A rt from 8 simple geometric shapes Rosa M.Curto Includes a shape ruler
A rt from 8 simple geometric shapes Rosa M.Curto
SUMMARY Half circle, Lots of ideas with 8 geometric shapes Triangle, Square, Equilateral & isosceles Circle, Half oval, Rectangle, 7 Oval, 8 Trapezoid, 78 Other shapes, 8 Small circle, rhomboid, hexagon, star and combinations A bunch of ideas, 9
Turning the shapes Half turn! You can draw the same shape in two, or even more, positions. Here are a few examples, and you ll find many more as you keep turning the pages. Let s try a quarter turn!
Half circle A coffee mug A slice of watermelon A boat And half turn! A girl s hat 7
The waning moon Put it on its end A flower A mushroom A slice of lemon 8 9
Now, in steps Turn it upside down A basket of fruit A ladybug To draw the ladybug s wings, draw a curved line on her body. Did you know all insects have six legs? 0
Let s go! 7steps A whale A table lamp If you want your whale to look like it s in the water, tilt the shape back a little bit. 7 7
A chicken A car Upside down! Can we do it in 8steps? 7 8 7 8
Circle An apple A cherry A flower A Christmas ornament Nature is full of round shapes. Look around and try to spot some more. A balloon An orange 7
A ball The Sun A tree A spider Look at how many ways you can draw the Sun. Try to invent one more! 8 9
Happy How are you feeling? Calm Sad Mad Expressing your mood isn t hard with a little practice. Give it a try! 0
Funny faces All in steps
A bunch of round heads It s your turn! What other head shots did you think up? Which one looks most like you? Accessories give your character a lot of personality, so try adding different hats, scarves, glasses
A hot-air balloon An earthworm Easy, in just steps many circles do you see on our worm? 7How Don t forget its cheeks! 7 7 7
A cat A bear A dog A rabbit 8 9
Some more animals A bat A bird on a branch 7 7 Now in 8steps 8 0
Let s go! 9steps An alarm clock A snail Add the bell To make the snail s home, just draw a spiral inside the circle. 7 8 9 7 8 9
A fish A dragon Try it now with a dinosaur 7 8 9 Draw some little bubbles of air with small circles. 7 8 9
Half oval A jellyfish A wool cap So easy in steps A bell A little cake Personalize your creations by coloring them with your favorite colors. 7
A beetle An igloo A lamp A strainer And half turn! 8 9
And now in steps Turn it again! An egg cup A big straw hat 0
A teapot An octopus Turn it again Are you getting dizzy? There are other animals with lots of tentacles you can draw Can you think of any? Can you think of other objects with handles?
An egg laying hen An elephant Try it in 7steps! Can you draw the same elephant, but from the back? We bet you can! 7 7
A bottle of perfume An owl Don t forget the details! 7 If you draw the wings outside the body shape, he ll look like he s about to take off flying. 7 7
Oval A sheep A crab How about in steps? With this same oval shape, you can draw most four-legged animals you see on a farm. 8 9
Now in And after a half turn? 7steps A hedgehog A bear Hedgehogs have 00 to 700 quills, but don t worry; you don t have to draw them all 7 7 0
A penguin A parrot 7 Add ice for the ground To draw your parrot from the side, just draw her beak on the side of her head. And one eye too, of course! 7
A turtle A mouse Try it in 8steps 7 8 7 8
Equilateral triangle A pyramid A teepee A tent A pennant 7
Turn it upside down! A triangle An iris A cold drink A house 8 9
Isosceles triangle A rocket An ice-cream cone In just steps Shooting into the sky 0
Looking right A Christmas tree Fish bones
A wedge of cheese A sandwich Sweet or salty? The holes help you make your cheese look different than for example a slice of lemon pie.
Square A pot A note pad A present A coal car Make your wrapping paper special. Who is your present for? 7
A cardboard box A watering can Should we try it in 7 7steps? You can make all different sizes of boxes just by changing the length of the sides. 7 Add some flowers, using ovals and circles 8 9
A purse A jack-in-the-box 7 We joined three geometric shapes to make this purse. Can you see them all? 7 Did he scare you? 70 7
Rectangle A towel And half turn! A birthday cake A train car An envelope 7 7
Let s go! steps A building A traffic light Okay! Turn it again A few rectangles and squares are all you need to construct your building. 7 7
A reindeer A tiger With yellow construction paper and scissors, you can make a really awesome greeting card. So easy in Be creative and try drawing Santa s sleigh! 7steps 7 7 7 77
Trapezoid A cupcake A candle A planter A flan 78 79
A tower A bucket Are we on the beach? And now in steps Instead of a fish, you could draw a mushroom on your bucket (page 8) And where would you take your bucket now? 80 8
A shark A shovel Don t be afraid! We use shovels to dig up the earth in the garden. You can make lots of vegetables with geometric shapes! 8 8
Now in 7steps An inkpot A boat Go into your kitchen and look for pots and bottles and cans with different shapes We bet there s a lot! 7 7 8 8
Small circle Bubbles A radish Tomatoes on the vine A lollipop A bunch of grapes A ring 8 87
Rhomboid A box with a lid A book A domino Practice perspective and you can learn to draw lots of the objects you see around you. 88 89
Hexagon and star A magic wand A kite Stars Honeycomb If you make a background full of stars, you ll have drawn a piece of the Universe 90 9
Combinations Funny robots Why not try drawing a few robots by playing around with different shapes? 9 9
A bunch of ideas 9 9
Text and illustrations: Rosa M. Curto Design and layout: Estudi Guasch, S.L. Gemser Publications, S.L. 0 El Castell, 8 089 Teià (Barcelona, Spain) www.mercedesros.com ISBN: XXX-XX-XXXXX-XX-X Printed in China All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microfilm, xerography, or any other means, or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, without the written permission of the copyright owner.