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Ralph Masiello's Ocean Drawing Book

Name: Ralph Masiello's Ocean Drawing Book
Author: Ralph Masiello
ISBN: 9781570915307

by Ralph Masiello

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Synopsis

Young artists will want to grab a pencil and take the plunge to learn how to draw sea creatures of all shapes and sizes. In easy-to-follow steps and clear diagrams, beloved author/illustrator Ralph Masiello shows kids how to create and draw detailed aquatic flora and fauna. From clams to seaweed, sharks to moray eels, kids will love learning how to bring an entire underwater world to life. With just a few steps beginning artists can draw a humpback whale from head to fluke. Extra bonus steps are included for artists at any level. Go ahead—make a splash with your drawings!

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Children's Literature - Michele Tremaine

Ralph Masiello is a successful illustrator, with many books to his credit. Nevertheless, this volume does not quite live up to its promise, which presumably is to help children learn how to draw ocean creatures. Masiello's "instruction" consists largely of having the reader apparently make slow contour drawings of each of his subjects, following the author's pencil lines fairly exactly. Lively, full-color finished drawings are included with each subject, and while Masiello helpfully notes what medium he's used to render his artwork, he doesn't include any technical advice on how to use any of the media he suggests. I'm not sure that youngsters would get more out of following the elaborate "step-by-step" images than they would simply tracing the finished drawings, not a particularly inspiring instructional method. The pictures are great, but the book as a teaching tool leaves much to be desired.