With Leonardo da Vinci, Wolfgang Mozart and Edgar Degas to help him, Donovan Bixley packs a lot into this slim volume. While many How-to-Draw books offer page after page of step-by-srep drawings for children to copy, Donovan is more concerned with unleashing the young artist's creativity
"But I don't want you to draw like me. I want to teach you to draw like YOU!"
To this end he includes information on techniques, building skils, sources of inspirartion and artists' tricks such as perspective, shading, shadows and composition. The book is full of Donovan's wonderful illustrations and characteristic quirkiness. He also includes plenty of more basic drawings saying
"I couldn't draw like this when I was young, so let's turn the page and start with something everyone can do."
He also includes pictures that he drew when he was a boy to show how far he has come.
Any child with an interest in drawing will love this book and by following Donvan's suggestions is bound to improve their skill..I agree with Leonardo when, on the inside cover, he says,
“I wish I’d had a book like this when I was young.” ( )