Draw by Grid: Mutant Animals

Draw by Grid: Mutant Animals makes animal hybrids a visual copying challenge, with the picture recreated one grid square at a time.

The activity experience

Unexpected creature combinations let a young artist imagine an animal that could not be found in a zoo. Draw by Grid is intended for ages 5 and up. Its starting task is to observe a small part of the reference and place that part within the corresponding square.

Once the separate pieces form the whole cartoon, the child can choose whether to keep the pencil drawing or add colors and extra scenery. This gives the session two possible stages without requiring a finished color palette at the start. Choose a habitat for a finished hybrid and add a feature that helps it live there.

Pick this title for a child interested in looking carefully at animal hybrids and enjoying the process of assembling a picture. The book uses grid copying rather than tracing a supplied outline or following the How to Draw series’ six-step sequence.

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