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Learn to Draw with Simple Shapes!This easy-to-follow book shows you step by step how to create150 fantastic drawings, starting with just a circle, a square, or atriangle. Drawing has never been so easy, or so much fun!Chris Hart is the world’s best-selling author of how-to-draw books.

AGES 4 AND UP ART • DRAWING

Watch asa circlebecomesa roly-polypanda...

Create Cartoon Characters with Circles, Squares &Triangles

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...a squareturns into ascary monster...

Drawing Shape by Shape

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Create Cartoon Characters withCircles, Squares &Triangles

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Drawing Shape by Shape

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What’s Inside

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Let's Get Started 6

Draw a Circle 8

Draw a Square 68

Draw a Triangle 128

Put It All Together! 188Index 189

Cut & Trace Templates 191

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Let’s get startedWelcome, artists!

In this book, I’m going to show you the easiest way to draw.

By starting with just a circle (or a square or triangle) and

adding to it bit by bit, you will be able to draw all

kinds of cute animals and crazy cartoon characters.

All you need to start is a pencil and some paper. You can use

a drawing pad or sketchbook or just some scrap paper.

It’s easy to make mistakes when you’re drawing.

To get rid of any errors, just rub them out with an eraser.

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If you need a little help drawing your circles, squares,

and triangles, there are templates in the back of the book.

Just cut them out with scissors (ask Mom or Dad to help)

and trace around the shapes with your pencil.

To add some color to your finished drawing, you can use crayons,

markers, or colored pencils, like I did for this book. Remember that the

more you practice drawing, the easier it will get. So grab a

pencil and some paper and start creating!

Happy Drawing!Chris Hart

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Can you draw a ? Then you can draw anything!

Would you like to draw a playful ? How about a

from another planet? Or a swashbuckling ?

You’ll learn how to draw all of them,

plus a beautiful , a wiggly ,

and lots more cool characters and silly animals.

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black belt

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hungry mouse

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zebra

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sQUare

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Now let’s see what you can make out of a ! How about a

cuddly ? Or maybe a blasting into space? Have you

ever wanted to draw a fire-breathing ? You’ll soon be

drawing all of these fun cartoons plus a grumpy ,

a caped , and so much more!

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home sweet home

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baby gator

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Even a can become lots of different wacky characters

and cute animals! Would you like to draw a sweet little ?

How about a with magical powers? Or a futuristic ?

You’ll soon be able to draw all of them, plus a prickly

, a kooky , and lots more

funny characters and crazy animals.

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wizard

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skateboard boy

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