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100 Things You Love to Draw
Creating Your Artistic Voice
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A companion to Drawing Is Magic: Discovering Yourself in a Sketchbook, this playful and motivational sketchbook from New York Times bestselling author-artist John Hendrix will inspire creativity in artists of any age or experience levelHave you ever wanted to draw but fear of being "bad" kept...
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A companion to Drawing Is Magic: Discovering Yourself in a Sketchbook, this playful and motivational sketchbook from New York Times bestselling author-artist John Hendrix will inspire creativity in artists of any age or experience level
Have you ever wanted to draw but fear of being "bad" kept you from even trying? Or you have no idea where to start? Good news: There is no "wrong" way to draw!
Blending drawing prompts, visual metaphors, and entertaining games, award-winning and bestselling illustrator John Hendrix will help you build an expansive list of 100 things and more that you love to draw-and to unlock your boundless imagination.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781419776168
Publisher: Abrams
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 29 October 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Illustration: Two-color illustrations throughout
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 191.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 160
About the Author
John Hendrix is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator. His books include the Eisner-nominated graphic novel The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis; The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler, an NPR Best Book; Drawing Is Magic: Discovering Yourself in a Sketchbook; and many others. Hendrix is the Kenneth E. Hudson Professor of Art and founding chair of the MFA in illustration and visual culture program at the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. He lives in Webster Groves, Missouri.
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