How to Draw Disney-Pixar Finding Nemo [Paperback]

The Disney Storybook Artists (Author), Nancy Parent (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: DMA LearntoDraw Books

'Anyone who wants to venture into and explore the world of cartooning and animation will love this fun, easy-to-follow guide. Learn to Draw Finding Nemo is a fabulous adventure about a father clownfish crossing the ocean to save his only son from captivity in a fish tank. And in this book, professional Disney/Pixar artists provide step-by-step instructions for re-creating the characters from this fantastic animated movie, including Nemo, Marlin, Dory, Crush, and Bruce. The book introduces interesting facts about the film as it explores how to create these beloved animated characters in a variety of poses and moods.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Walter Foster (January 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560106891
• ISBN-13: 978-1560106890
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #752,553 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #26 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Arts & Photography > Graphic Design > Printmaking

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nemo Artistry, August 15, 2003

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TerryT (OK, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Draw Disney-Pixar Finding Nemo (Paperback)

Even though I have already drawn good pictures of the Nemo characters, I bought this book to see if it would help me improve, and I also hoped it would assist my friends and family (who are a bit artistically challenged, yet still love Nemo). "How to Draw Finding Nemo" is a very cleverly written book, from Marlin's point of view, and he describes each character (as well as the entire movie plot) quite perfectly.

The first day I got this book (today), I drew and colored 24 good pictures of the Nemo characters. Each one is illustrated in detail and various poses, with helpful tips and hints. The book includes Nemo, Marlin, Dory, the sharks, Nemo's school friend trio, and the whole Tank Gang. It's only missing the turtles, for some reason. Anyway, it is a very nice drawing book.

Like any "how to draw" book, you may find it alot easier to draw without all those annoying 'guidelines' that you need to erase. But unlike most "how to draw" books, this one makes it EASY to follow each step individually and come out with a great drawing! Hey, I'm 16 and use it...this is NOT just for eight year olds!

My recommendations when using this book? First of all, USE IT. Don't just buy it, flip through, and never draw any of the pictures. It shows you how to do so quite simply. I know it's cheap. But still, use the thing! For instance, you may find Sheldon, as I did, easier to draw from his final result (all those little lines on his head are complex.) For another, they lie only once in this book. Jacques, it says, is half the size of Nemo? No, that's impossible. Jacques MUST BE BIGGER than Nemo (just a bit, as in the film), or he would also be able to fit inside the filter.

More examples you wish? I shall gladly oblige! Gill is alot of fun to draw. So is Bloat--you can make him inflated or deflated! Bubbles is a ton of fun because once you get the hang of him, you can make various cute poses! Deb is tricky because you must draw her whispering to her reflection/sister, Flo. Gurgle, the "fish after Marlin's own heart," is also alot of fun and fairly simple: just watch the diamond pattern, it's a bit tricky. I found a flat, head-on Peach difficult, but the shaded picture you can draw of her peeling off the tank glass is VERY COOL! The sharks do not look much like themselves in this book, sadly...except for Chum, he's ok. Anchor is kind of tough to draw, even though he looks simple, for they've given him a humpback. Bruce looks like a meat cleaver.

Tad and Sheldon come out nicely if you draw them properly. And Pearl is THE EASIEST character of all to draw, bar none. She is good for the absolute beginning child artist. The other nice thing I noticed about this book is that, unlike other "how to draw" books, it doesn't keep hammering over and over: "It's YOUR drawing! Make it unique!" and such. Yes, you SHOULD make your drawing personal, but...it's more important that you make it look like what it IS, AND have your own style. Accomplish first the task of making it look good and distinguishable. Then get fancy, if you please. I read this other "how to draw" book, and it must have said "It's YOUR drawing!" at least 25 times! I KNOW it's my drawing. It serves to make readers feel embarrassed/ashamed/harrassed/pressured about their artwork! Marlin makes gentle suggestions. Overall, this book is great for providing hours of entertainment!

4.0 out of 5 stars cute but for older kids..., March 25, 2008

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Susan Jaramillo "susan Jaramillo" (new york, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Draw Disney-Pixar Finding Nemo (Paperback)

i bought this for my niece who was 6 and really into Nemo...the projects were a little to hard for her. my nephew who was 10 could do it, but he was not into Nemo...Would be good if Disney made simpler versions of these books for smaller kids more likely to be bigger fans...

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Didn't work, husband fixed problem, August 6, 2009

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User "DebJon" (Chico, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Finding Nemo (Play-A-Sound) (Hardcover)

I've read the other responses to this book and I believe they are talking about a drawing book. The book we received was as the picture showed, Finding Nemo (play-a-sound). When we received the book it didn't play sounds. My husband took it apart and ended up putting a piece of aluminum foil between the contacts where the batteries insert. It works great now, but was definitely not working when received. The sounds and animation in the book are just ok. My daughter loves it, though, because she it really into Nemo right now.