1. Shape Drawing Challenge
The featured book leaves the finished subject open, with repeated shapes and illustrated possibilities.
Starting action: Find different interpretations of repeated starting shapes. Guidance: All ages.
10 Books for Faces, Expressions and Shape Characters
A face can change the interpretation of an outline. Compare that invention choice with three expression collections across methods.
Why these books belong together
These are character art activities, not promises about emotional development.
This is a publisher’s selection from Kevin Coulston’s catalog, not an independent review or sales ranking. Numbers help browsing. Shape Drawing Challenge is the open-ended title; its companions retain their own formats.
2. How to Draw: Silly Faces
Silly Faces focuses attention on the way a cartoon expression develops.
Starting action: Build the demonstrated character through six illustrated stages. Guidance: Ages 5+.
3. Trace Then Color: Silly Faces
Silly Faces lets a tracing fan follow expressive outlines.
Starting action: Follow the printed character lines, then choose colors. Guidance: Ages 3+.
4. Draw by Grid: Silly Faces
Silly Faces in the grid series makes expressions into reference-copying tasks.
Starting action: Copy a divided reference into matching drawing squares. Guidance: Ages 5+.
5. How to Draw: Goofy Faces
Goofy Faces shows exaggerated expressions developing through illustrated stages.
Starting action: Build the demonstrated character through six illustrated stages. Guidance: Ages 5+.
6. Trace Then Color: Goofy Faces
Goofy Faces supplies expression outlines to trace and finish in color.
Starting action: Follow the printed character lines, then choose colors. Guidance: Ages 3+.
7. Draw by Grid: Goofy Faces
Goofy Faces in the grid edition turns expressions into a visual-reference task.
Starting action: Copy a divided reference into matching drawing squares. Guidance: Ages 5+.
8. How to Draw: Grumpy Faces
Grumpy Faces builds a particular kind of expression through successive additions.
Starting action: Build the demonstrated character through six illustrated stages. Guidance: Ages 5+.
9. Trace Then Color: Grumpy Faces
Grumpy Faces supplies a particular cartoon mood in tracing outlines.
Starting action: Follow the printed character lines, then choose colors. Guidance: Ages 3+.
10. Draw by Grid: Grumpy Faces
Grumpy Faces in the grid method invites close looking at expression references.
Starting action: Copy a divided reference into matching drawing squares. Guidance: Ages 5+.
Choose the task before ordering
Compare the four drawing approaches and try a real sample or a clearly labeled website practice page. The subject and the starting action both matter.
Keep the next idea open
Shape Drawing Challenge gives artists 16 repeated beginnings, six illustrated examples per shape, and room for 480 independently chosen drawings.