Archives: Walter Foster Jr. Books
Few artistic subjects can compete with the vibrant, colorful splendor of the ocean and its inhabitants. Now kids can learn to re-create their own underwater world with the award-winning Sea Creatures, where they’ll find easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for drawing 25 different aquatic creatures of all shapes and sizes. Starting with basic shapes and following through to finished illustrations, kids can learn to re-create their own underwater world in no time at all! And fun facts about the featured animals provide additional entertainment along the way.
Now anyone can learn to draw 25 different breeds! Simple step-by-step instructions make it fun and easy to draw lifelike horses and ponies. Just start with basic shapes and follow the illustrated examples, and you'll be creating your own amazing masterpieces in no time.
Drawing is the cat’s meow! With the step-by-step, easy-to-follow instructions and full-color illustrations, any cat-lover can learn to draw 26 different lifelike kitties of all shapes and sizes. As kids follow along with the clear illustrations, they’ll learn to develop their drawings from basic shapes to finished masterpieces. And fun facts about the featured breeds add extra entertainment value. With the award-winning Cats & Kittens, kids will be drawing their own cattery full of cats and kittens in no time!
Start your engines! This award-winning book is the perfect choice for kids who want to learn how to draw all their favorite vehicles! Step-by-step, easy-to-follow illustrations guide kids through drawing 28 different cars and trucks of all shapes and sizes-starting with basic shapes and ending with lifelike finished drawings. Meanwhile, fun facts about the featured vehicles add extra entertainment value.
With Learn to Draw Disney’s Villains, young Disney fans will enjoy drawing the villainous characters everyone loves to hate from such favorite films as Toy Story, Cars, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, 101 Dalmatians, and many others.
This 144-page book features easy step-by-step instructions for drawing a wicked queen, an evil stepmother, a dark sorcerer, a devious, strawberry-scented bear and more than 25 more sinister Disney and Disney•Pixar characters. Inside are drawing projects for Captain Hook, Maleficent, the Queen of Hearts, Cruella De Vil, Ursula, Jafar, Scar, Zurg, and many more! All you'll need to start drawing are a few supplies. The easy-to-follow instructions in this book will guide you through each step, showing you how each step builds upon the last to create a finished piece of art.
You just need to grab a pencil and a piece of paper, and your copy of Learn to Draw Disney's Villains. Flip to the character you want to draw. You’ll draw the basic shapes shown in step one, and move on to step two, step three, and keep going! The new lines in each step are shown in blue, so you’ll know exactly what to draw. After adding all the details in each step, darken the lines you want to keep and erase the rest. Finally, add color to your drawing with felt-tip markers, colored pencils, watercolors, or acrylic paints.
Drawing tips from professional Disney artists are sprinkled throughout the pages to create a fun drawing experience for any Disney fan or aspiring artist. So grab your drawing pencils and paper and get ready to draw Disney villains!
Any horse-loving kid is sure to have a blast completing the equine-inspired activities in this I Love Horses! Activity Book. Inside, learn how to draw an array of favorite horse breeds by following easy, step-by-step instructions, increase your equine know-how with fun-fact trivia cards, get crafty, answer entertaining diary prompts, and do so much more!
First learn some horse breeds and then see how to draw 16 different horses starting with basic shapes and then following step by simple steps. Practice your drawings on scrap paper, and once you’ve mastered each breed, add a finished colored drawing to the sketch pad included with this book. With this book, you’ll be able to draw all these horses:
- Hackney Horse
- Pinto
- Noriker
- Hanoverian foal
- Morgan
- Thoroughbred
- Clydesdale
- Kathiawari
- Shetland Pony
- American Saddlebred
- Pony of the Americas
- Tennessee Walking Horse
- American Quarter Horse
- Highland pony
- Paso Fino
- Arabian
Then get out the scissors and glue for some horsey crafts! Or skip forward to play horse-themed games and puzzles, including a trivia quiz, a word search, a maze, and a crossword puzzle. Also enjoy the many other activities in this 112-page book, including a diary, sticker sheets, postcards to mail a friend, and paper horse dolls to play with.
Sure to provide hours of fun, I Love Horses! Activity Book is a must-have for all kids who love horses and ponies!
Any dog-loving kid is sure to have a tail-wagging good time completing the pooch-inspired activities in this I Love Dogs! Activity Book. Inside, learn how to draw an array of favorite dog breeds by following easy, step-by-step instructions, increase your canine know-how with fun-fact trivia cards, answer entertaining doggy diary prompts, learn how to make dog treats, and do so much more!
First learn the dog breeds in the Herding Group, Terrier Group, Sporting Group, Non-Sporting Group, Hound Group, Working Group, and the Toy Group. Then follow the step-by-step drawing projects to draw and color the following dogs:
- Great Dane
- Akita puppy
- Chihuahua
- Siberian Husky
- Pomeranian
- Parson Russell Terrier puppy
- Golden Retriever puppy
- Dachshund
- Dalmatian puppy
- Beagle
- Scottish Terrier
- Italian Greyhound
- Pug puppy
- English Springer Spaniel
Then get out the scissors and glue for some dog crafts! Or skip forward to play dog-themed games, including a dog trivia quiz, a word search, a maze, and a crossword puzzle. Also enjoy the many other activities in this 112-page book, including a dog diary, sticker sheets,postcards to mail a friend, and paper dog dolls to play with. Sure to provide hours of fun, I Love Dogs! Activity Book is a must-have for all dog-loving kids!
Bursting with activities, games, sticker sheets, paper cut-out activities, drawing projects, and fun facts, the I Love Cats! Activity Book provides hours of feline fun for cat-crazy kids!
Any cat-loving kid is sure to have a meow-velous time completing the kitty-inspired activities in the I Love Cats! Activity Book. Learn how to draw an array of your favorite cat breeds by following easy, step-by-step instructions, increase your feline know-how with fun-fact trivia cards, answer entertaining cat diary prompts, learn how to make a cat toy, and do so much more!
First learn some cat breeds, and then follow the step-by-step drawing projects to draw and color the following cats:
- Selkirk Rex Kitten
- Abyssinian Kitten
- Persian
- Egyptian Mau
- British Shorthair
- Maine Coon
- Ragdoll
- Manx
- Turkish Angora
- Russian Blue
- Norwegian Forest
- Scottish Fold
- Ocicat
- Korat
- Birman
- American Curl
- And learn fun facts about each cat breed along the way!
Then get out the scissors and glue for some cat crafts! Or skip forward to play kitty-themed games, including a cat trivia quiz, a word search, a maze, and a crossword puzzle. Also enjoy the many other activities in this 112-page book, including a cat diary, sticker sheets, postcards to mail a friend, and paper cat dolls to play with. Sure to provide hours of fun, the I Love Cats! Activity Book is a must-have for all kitty-loving kids!
Learn to Draw Disney Favorite Princesses helps young artists capture the likenesses of Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Ariel, Jasmine, Mulan, Pocahontas, and Tiana.
Whether she comes from a faraway land, a delightful castle, an enchanted wood, or under the sea, each princess featured in Learn to Draw Disney Favorite Princesses has her own special story about her journey to “happily ever after.” Now young princesses-in-training can imagine their own fairy tales while learning to draw their favorite Disney princesses. Also included are other characters from the time-cherished Disney movies that made these princesses legendary.
All you'll need to start drawing are a few art supplies. And the easy-to-follow instructions in this book will guide you through each step, showing you how each step builds upon the next to create a finished piece of art. You just need to grab a pencil, a piece of paper, and your copy of Learn to Draw Disney Favorite Princesses, and flip to the character you want to draw. You’ll draw the basic shapes shown in step one, and move on to step two, step three, and keep going! The new lines in each step are shown in blue, so you’ll know exactly what to draw. After adding all the details in each step, darken the lines you want to keep and erase the rest. Finally, add color to your drawing with felt-tip markers, colored pencils, watercolors, or acrylic paints.
Plus, learn some fun facts about the princesses as you learn to draw them. Included in this book are drawing projects for Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora from Sleeping Beauty, Tiana and Tiana as a frog, Naveen and Naveen as a frog, Louis, Ray, Ariel, Prince Eric, Sebastian, Flounder, Belle, the Beast, Jasmine, the Genie, Aladdin, Rapunzel, Flynn Rider, Pascal, Merida, Elinor the Bear, Mulan, and Pocahontas. Brief character descriptions and art instruction from professional Disney animators round out this exciting artistic adventure.
Young artists can learn to paint just like television’s favorite painter, Bob Ross, with these simple-to-follow lessons!
In the officially licensed Painting with Bob Ross for Kids, children discover how to create stunning natural landscapes such as “Happy Trees Along a Cabin Path,” “Surfing at Sunset,” and “Scenic Snowy Summit,” alongside a cartoon Bob Ross who encourages them at every step! The fun illustrations, easy instructions, and a lighthearted“happy accidents” approach make this subject matter enjoyable for young painters, regardless of skill level.
With step-by-step instructions by certified Bob Ross painting instructor Doug Hallgren, along with fun cartoons by illustrator Alfredo Intocci, Painting with Bob Ross for Kids teaches 10 classic Bob Ross paintings with kid-friendly painting techniques. This is twice as many painting projects—five more—than the Bob Ross for Kids: Happy Lessons in a Box painting kit (which includes supplies and a booklet containing instructions for five of the paintings).
While the lessons are aimed at children ages six to eight, anyone can enjoy them, even if you are only a kid at heart. With this book, youngsters can paint:
- A snowy mountain
- A desert landscape
- A beach at sunset
- A springtime waterfall
- And more!
First learn how to set up a painting studio, and then dive into any painting to start. Follow along, step by step, using the Bob Ross method, and see how easy and fun it is to paint!
For more than 40 years, Bob Ross has transformed TV viewers into painters. His Joy of Painting program is the most recognized, most watched TV art show in history. Millions of fans of all ages and from around the globe still relax and unwind with Bob’s gentle manner and encouraging words on television and online via Twitch and YouTube, captivated by the magic that takes place on canvas.