Figure Drawing for Kids: A Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing People

by Angela Rizza

An easy guide to drawing people for budding artists ages 9 to 12

Grab a pencil and an eraser―it’s time to explore the world around you and illustrate the people in it! Featuring a step-by-step format for beginners, Figure Drawing for Kids is a great way to start sketching friends and family, pop culture icons, and epic superheroes―one simple exercise at a time.

Project-based activities―Learn how to draw people with 13 different projects that will advance your skills from basic shapes and shading to full, detailed illustrations.Guided practice―Explore essential drawing concepts like proportion, negative space, point of view, composition, and crosshatch, and practice with a range of human sizes, shapes, skin tones, and abilities.Bonus drawing tips―Learn to draw from life or a photograph, how to set up a model station, and how to complete your drawings with additional objects and landscape elements.

Dive in and let the doodling fun begin with this beginner’s guide to drawing for kids.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

104 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 24, 2019

Reviews

[Debbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an art instruction book for beginners at drawing (full-body) people. The targeted age range is 9 to 12 years old, but this book would be useful even for adults. Each chapter taught a new concept that built on the last, illustrated the instructions, then provided step-by-step demonstrations for a variety of figures for you to follow to practice of the concept. The author provided text directions along with each illustration in the first demonstration, then just provided the illustrations for you to follow. Each step-by-step demonstration had between five and seven steps that were broken down enough that they were easy to follow. Each chapter had about four step-by-step practice demonstrations.

The author started by explaining the basic shapes (the angles of the shoulders and hips, a stick outline with some basic shapes on it, and drawing an outline around that), getting the figure in proportion with itself, adding further detail to the outline by learning about underlying muscles, about negative space and the clothed outline of the body, how to draw a body in motion, and how to add point of view using a vanishing point and how to draw a foreshortened figure. The author went on to explain shading, where to put features on the face, adding a background scene, drawing from a photo, drawing someone inside who models for you, drawing people that you observe in public, and adding color to the graphite or ink picture. I felt the author did a good job of explaining the various concepts and showing how to do them. Overall, I recommend this book to any beginners at figure drawing.

I received a review copy of this book from the publisher.

[Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I chose to read this book after receiving a free copy from Callisto Publisher’s Club. All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased.

Although it says that this book is for ages 9-12, I think that teens and adults would benefit more unless the 9-12-year-old has some artistic talent. I have no artistic talent, and I practiced on the first activity for quite a while. I still have a lot of work to do, but I’m going to learn how to draw a person no matter how long it takes!

Not only does Figure Drawing for kids teach how to draw people, but it goes into the details of how to show movement, make a scene, draw faces and much more. Shading is discussed also. It has always fascinated me how an artist knows how to use shading to make an illustration look completely different.

I recommend Figure Drawing for Kids for anyone of any age who wants to learn more about drawing people.

[Kailey (Luminous Libro) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book gives step-by-step instructions for sketching and drawing the human figure, beginning with basic shapes, proportions, and teaching how to draw movement and add shading. All the example drawings and instructions are appropriate for this age level, and full of fun and useful information!

I like that there is not a ton of fancy equipment required to do the drawings and sketches in this book. Simple pencils, fine-point ink pens, nice colored pencils, and a basic sketchpad are all you need.

I think this book would really spark the imagination of a young person interested in drawing, and give them some excellent guidance.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.

[Keesa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the fact that the book is simple, straightforward, and easy to follow. I do think that the author could have perhaps emphasized a bit more the necessity of constant practice in order to achieve the desired results each step of the way. As an adult (and as an adult whose mother was an art teacher) I know the importance of daily practice and repeating the same movements over and over and over again in order to become good at them, but a kid might become discouraged when their first attempts aren't magically as good as the examples in the book.

[Witch-at-Heart · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book says it is for ages 9-12 but I think that teens and adults would easily be able to use this book successfully.

It is a fantastic reference guide and seems a bit advanced for a 9 year old but proper technique is important. Drawing people is not easy.

Figure Drawing for kids goes into the details of drawing movement, shading, faces and so much more.

I recieved this book from Calisto Publishing and Rockridge Press for an honest review.

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book to learn how to draw people, whatever your age.
Do you know how to draw people? Why not try it in 2020? Whatever your age, Figure Drawing for Kids: A Step-by-Step Guide for Drawing People is a great tool to start.

The only problem I find in this book is that it’s presented as a book for 9-12 kids. Actually, I believe many adults who want to draw could definitely benefit from it!
It is so well done, so clear, and with awesome tips.

see my full review here: https://wordsandpeace.com/2020/01/10/...

[K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bought for my daughter, and she loves it.

[E.Elia · Rating 5 out of 5]

i read this book as a subscriber of kindle unlimited .. book is good for beginners

[Renee Knoblauch · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book intrigued me for my teenage son who enjoys drawing. He wants to go a bit more advanced in his drawings. It guides you in the basic steps for drawing people. It has all types of bodies. A lot of variety to try out. It goes over grid placement, shapes to form the bodies, shading, point of view, and even lots of practice pages.

The book breaks down the drawings in steps usually around 5-6 steps. The book says it’s for 9-12. I’m not an artist and from my viewpoint I would say the age is probably teens and up. Of course any younger kids who already are budding artist could jump right in.

I really appreciated how the figures start out with more advanced stick figures and builds upon itself.

I thought that the author explained the methods easily. I have picked up some drawing books that use to many terms or techniques that made learning hard for kids.

I received a copy of this product from Callisto Publisher's in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review