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 Space Characters and Invented Creatures
Space-character fans can compare playful aliens, cyborg references, and room for independently imagined creatures.
Why these books belong together
Choose the task after choosing whether the alien or mechanical-creature theme appeals.
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 Aliens
Silly Aliens develops playful space characters through illustrated stages.
Starting action: Build the demonstrated character through six illustrated stages. Guidance: Ages 5+.
3. Trace Then Color: Cartoon Aliens
Cartoon Aliens begins with printed lines for following space characters.
Starting action: Follow the printed character lines, then choose colors. Guidance: Ages 3+.
4. Draw by Grid: Silly Aliens
Silly Aliens in the grid series supplies references plus a blank draw-your-own grid.
Starting action: Copy a divided reference into matching drawing squares. Guidance: Ages 5+.
5. How to Draw: Alien Cyborgs
Alien Cyborgs sits where creature ideas and machine details meet.
Starting action: Build the demonstrated character through six illustrated stages. Guidance: Ages 5+.
6. Trace Then Color: Alien Cyborgs
Alien Cyborgs supplies printed science-fiction outlines for tracing.
Starting action: Follow the printed character lines, then choose colors. Guidance: Ages 3+.
7. Draw by Grid: Alien Cyborgs
Alien Cyborgs in the grid series organizes mechanical-creature references into matching squares.
Starting action: Copy a divided reference into matching drawing squares. Guidance: Ages 5+.
8. Trace Then Color: Weird Creatures
Weird Creatures supplies character outlines with an unusual theme.
Starting action: Follow the printed character lines, then choose colors. Guidance: Ages 3+.
9. Draw by Grid: Weird Creatures
Weird Creatures uses a divided reference to guide visual placement.
Starting action: Copy a divided reference into matching drawing squares. Guidance: Ages 5+.
10. How to Draw: Sketchbook
How to Draw: Sketchbook provides more than 100 blank pages for drawing room.
Starting action: Use the blank space for reference practice or independent ideas. Guidance: Choose for the artist.
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.