Draw by Grid: Silly Faces

Draw by Grid: Silly Faces makes silly expressions a visual copying challenge, with the picture recreated one grid square at a time.

The activity experience

Comic expressions give children a way to turn a simple face into a character with a story. 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. Give two finished faces different reactions to the same imaginary surprise.

Pick this title for a child interested in looking carefully at silly expressions 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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