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Now let’s see what you can make out of a
cuddly
? Or maybe a
! How about a
blasting into space? Have you
ever wanted to draw a fire-breathing
? You’ll soon be
drawing all of these fun cartoons plus a grumpy
a caped
,
, and so much more!
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home sweet home
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baby gator
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Draw a
Triangle 128
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can become lots of different wacky characters
and cute animals! Would you like to draw a sweet little
?
How about a
?
with magical powers? Or a futuristic
You’ll soon be able to draw all of them, plus a prickly
, a kooky
, and lots more
funny characters and crazy animals.
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wizard
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skateboard boy
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