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Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything in 6 Easy Steps

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I’ve been drawing since childhood and I felt after seeing my friend’s review I thought I might freshen up my skills.
The book is brilliant. Lots of little guides to draw various subjects and some great tips on taking it further.
I loved this:
‘If a complicated scene involves multiple elements in progress, scrap paper helps people of any age group keep calm; there’s little chance of ruining a scene, but there’s nothing wrong with making and learning – from mistakes.’
This book suits anyone who wants to draw, young or old. And don’t forget its ok to make mistakes.

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The synopsis says this book is for all ages, and in theory that is true. However, most adults would take one look and say, "nope, it's a kids book". It's not that the instruction is bad, it's that the drawings are THAT simple and in a child's style. Adults may find the included items like trees, fish and houses cute for doodling, or for adding to an envelope or card, but not for anything other than casual doodles. Kids on the other hand will love how they can take shapes and make fun animal characters. It's perfect for elementary age kids to learn basic drawing- they can use it for school projects and summer art skills!

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This book is awesome! One of the best children 's drawing book I have seen. It teaches every single step in an easy and fun way! Highly recommend it! I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

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Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything in 6 Easy Steps by Rich Davis is a book I requested from NetGalley and the review is voluntary. This is really one of the better beginner/children's drawing book I have found. Not only does it have 100 items to learn, ( from animals, flowers and other things), but all in six steps! Easy instructions with images for each step! Great book!

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A really nice book on how to draw things. Very pretty book to look at and the steps are easy to follow. I will be getting this book for my classroom library. I enjoyed trying some of the 6 step drawings. This is the perfect book for the students that say " I can't Draw". Well yes you can and here's how.

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These doodle drawing books from Quarto Publishing, whether it’s Pace Point or Quarry, are just wonderful.

This one had some lovely little vehicles to draw and plenty of fish. They were also really easy to follow and add your own little details.
Super fun drawing for anyone interested in learning how to draw, doodle, and cartoon,

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My daughter and I have had so much fun drawing all the pictures in this book. The instructions are easy to follow with cute illustrations and a user friendly layout. My daughter is 5 and is feeling very accomplished in her drawing ability since exploring this book.

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Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything in 6 Easy Steps was an insanely adorable and easy to use book. It’s full of simplistic drawings that are a breeze to master for both kids and adults! The 6 steps were, in fact, wicked easy and extremely fun! Going through the book, I tried my hand at several of the drawings! It was wicked entertaining! I found that I’m not so great at birds, and yet they’re my favorite because the resulting sketch was always hilarious and cute!

Davis included an Inspiration section in each chapter in which he challenges the reader to attempt some more elaborate scenes and drawings using the skills they develop throughout the chapter. The type of drawings are on the more whimsical side, and that won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but this was a great guide for beginner artists!

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I really like the simplicity of the drawings in this book. As an adult, I like the cartoonish drawings and I think that it would give a non-drawer a great start. For a child, I think it gives a good way of looking at everyday things and breaking them down into basic steps.

The diagrams are broken down into very easy to follow steps. I think a younger child of around 7 would find this very easy to follow. Once the basic drawings have been followed you can then add them together to make up a larger picture. There are also various alternative ideas to the basic drawings as well and this encourages imagination. For example, there is a helicopter carrying a dinosaur!

These diagrams could also be expanded on and coloured card could be used to make interesting pictures, as well as using the ideas for applique designs for older children. This book gives a very good basic guide to drawing and is laid out in a good way with small but gradual increases in difficulty.

A really good book that I like a lot and I loved following the drawing with, I would definitely recommend.

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Learn to Draw (Almost) Anything in 6 Easy Steps is exactly what it says. It is a very beginner guide to almost enhanced stick figure drawing, with one huge addition! It encourages the artist/doodler to pick up the essence of what they're looking at or trying to capture and turn it into a fun addictive drawing passion. It encourages creativity in a really unique way. Very well done!

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This is a very cute book for beginners. There are breakdowns of vehicles, buildings and animals. This is a great book to start kids with. You could work many projects into these simple steps.

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This is a great little book for anyone who's nervous about even getting started with drawing. This literally does what it says and will show you how to get up and running in drawing simple cartoon figures of (almost) anything. The figures are so simplified and laid out in such easy steps that anyone can do it.

The sections cover dogs, cats, cows, turtles zebras, dinosaurs, birds, fish, flowers, buildings, machines and people, so there's something for every situation, and once you get the hang of these, you can doubtlessly invent your own techniques for anything that's not covered here. I commend this as a useful tool and a worthy read.

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Excellent little collection with lots of different 6 step drawings that really teach kids how to break it down. There is such a variety of items (animals, architecture, etc) that the simple tools will be easily carried over to future experience with drawing.

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This book shows you how to draw almost anything in a popular, cartoon-like style. The drawings are cute, especially the birds, and the instructions seem pretty easy. Look at Rich Davis's website to get an idea of the drawings, although they are, of course, much more basic in this book. This book is probably more fun for children.

I received this ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

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Unfortunately couldn't view it as it wouldn't download and I use a Kindle generally. Sorry I am sure it is very good and I might look for a print copy.

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I am very much a beginner when it comes to drawing and I really like this book. The art style is cartoonish and the colours are nice and bright. I also really liked the fonts used in the book. The drawings are broken down into small steps that you build up to create your final piece. This makes it seem less intimidating and gives you the confidence to draw. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning to draw. Thank you #netgalley

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Cute and to the point. Don’t know if it will help really draw things in 6 steps but it’s a great way to practice your skills, especially when you know you need to practice, but have no idea where to start that day. Doodles are a go to.

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This was clear and just the right amount of options and steps. I was pleasantly surprised to not just animals but an architecture section etc.

Fun, accesible for a lot of levels, and still encourages creativity even though you’re following along. Really enjoyed this.

Thanks to publishers and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Easy to follow six steps to draw objects in categories such as Animals, Birds, Fishes, Architecture, Transportation, Garden, Great Outdoors and People.
It is a fun book for beginners to draw.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for eARC

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I received an advanced reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This is a great book to help get people started with drawing at any age.
The step by step guides in almost 6 or less pictures are fantastic and super easy to follow!
My favourite bit was the buildings and plants and trees!
This book is sure to get people drawing away and overcoming obstacles in their drawings.

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