So You Love to Draw - Every Kid's Guide to Becoming an Artist (Paperback)

For the child who likes to draw, is willing to practice, and wants to explore new ways of doing art, this book is the perfect guide. In short, it sets children on the road to becoming artists, teaching them how to set up their work space, assemble basic tools and materials, and improve their memory and observation skills. The book's drawings have a fun, cartoon-like quality and will inspire young artists to experiment. Activities designed to help kids explore art include:
-- Drawing a self-portrait
-- Turning scribbles into aliens
-- Creating a comic book storyboard
-- Starting a good-ideas file
-- Creating an imaginary landscape ... and the creatures that live in it
-- Finding out which shapes and colors are most powerful
-- Working with texture and perspective