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100 Things You Love to Draw

Name: 100 Things You Love to Draw
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781419776168
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Creating Your Artistic Voice

By John Hendrix

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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"... Read More

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Description

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

INFORMATION

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

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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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