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Learn to Draw with Simple Shapes!This easy-to-follow book shows you step by step how to create150 fantastic drawings, starting with just a circle, a square, or atriangle. Drawing has never been so easy, or so much fun!Chris Hart is the world’s best-selling author of how-to-draw books.
AGES 4 AND UP ART • DRAWING
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Create Cartoon Characters with Circles, Squares &Triangles
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Drawing Shape by Shape
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Create Cartoon Characters withCircles, Squares &Triangles
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What’s Inside
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Let's Get Started 6
Draw a Circle 8
Draw a Square 68
Draw a Triangle 128
Put It All Together! 188Index 189
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Let’s get startedWelcome, 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.
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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!
Happy Drawing!Chris Hart
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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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Now let’s see what you can make out of a ! How about a
cuddly ? Or maybe 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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Even a 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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