How to Draw Almost Everything Volume 2

Thank you NetGalley and publishers for an ARC. All opinions are my own.

This is an incredibly simple and effective guide to drawing. I love the suggestions of pen uses. It is important for readers to know what recommended pens are needed to achieve maximum results. I really like the idea of sharing how slight variations can have an impact on drawing. The use of shapes to build animals and people is very helpful.

I teach art to my third grade students and find that this would be incredibly helpful and build on students skills.

I've always thought I was an art-less disaster. Even as a child, my drawings were always the worst in kindergarten, so I've avoided drawings my entire life. I was honestly okay with it, but when I saw this book, I thought - why not give it a try?

...And now I can't get over the fact that I can actually draw stuff like hippos in sweatshirts and simple humans. Even a human falling down or walking! Who am I?

My opinion: this book was certainly meant for people who can't draw very well, just like me. I'm saying that because the instructions don't have any kind of complicated detail or techniques. While this is the very charm of this book and exactly what drew me to it (pun intended!), the simplicity probably won't satisfy people who are already artsy. But... if you are a total beginner to the world of drawing, I highly recommend it.

*Thank you to the Publisher for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I love these books from Quarto Quarry publishing. The tiny little drawings are so easy to follow and they have such a great range of things to draw. In this one, you start with animals and they show you basic shapes and how to build those shapes into the variety of animals. I love how one little change alters a cat to a lion to a cheetah and how they are all explained so simply.
The book has a small section about materials at the start but this is tempered with exercises on drawing various lines and adding them to your work so you don’t feel like you are being patronised.

There is such a wide range of areas as well. From animals to kitchen utensils, plants and borders to vehicles and facial expressions. This is truly almost everything in one book.

A cute instructional book on drawing many things. I loved how the use of specific shapes could be used to create many different adorable animals and people. I really liked that each section had concepts that built towards other drawings. I think kids will love this book!

Thank you NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for providing this ARC.

Really great instructions and library of images. I like the the author takes the time to go over different tools and how to construction different drawings from basic shapes.

This is the most awesome drawing book I have ever seen! I'm 26 years old and I'm here trying to draw them all! It's so rich in details, and it has so many different types of things to draw that I'm impressed! It's easy to follow, colorful, there are drawings from basic shapes and step by step guides. It also has tips of what material to use, coloring techniques, and a lot more of cool stuff. I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

This volume is amazing and useful not only for adults but also for kids. Yesterday I spent a pleasant afternoon drawing on my planner with my 8 year old daughter. The drawings are really simple but pretty and it is really nice to decorate planner or cards or wathever you like with these cute illustrations.
Istructions are really easy to follow and the result is great.

I love this book serie, I already have another volume and will definitely buy others.

This book was a good step by step drawing instruction. Most of the drawing was too “cartoonish” for my taste. However, I found the drawing good warm-up exercises.

Everything is broken down into easy to follow steps. I would recommend this drawing book to a beginner looking to improve their drawing skills.

I received this galley from NetGalley.

I didn't fully expect that this would have literally almost everything. A great resource book. I think my favorite part is that they show how you start off with the same base shape but it becomes different . A great example of this is the swan/flamingo which begin with very similar heads and necks.

This was a cute little how-to art guide for lots of different things. They are doodle-type designs so if you're wanting to draw some basic animals, food or flowers, for example, this book will show you how.

How fun..... A drawing guide that teaches all kinds of sketch drawing to make cute creatures, people, and objects!

This doesn't teach a lot of heavy skills like perspective, but it is perfect for someone who wants to illustrate fun papers, books, or just make fun art! It would be ideal for the beginning artist or older children, as well.

The nice thing is that you can learn to draw everything very QUICKLY. It's really a "pick up the book and copy it" type of guide, and you will have immediate success if that's what you are looking for.

I especially liked the beginning pages that explain types of inks for different pens, and the great pen buying guide!!

I received an ARC as a reviewer for NetGalley.

How to draw...the title says it all,even complete unhandy "artists" like myself manage to draw a reasonable recognizable dog,flower,plate of food...
The layout is absolutely spot on with it's very clear lines and bright colours.
Don't expect to emerge as a new Rembrandt but if your are looking for some good fun with a couple of crayons then this is a good choice!

I like to bullet journal and I am terrible at drawing. This book will definitely enable me to draw better illustrations in my planner. It is full of cute ideas in a step-by-step approach. I like the way that it is presented and even for someone hopeless like me, it helped.

This book is amazing! There are many easy step by step for beginners and starters. The drawings are cute and the artist of this book even explains how to mix colors into your drawings by using different color pens., and even explained a bit on the properties of each type of pen and the techniques for the different pen usage. One small section even covers gel pens on black paper.

It teaches you how to draw different facial expressions : sad, happy, angry, drowsy, inpatient, shy etc and the side view of a human cartoon face as well. It also provides step by step on how to draw a leaf, trees, flowers, animals, and cups, fruits, vegetables, sweet, a bowl of noodles, household items and kitchenware etc. It is endless...

I think this is even better than the volume one of the book and I hope to be able to find vol 1 somewhere but netgalley does not have it.

Overall, I am very impressed and happy with this book. 5 stars.

This is a great fun inspiring little book suitable for children and doodlers alike. The simple little pictures of almost anything are cute but identifiable. It would also be brilliant for the non-artist who journals or scrap bookers who want to personalise their pages with a bit of fun.. I liked the variations on the basic pictures too. A brilliant classroom book for younger children and a good rainy day activity book. Brilliant.

Really has a lot of stuff in this thing! I’d have walked right to the register to pay once I flipped to and through the animal section alone. The animals are in the first quarter of the book. There’s even so really usefully and smart knowledge bombs throughout so you’re learning, being inspired instead of blocked and picking up real knowledge, so...DOODLE AWAY with this book!

This is an incredibly effective guide to drawing and I feel it is perfect for young artists. The tips are very informative and fun and I loved the cute tutorials an artwork. I recommend this book for anyone with young artists,

I received this book from NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group - Quarry for an honest review.
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An amazing way to learn a new skill and build up your drawing skills.
This book has very easy to use guides on drawing many cute things using simple shapes. A lot of the drawings have a kawaii style which my 10 year old found very appealing. They are quirky, cute and fun to draw.
I loved how the book was broken up into different sections such as Animals, Food, People and many more making it easy to find the drawing you want to use easily.
Both myself and my daughter found the techniques easy to follow and we produced some great drawings by using this book.

I received this as an advanced reader copy from NetGalley and the publisher for my 7 year old who loves to draw.
He went straight to the section about sea animals and happily copied the instructions to make some great drawings.
It is a very clear and simple to use format and I recommend to anyone who wants to teach children (or adults!) how to draw almost everything ;)

I can now draw!

This book will get even the most hopeless artist (me!) drawing within moments of opening it.
Upon receiving this book I jumped straight to the “How to Draw a Cat” page, and within moments had drawn a very acceptable cat simply by following the 3 stages pictures. I then went back to the beginning and followed the warm up exercises, gaining in confidence in drawing curves, squiggles etc.

The book suggests ballpoint pens are used, and explains the differences between pens, but I just use what coloured pencils I have to hand.
There are so many quick things to draw, animals, people, everyday stuff, decorative borders, celebrations etc, that there is really something here for everyone. Many of the drawings have basic instructions, and more detailed ones. Very little text, its all about following the drawing stages that are shown.

The drawings are quick and ideal for getting an idea across, or using as basic illustrations, or brightening up a card, letter, invitation etc. This book is not about how to produce fine artwork with perspectives etc, but everyone would be able to recognise my drawing as a cat (which in itself is astounding!).

5*s from me, as this book is fun, easy to follow and produces quick results using whatever pens and pencils you have to hand. I have been picking it up to relax for 5 minutes and learn to draw an animal or bird, and also used it for an afternoon of fun, learning to draw people doing all sort of actions. It is great for switching off from everything going on and concentrating the mind. Absolutely love it!

Are your kids looking to for a new activity while you're homeschooling them? Are you looking to incorporate a fun activity while babysitting? Perhaps you would even like to learn the art of drawing? Regardless of your reason, this is a fabulous book to get started.

All you need is a ballpoint pen in the size of your choosing. Techniques to cover lines, special effects, and mixing colors found in all the drawings are described with thorough examples at the beginning of the book. Once you have mastered the basics, prepare to dive into learning how to draw animals, people, everyday objects, as well as holiday and seasonal drawings.

What I love are the multitude of examples of how to incorporate those drawings into beautiful gifts that add a "WOW" factor found at the end of the book.

What are you waiting for? Grab this book, a pen, and let's get started!

Thank you to Six Pommes, Quarto Publishing Group, and NetGalley for this complimentary ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

A very cute, fun and whimsical guide to simple illustrations of a wide variety of items. This book seems to be aimed at kids, and there are a lot of good instructions which are very simple and easy to follow.
I really like the style in some of them that take a simple shape and the shape turns into two totally different drawings following a flow chart style guide, very clever. One issue is see is that it seems very much for children but has instructions on drawing a whiskey glass.. maybe make that ice tea or something.

This books is what the title says it is: How to draw almost everything. It's a very cute book with a lot of mini straight-forward drawing tutorials. I can see it being used at home as a fun activity for parents with their young child. I like the simple aspect of this book and how it packs a loooot of drawings in the book!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC :)

A fun how-to guide for simple line drawings of just about everything, as promised. This is perfect for someone who wants to learn how to create simple doodles of people, animals, vegetables, and so on.

Thanks to Quarto Publishing and NetGalley for an opportunity to preview an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

I love this book so much that I already ordered a copy along with some of the recommended pens. How to Draw Everything is a fun-filled, extremely appealing and inspiring book. If that’s not enough, it will actually teach you how to draw and provide you with tons of ideas. In fact, you will never be able to say “I don’t know what to draw” if you have this book in your possession!

The book is very cute with all sorts of little colored drawings throughout and is very consistent in showing the required steps. The emphasis is on basic shapes, which begin nearly every drawing. Some of the drawings are just adorable like a deer in a dress, a giraffe with a scarf and a dog with an umbrella! How to Draw Everything benefits from having six authors that are illustrators and have formal education.

After a brief review of pens, lines, color, basic shapes, and perspective plus some warm-up exercises, it’s time to start drawing. The book is divided into 5 sections - (1) Animals, (2) People, (3) Everyday Objects, (4) Patterns & Borders, and (5) Holidays & Seasonal. Each section is further divided into lessons ranging in number from 3 to 14. Also, there are a few special lessons in each section, many of which show you how to make your drawings unique. Between the lessons and special lessons, there is a grand total of 47, which should keep you busy for awhile.

The Animals and Everyday Objects are the largest sections with each including the most things to draw and the majority of lessons. Animals includes some unusual ones like an otter, chameleon, alpaca, woodpecker, and mysterious creatures. Everyday Objects include food, vehicles, flowers and household objects like scissors and a piano.

The Holiday and Seasonal section would be perfect for making cards and drawing messages. The book closes with an inspiration gallery. I highly recommend this book if you want to learn how to draw “almost everything” and have fun doing it!

I liked this book. You will find a part about ball-point pens in it, tips for one-, two- and three-color illustrations and many examples you can learn to draw.

This book is a simple step-by-step guide to drawing various animals, people, plants, food, and more. Many variations are added. Suitable for beginners.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this! All opinions are my own.

Good for Artistically Inclined and Those Who Aren’t

I don't consider myself particularly visually artistic. I'm more of a writer and a musician. Both my mother and sister have been blessed with the visual art gene, and I will admit to being a little jealous at times. So I am always drawn to books that mean to simplify drawing and other visual arts. I'm delighted to have found this book. I've always joked that my level of drawing is about at the stick-figure level. I almost feel like this book starts there but leads to much more interesting, though simple drawings. In other words, this product is perfect for someone like me, without much artistic talent. I also think this book would be perfectly fine if you're more artistically inclined than me, as the book does get into detailing things like features and looking at objects from different angles.

The book is divided into an introductory section that talks about different types of pens (with specific brand recommendations), shows the basic shapes that will be combined to make illustrations, and even starts you thinking about how to detail your illustrations. The illustration section is divided into animals, people, and objects. Each section has numbered lessons. Most illustrations are broken down into several steps, which is always helpful for a newbie. They also include a few bonus lessons scattered throughout, particularly about making characters in both the people and the object section as well as how to draw cute animals. The drawings the authors have you make are simple but convey precisely what they are in a few simple strokes. Because the authors advocate working gel ink pens, the step-by-step instructions don't have you erasing some of the lines of the basic shapes as you progress through the steps as many other illustration instruction books have you do. I liked that.

This book is definitely geared for adults or older teenagers. It isn't simple enough for younger children. All in all, I liked this book, and I thought it was a great introduction to drawing basic animals, people, and objects. If you're interested in drawing simple versions of these things, you may very well enjoy this book.

This was a super fun book. After looking through it and trying out some of the drawings I want to go back and find the volume 1.

A fun starter guide to basic doodles perfect for beginners! I found the designs to be kid-friendly and they covered so much more than basic flowers and animals. While the instructions were fairly simple to follow, occasionally one or two steps would be loaded with details and difficult. I liked the expansion into borders, frames, and text at the end, encouraging imagination and creative applications beyond the book. Although great for adults and teens, my elementary-aged children found it challenging without assistance. Overall, this would make a great addition for anyone parenting or working with kids.

* I received an ARC copy from #netgalley, all opinions expressed are my own.

Amazing resource! I have a few books on how to make kawaii drawings. This book is exhaustive, I can see it being the only one you need of its type. I haven't seen the first volume. I definitely want to work my way through this book to gain facility and confidence in adding visual punch to the everyday communication and occasional birthday card. I'm an abstract painter, and always admire the illustrator types. Highly recommend this book.

This a great way to elevate your doodling. I love the neat Asian animation Style to the doodling. This inspired med to get out my sketch book and give it a go. This will help my work Notes look more professional.

This book is brilliant. My daughter and I have had so much fun together learning to draw many differents objects and characters. It's brought easy joy and entertainment to lots of indoor time. The instructions are clear and easy to follow and once you've practiced with the guide of the book, your creativity takes over and you are off. Highly recommend!