How to Draw Insects

This easy-to-follow guide makes it simple for youngsters — and aspiring artists of all ages — to create recognizable likenesses of 30 different insects. By following clear, step-by-step illustrations, nature artists will learn how to use circles, ovals, and other shapes to draw simple, lifelike portraits of a grasshopper, monarch butterfly, tarantula, caterpillar, cicada, praying mantis, walkingstick, scorpion, yellow jacket wasp, carpenter ant, Japanese beetle, moth, firefly, centipede, termite, and other insects. These fascinating subjects not only are fun to draw, they'll also help beginners master the fundamentals of developing line, shape, and dimension.