This is an adorable book, first of all. It's also a great step-by-step drawing book. It actually takes you through each step without skipping any, so you don't get the usual A-B-C-D-Z situation many drawing tutorial books use. It's always so frustrating not knowing how they got to the final version, but here it's easy to see and easy to follow.

There is also a wide enough range of adorable mythical creatures here that it would be easy to use it as a jumping off point to creating your own, once you got comfortable drawing a few. I look forward to doing just that.

I also really like that it takes you through the steps to create drawings both using traditional media and virtually, and also does the same for coloring tips. Basically everything you need to get you drawing cute creatures in no time.

*Thanks to NetGalley, Quarto Publishing, and Rock Point for providing an early copy for review.

My daughter and I follow Naomi on Facebook and have always admired her cute artwork so we were very excited to learn how to draw in her style!
We’ve tried many How to Draw books and often find that they don’t include enough steps for my daughter (10) to follow accurately but Naomi gets it just right. We’ve had great fun drawing our own creatures and hope there are more books to come!

Thank you Netgalley, Quarto publishing and Naomi Lord for this ARC.

This is an absolutely adorable art book tutorial! I am NOT an artist by any stretch of the imagination but the author did a fantastic job breaking down the steps in an easy-to-follow way that make drawing fun! My kids are loving the adorable little creatures and this book was a huge confidence booster in my abilities. Kudos to the author - this is the first how-to drawing book I actually enjoyed!

Cute Creature Art Class offers a wide array of creatures to learn to draw. The creatures in this book are indeed quite cute and the instructions are straightforward, step-by-step, and easy to understand. Definitely one to add to any artist's bookshelf.

As a fantasy reader I am obsessed with this book. It’s so easy to follow and the creatures are adorable, I will print out my drawings and put them on my shelf.

I was given this as an ARC.

As soon as I saw one of my favourite artists had a tutorial book out I knew I had to check it out. And I was blown away. The tutorials are so detailed and informative. The different things that you can learn how to draw is amazing. I think I’ll definitely need to purchase a physical copy of this to continue practicing at home traditionally!

I've seen Naomi Lord's work on Instagram so this book was so darling to be able to have! The characters are all so cute and I learned Bout mythical creatures I disnt know about before. The formatting is very clear and easy to follow. Great for any beginner artist!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC to review!

5 stars!

I loved how detailed each character/creature was, even with little descriptions introducing them. Each tutorial was well explained and had many steps that built up the drawing rather than some books that have very little or few steps to follow which can sometimes confuse myself when trying to follow to get the end result. But I was so surprised to see how well explained this was! There's also a page about drawing/line work using digital programs.

Definitely check out if you're interesting in drawing or want to get into designing characters or creatures!

With Wonderful illustrations and easy to follow directions, this book is a fantastic beginners guide to drawing anime creature classics. Naomi Lord brings some of the mythical beasts of lore to brilliant color for all to enjoy. Even if you don't want to learn to draw them this book gives a nice overview of many fantasy magical "monsters".

This book is everything and then some more extra! There are step-by-step, easy-to-follow, bite-sized instructions on how to create all kinds of cute and adorable drawings. Each one is broken down into tiny and simple steps, and the result is great.

Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group – Rock Point and Net Galley for this eARC!

This was an amazing book for intermediate drawers. Even adults would love it. The animal drawings are cute with lots of details added. There are so many tips and tricks in this book provided by Naomi Lord using various physical and digital formats.

My favorite aspect of the book was how organized it was. The groupings allowed you to explore the book based on interest instead of wading through a lot of extra material.

This was absolutely adorable,I found it easy to follow with so many cute photos, definitely recommended for budding artists.

I love this! The characters are so cute, so adorable, I live the art style and the instructions are easy to follow. Thank you so much for this.

I have been following Naomi Lord's work on social media for over a year and was so (pleasantly) surprised to see this pop up. I promptly went to place an order as all of her characters are not only adorable, but they are captured in a way that makes any character (looking at you Voldy) endearing. While I am confident my attempts to draw these beauties will not be nearly as successful as Naomi's artistry, my scribbles will be better now as a result. Thank you!

There is a lot to love about this art book. Not only is it visually pleasing but there are great tips. I personally would recommend this for people who have a basic grasp on drawing. I like that there was a quick rundown of digital vs. traditional style since digital art is so mainstream and many art books won't acknowledge that. I will be buying this for the artist in my own life who enjoys cuter art/illustrates children's books.

The creatures in here are SO CUTE!! I love all of the artwork, and Ms. Lord does a great job breaking down each step in the drawing process. Also, I learned that Clip Studio Paint exists, and it’s apparently a very good app to make your own comics. I plan on looking more into how to use it.

I’m also very excited to use the following sentence: That is the happiest Cthulhu I’ve ever seen!!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for the advance copy. All opinions are my own.

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This was such a cute drawing book. I have been wanting to start learning how to draw. This was very helpful!

Cute Creature Art Class gives readers/artists exactly what they expect: a book full of step by step instructions for drawing adorable magical creatures of land, sea, and air. The instructions are easy to follow and there are some basic tips for drawing at the beginning for anyone just getting started. I love this artists style and have been following her on Instagram for a couple years now. I’m so happy to see this art book coming out and hope to see more people discovering her work!

let me start by saying that I have been a fan of Naomi Lord for 5 years now. I remember checking her Instagram right after school as I waited with anticipation to see her new daily drawing. This book brings out the same giddiness in me as I feel like I was transported back to being that same little kid.

While my enjoyment of this book was fueled by nostalgia, I will admit that new fans will love it as well. The main appeal I always had of Naomi Lord was the types of creatures she drew. While most fantasy artists limit themselves to unicorns, mermaids, and the occasional sphinx. Lord takes it one step further by introducing unique creatures of various mythologies, such as a kirin, quetzalcoatl, akhlut, and so much more. Another part was that she included multiple animal combinations for the imaginative who want to take it a step further.

Another aspect I enjoyed was how detailed the instructions were and how Lord was able to break down the complicated drawings to simple shapes, perfect for beginners. The first few pages are also filled with Lord introducing how she developed her art style and how to reference it. I know I'm going to be using her advice!

I really love Naomi's art style and I was eager to try her tutorials. I have some experience with traditional drawing and I'm really trying to learn more about the digital one. She explains beautifully how to follow her tutorials for both techniques (drawing and coloring as well!) and gives easy to follow examples about how to customize the characters at the beginning of the book.
Another thing I really loved is that she's giving a little bit of information about each character.
The tutorials are easy to follow and while it may take a few tries depending on you experience, you'll end up with a super cute drawing you'll be proud of