How To Draw by DK

How To Draw by DK is a step-by-step drawing book for children, created to build skills through guided activities, practical tips and prompts. With an interactive approach, it supports young artists as they learn, offering clear instructions that make it easy to follow along and practise as they go.

Covering a broad mix of subjects, it moves from funny people and dangerous dinosaurs to flowers and cartoons. Space to practise appears throughout the book, encouraging children to experiment with new ideas and develop their sketches over time, while exploring techniques such as shading, colour, story illustration and drawing comics.

Key details

• Author: DK
• Step-by-step drawing book for kids
• Includes practical tips, prompts and guided activities
• Space to practise sketching and drawing throughout
• Guides to drawing dogs and other animals in stages
• Introduces shading, colour, story illustration and drawing comics

Synopsis

How To Draw combines simple, encouraging instruction with step-by-step guides to help children draw a wide variety of subjects. Practical advice and prompts are supported by room to practise directly on the page.

As confidence grows, the book introduces ways to build on drawings using shading and colour, and explores different approaches including illustrating stories and learning how to draw comics.