Draw 50 Outer Space: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Astronauts, Rockets, Space Stations, Planets, Meteors, Comets, Asteroids, and More

by Lee J. Ames, Erin Harvey

Overview

Part of the best-selling Draw 50 series this step-by-step guide to sketching and rendering astronauts, planets, asteroids, comets, spaceships, space stations, and other elements related to outer space exploration is for artists of all levels.

In this new installment of Lee J. Ames's beloved Draw 50 series, readers will find easy-to-follow, step-by-step lessons for outer space drawing. In each lesson, six wordless steps provide everything needed to master drawing all kinds of planets, moons, comets, and meteors, as well as astronauts, rockets, spaceships, and other aspects—both natural and manmade—related to charting the cosmos.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780399580192
Publisher:	Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Publication date:	07/25/2017
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	326,919
Product dimensions:	8.43(w) x 10.87(h) x 0.21(d)
Age Range:	10 - 13 Years

About the Author

LEE J. AMES began his career at Walt Disney Studios and taught at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and Dowling College on Long Island, New York. He directed his own advertising agency and illustrated more than 150 books, ranging from preschool picture books to postgraduate textbooks. A prolific author of more than thirty Draw 50 books, Ames died at the age of 90 in 2011. ERIN HARVEY is an artist who works primarily in pencils, charcoals, oils, and pen and ink. She lives outside Atlanta with her husband, Ben, and their two children.

Editorial Reviews

10/15/2017
This 100 percent visual drawing guide presents 50 different sequential drawing exercises of outer space-related subjects: galaxies, planets, moons, various spacecraft and satellites, astronauts in a number of activities, comets, meteor, and more. Each exercise starts with a rough sketch in blue lines, with more blue-lined detail building in a few successive steps, leading to a final drawing shaded in black pencil. Readers can copy each step to arrive at their own version of each illustration, embellishing it with ink or color if they choose, and are encouraged to approach the exercises according to their interests rather than from front to back of the book. VERDICT Although this guide is ideal for children and young adults, artistically inclined readers of any age who are intrigued by space exploration will be entertained.

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