author: Rosa M. Curto
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2015/10/04
date added: 2015/10/04
shelves: children-s, non-fiction
review:
'Art from Simple Shapes' by Rosa M. Curto presents a simple way to learn art by using basic shapes as building blocks. Just to make it easier, the book comes with a shape stencil.
The book is sectioned out by shapes, starting with half circles. Within the sections, the drawings go from relatively simple to slightly harder. For example, to draw a slice of watermelon with a half circle is 4 steps, but a car with the same half circle is 8 steps. They are all within reach for young budding artists who can copy a few steps, and there is plenty of room for creativity.
I like the approach to teaching art this way. The student can use the stencil as a base and build on it. The next step would be looking for these shapes in the everyday world and using them to develop an artist's eye. It seems like a simple approach, but perfect for young kids who would like to learn to draw.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Dover Publications and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
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