Ed Emberley's Fingerprint Drawing Book

by Ed Emberley, Ed Emberley (Illustrator)

Overview

Learn to draw frogs, trains, flowers, clowns, dragons, and more in this how-to-draw book by drawing master Ed Emberley!

Using fingerprints and a few dots, scribbles, and lines, Ed Emberley shows would-be artists how to make all sorts of pictures. This classic book is packed with cool things that kids really want to draw. Easy and fun, the book provides hours of art-full entertainment.

Over 2 million Ed Emberley drawing books sold!
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316789691
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	06/22/2005
Edition description:	repackaged
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.25(d)
Age Range:	7 - 18 Years

About the Author

Ed Emberley is the illustrator and author of over 80 books, including the bestselling Go Away, Big Green Monster! and his enormously popular Drawing Book series. He has received many awards and accolades, including a Caldecott Honor in 1967 and a Caldecott Medal in 1968. Ed lives in Ipswich, Massachusetts, with his family. You can visit him online at edemberley.com.

Editorial Reviews

"A step-by-step approach to drawing for beginners...even very young children can enjoy a simple art adventure."—School Library Journal

“With ten fingers, an ink pad, and a few quick pen lines, Emberley shows how to create animals, flowers, food, landscapes, and people…persistent readers will be rewarded.”—Horn Book

Praise for additional Ed Emberley drawing books:

“Emberley invites junior cartoonists to take off on their own from the basics he supplies, and he makes it seem so easy and enjoyable that they're bound to go on to more creative doodling.”
 —Kirkus Reviews

“Step-by-step drawings of trains and trucks fill this book like the ultimate traffic jam….Any child with a fondness for the subject matter, a box of markers, and plenty of blank paper will be well rewarded.”—Horn Book

“Will please young artists fascinated by cars and trains, and die-hard Emberley fans will enjoy the funny embellishments.”—Booklist Reviews

"Anyone can be an artist with Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Trucks and Trains."—Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

Ed Emberley adds to his popular drawing books series with his paper-over-board Ed Emberley's Fingerprint Drawing Book. An opening spread describes the necessary "ingredients" for using fingertips as paintbrushes (inkpads, poster paints, food coloring, etc.); in the following spreads, Emberley leads by example, adding one element at a time to show how to make a frog, for instance, or a bumblebee in "The Garden" or animals and birds in subsequent spreads. He also offers ideas for seasons, holidays and feelings. ( Apr.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

K-Gr 3-A step-by-step approach to drawing for beginners and those who are artistically challenged. Each figure introduced can be made with a basic fingerprint or more, and then lines and dots are placed beneath the form to take budding artists to a complete picture. It is so easy to do that even very young children can enjoy a simple art adventure. A brief introduction refers readers to various ink pads, paints, and markers. Emberley also suggests using vegetables or gum-rubber erasers in addition to or instead of fingers. By dipping a finger into an ink pad, a basic form is made from which animals, bean buddies, clowns, and objects can be portrayed. The author then moves readers into general scenarios such as "The Garden" and "The Pond." He includes ways of showing emotions, holiday symbols, and a sketchbook full of supplemental ideas. The section devoted to advanced fingerprinting has slightly more difficult projects without step-by-step instructions. Emberley's books are especially valuable to nonartistic adults who want uncomplicated projects to do with children. This book is similar to Ed Emberley's Great Thumbprint Drawing Book (Little, Brown, 1977), but the addition of color fingerprints makes it visually more appealing.-Ilene Abramson, Los Angeles Public Library Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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