Gadgets and Gizmos

Dare to Draw in 3-D #4

by Mark Kistler

Get SECRET TIPS from a pro! Learn how to draw three-dimensional cartoons of strange ships, radical robots, and imaginative inventions with Public Television's popular artist for kids--Mark Kistler!

Draw cool cartoons that POP off the page!

Attention future cartooning geniuses! Whether you're a complete beginner or an old pro, popular TV cartoonist Mark Kistler can teach you how to draw goofy cartoon gadgets and gizmos in three dimensions. With his easy-to-follow steps and secret tips, you'll be cartooning strange ships, radical robots, and imaginative inventions in no time-like Total Tech Transport, Robot Rex, Rivet the Rocking Horse, Hovering Hippo, and Pipe Pet!

So get out some paper, grab a pencil, and get ready to draw in 3-D!

40 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2003

About the author

Mark Kistler teaches art. He has run thousands of elementary school workshops, written art books, and starred in the public television series The Secret City, The Draw Squad, The New Secret City Adventures, and the Emmy-Award-winning Imagination Station, all teaching art.

[author photo credit: Lois Bernstein]

Reviews

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

I used this book to help a young man with a science fair experiment involving magnetic levitation and suspension. The book had all kinds of interesting little projects in it. I would highly recommend it for grade school to high school science projects, provided that you can get the book cheaply. The author was paid to help design experiments and to write the book by two suppliers of kids science gear, and the references to those two suppliers abound in the book ("... and you can get this * at..."). There are several additional places where one can get the supplies necessary for these experiments, so, if you decide to use this book for science fair projects, shop around.