Doodle Studio [Hardcover]

Trula Magruder (Editor), Amanda Haley (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Learn to draw darling doodles or simple scenes with fun, step-by-step directions. Discover how to turn a heart into a hound, a four into a flamingo, and letters into much more! Plus, use the supplies inside to show off your best doodles on T-shirts, stickers, magnets, and more. There's so much you can do with doodles by you!

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Packed with sticker sheets, magnets, bookmarks and iron-on transfer paper for making custom T-shirts, the American Girl Doodle Studio kit, illus. by Amanda Haley, encourages doodling for all occasions. A guidebook contains easy-to-follow instructions for creating more than 100 drawings; and a "Doodle Diary" provides a place for preserving one's work.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: American Girl; Book and Access edition (March 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158485507X
• ISBN-13: 978-1584855071
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 10.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for almost any age, February 13, 2004

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F. Chua "fbc7330" (Union, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doodle Studio (Hardcover)

I'm 25 years old and have been drawing and doodling since I was a child. I tended to draw things somewhat realistically and saved whimsical doodles for school notebooks and personal affects. This book proves how whimsical drawings are very appropriate for professional print, web publishing, greeting cards, and art. They allow the reader to develop their own style, while teaching fundamentals and many styles. Examples in the book are taught step-by-step in about three or four simple steps at most. Sophistication can be added with scenery, color, paint style, line style, and other stylization. This book also provides a good basis for vector art on a computer. I've currently been using Adobe Illustrator software, for my own drawings- drawing in black ink on one layer, and copying and pasting the same thing on a layer below. Then I reverse everything on the bottom layer so that there are no longer outlines, but filled shapes, and change the color of each shape accordingly, and slightly distort them so that they appear slightly offset or jiggled. This creates a nice effect. For drawing on paper I like using Millenium brand pens, as they don't smear and are pretty waterproof. This creates a great line so that if watercolors are used, the ink outline won't run. I commend the author and throroughly enjoyed the book. The accessories that come with the book are great but I mostly use the book for vector art to print. I highly recommend this book for those who desire inspiration, are afraid to make mistakes in drawing, or who wish to add personal flair to greeting cards and other media.

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect gift idea!, December 23, 2011

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Amanda Yenzer - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Doodle Studio (Hardcover)

I bought this book as a Christmas gift for my 8 year old. When I received it, I was amazed at how many items it shows you how to draw and that it is all done with 4 easy to follow steps. I know she's going to love this!