Books
Of course, it will be the cars, from dragsters and jeeps to classics such as the “Woody,” that attract kids to this book, but there’s a lot more than just drawing practice here.
Although these books were written 20 years ago as school library books, the principles and lessons found in them are timeless and valuable for learning to draw:
Other older library book series by Rob Court:
With an informative commentary and quite nicely illustrated by Rob Court, Doodle Books is a fourteen volume series of instructional books specifically designed and enthusiastically recommended for children ages 4 through 7 (preschool through first grade) to instruct them in the art of drawing simple pictures using basic shapes. Each of these instructional manuals for aspiring young artists takes them from a basic simple shape (such as a triangle, square or circle), to a final drawing in just four easy steps. Fun and easy, the individual titles are available separately. School and community libraries should acquire the entire 'Doodle Books' series of hardcover books with reinforced library bindings for their collections.
Doodlebooks: These wonderful and durable library-bound books are currently out of print, but you can still find some titles available online:
Young Artist Basics: This eight volume library series by Rob highlights the elements of art and how they’ve been used by artists throughout history. The reading level is 2nd-4th grade and features Loopi the Fantastic Line:
