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A great selection of dinosaur-based drawing projects, providing step-by-step advice on how to draw a variety of dinosaurs. Good for children and adults alike.

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With thanks to the author, publishers Quarto Publishing Group – Walter Foster, and NetGalley for providing me with a digital ARC of this work in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

This book does a great job of explaining how drawings of even the most complex of dinosaurs start with a combination of basic shapes that budding artists of all ages will be familiar with, before going on to explain how to add details such as scales and teeth, and how to shade to further make your drawings pop. As an adult whose drawing skills are on a par with a 4-year old, even I found that explanations of how the drawings are meant to evolve made sense, and would certainly give me the confidence to tackle them.

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Lets Draw Dinosaurs is a step by step tutorial guide primarily aimed at older children and beginner artists. All the basic information including tools, media and materials and basic techniques is introduced first. Then a range of drawing projects centred around different dinosaur species are presented to have a go at. The instructions are clear and easy to follow and the book will appeal to beginner artists and dinosaur loving children. The book is short but the content is very good. and it is very easy to follow. . Overall an excellent introductory guide.

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My daughter and I read this book together and we enjoyed it. The book is really great, as it goes into detail about different art tips and techniques, art tools required and how to draw different dinosaurs, a few examples being Iguanodon, Pteranodon and Stegosaurus

My daughter's favourite dinosaur was the Iguanodon, although to be honest, she was a bit scared of some of the dinosaurs.

I highly recommend this book to all budding artists and also experienced artists, as whatever your skills, you will still learn something from this interesting and useful art book.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book.

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Not only does this book go through drawing basics, but it gives step-by-step directions in 10-12 steps. It is intended for kids, but I think the types of drawing are kind of advanced. There are a variety of ypes of creatures within the book. It also gives a list of tools and materials needed to be successful.

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Let's Draw Dinosaurs is a fun collection of drawing tutorials by How2DrawAnimals. Due out 16th Aug 2022 from Quarto on their Walter Foster Jr. imprint, it's 48 pages and will be available in paperback format.

For all the readers who grew up with the spin racks of technique booklets from Foster at their local stationery/art store, the format in this new series of books will be comfortingly familiar. The books begin with very basic overviews over tools and supplies and pencil techniques for light and shadow, shading, texture, and form.

There are 10 tutorials included in the book for a varied selection of dinosaurs (including a couple of new-to-me) such as a stegosaurus, triceratops, pteranodon, t-rex, and velociraptor (and 5 more). Tutorials are easy to follow and show step by step refinements with new lines and shading included. The tutorials cover two pages each with 10 steps from simple shapes to finished, shaded drawing.

This would make a great gift for would-be artists of all ages. The included tutorials are varied and eclectic. There is a complete table of contents, so locating individual ones shouldn't be problematic. They're slanted toward line drawings, though colored pens, crayons, and watercolors could certainly be used to enhance the drawings.

Nice booklet, accessible for everyone.

Five stars. This would be a nice choice, bundled with some drawing supples, for a young artist. It would also do well for school or public library acquisition, home library, and even for adults/childminders/caregivers/teachers who want to up their "draw with me" game with their young charges.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

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My daughter loves the Let’s Draw Books and this one didn’t disappoint. Learn to draw 10 different dinosaurs, including favorites like T-Rex and Brachiosaurus. With easy to follow directions and information on the tools you’ll need, this is the perfect book for kids or adults who are wanting to improve their drawing skills and learn to draw dinosaurs.

Thank you NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for the opportunity to review this book.

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Amazing illustration of how to draw dinosaurs with ease. For all ages! I cannot wait to get my hands on a hard copy.

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Dinosaur loving kids are going to love this one. Like the other books in this series, this is a good basic drawing book -- short, easy to follow and affordable (under $10). There are 10 tutorials and they're the style of draw a circle and then a line here and then add this bit and erase this bit and so on. The first four pages of each book have the same content recommending simple supplies like a number two pencil and give basic instructions on drawing the shapes, shading, adding detail, etc. There are ten tutorials of common favorite dinos like T Rex and Velociraptor. This obviously is not going to be a thorough how-to of every dinosaur you want to draw but it's a good start for kids and adults alike.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

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This is a great book to learn how to draw various dinosaurs. I can't draw but my son loves to, he also loves dinosaurs, so I plan on getting him this book.

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Cannot wait to get my hands on a hard copy. Amazingly detailed instructions on how to draw several dinosaurs. This will be an amazing gift for any child that’s enthralled with Dino’s.

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