Drawing in 3-D

by Mark Kistler

Hey, kids!
If you liked learning the basics of three-dimensional drawing from Mark Kistler in his books Draw Squad and Imagination Station, you'll love his new book, Drawing in 3-D with Mark Kistler. Featuring a fun, action-filled tale about a family of lovable characters struggling through a series of breathtaking discoveries and hilarious adventures, Drawing in 3-D with Mark Kistler is all you need -- along with a sharpened pencil, a ready imagination, and Mark Kistler's Drawing in 3-D Wacky Workbook -- to draw cool creatures and awesome objects such as:

Atomic Androids, Big Bug-Eyed Birds, and Colossal Castles
Daring Driving Dogs, Early Egyptian Sphinx, and Kissing Kangaroos
Magnificent Macaroni, Peaceful Pelicans, and Zapping Zombies

...as well as your own favorite fantasies and imagined adventures!

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Drawing

288 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1998

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

[Alix · Rating 3 out of 5]

Purchased as a gift I flipped through this. Familiar with his TV Show I was curious. This isn't a bad book, but its not a great either. It suffers from the problem most "learn to" books do of a clear step one and two or three, than a completed drawing with no in-between instructions/ directions/ example etc. I fear it will be frustrating for the beginner recipient. I also purchased the workbook but its basically a book with large bkank squares blocked off for attempting the individual lessons. I would suggest any of his "Learn to Draw in 30 Minutes series instead.

[PottWab Regional Library]

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[Carol Mann Agency]

If you liked learning the basics of three-dimensional drawing from Mark Kistler in his books Draw Squad and Imagination Station, you'll love his new book, Drawing in 3-D with Mark Kistler. Featuring a fun, action-filled tale about a family of lovable characters struggling through a series of breathtaking discoveries and hilarious adventures, Drawing in 3-D with Mark Kistler is all you need -- along with a sharpened pencil, a ready imagination, and Mark Kistler's Drawing in 3-D Wacky Workbook -- to draw cool creatures and awesome objects such as:
Atomic Androids, Big Bug-Eyed Birds, and Colossal Castles
Daring Driving Dogs, Early Egyptian Sphinx, and Kissing Kangaroos
Magnificent Macaroni, Peaceful Pelicans, and Zapping Zombies...as well as your own favorite fantasies and imagined adventures!

[Anna Richland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shows you how to draw a bird's eye city view just like the view from the glass floor at Chicago's Willis Tower! My linear, orderly son (who doesn't consider himself to be creative) is enjoying using this book for our Friday "free draw" lessons. The Billions of Blocks exercise on p. 64 is wonderful example of how to draw a bird's eye view of skyscrapers and city streets. We used graph paper to help with shapes and lines, and my son used a ruler to extend his building edges to the dot in the middle of the intersection - he was very pleased with his result, and gained a lot of confidence. Recommend highly for children ready to follow instructions independently to learn how to draw.

[Theo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picked this up after finishing Mark's "You can draw in 30 days". Is a great continuation of the 30 day book, giving plenty of stepped exercises to continue practicing. Not a book for complete beginners as only quickly goes over some of the fundamentals and I found some of the steps to be to big (from picture to picture).

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun