Square-by-square art · Ages 5+
1. Draw by Grid: Cartoon People
Draw by Grid: Cartoon People makes cartoon people a visual copying challenge, with the picture recreated one grid square at a time.
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10 Activity Books for Faces and Personality
Use expressions to turn an art exercise into a character with a mood.
This is a selection from Kevin Coulston’s own catalog. Numbers organize the choices and do not indicate independent ratings.
Why these ten fit this plan
Face and people titles are the main focus, with a comic creature included to extend the expression theme.
Use the activity label and individual book description to choose the format. The best first project is the one the child wants to begin; it can be completed at their own pace.
- Draw by Grid: Cartoon People
- How to Draw: Silly Faces
- Trace Then Color: Cartoon People
- How to Draw: Crusty Goobers
- How to Draw: Goofy Faces
- Trace Then Color: Goofy Faces
- Draw by Grid: Goofy Faces
- Trace Then Color: Crusty Goobers 2
- Draw by Grid: Crusty Goobers 2
- Trace Then Color: Crusty Goobers
Six-step art · Ages 5+
2. How to Draw: Silly Faces
How to Draw: Silly Faces is an art activity for children who want to construct silly expressions themselves, using a sequence of six drawing stages.
Trace & decorate · Ages 3+
3. Trace Then Color: Cartoon People
Trace Then Color: Cartoon People turns cartoon people into a two-part creative activity: follow the character lines, then decide how the picture should look in color.
Six-step art · Ages 5+
4. How to Draw: Crusty Goobers
How to Draw: Crusty Goobers is an art activity for children who want to construct Crusty Goobers themselves, using a sequence of six drawing stages.
Six-step art · Ages 5+
5. How to Draw: Goofy Faces
How to Draw: Goofy Faces is an art activity for children who want to construct goofy expressions themselves, using a sequence of six drawing stages.
Trace & decorate · Ages 3+
6. Trace Then Color: Goofy Faces
Trace Then Color: Goofy Faces turns goofy expressions into a two-part creative activity: follow the character lines, then decide how the picture should look in color.
Square-by-square art · Ages 5+
7. Draw by Grid: Goofy Faces
Draw by Grid: Goofy Faces makes goofy expressions a visual copying challenge, with the picture recreated one grid square at a time.
Trace & decorate · Ages 3+
8. Trace Then Color: Crusty Goobers 2
Trace Then Color: Crusty Goobers 2 turns a second Goober cast into a two-part creative activity: follow the character lines, then decide how the picture should look in color.
Square-by-square art · Ages 5+
9. Draw by Grid: Crusty Goobers 2
Draw by Grid: Crusty Goobers 2 makes a second Goober cast a visual copying challenge, with the picture recreated one grid square at a time.
Trace & decorate · Ages 3+
10. Trace Then Color: Crusty Goobers
Trace Then Color: Crusty Goobers turns Crusty Goobers into a two-part creative activity: follow the character lines, then decide how the picture should look in color.
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