Doodletopia for you?

I was super excited to have the opportunity to check out this book. I am currently wanting to grab some quick sketching skills for some webinar presentations I am preparing for.  I was wanting this book to show me how to create different shapes of heads, add in various facial expressions, different ways to pose the bodies, how to sketch various hairstyles, etc.

I walked away NOT achieving those things.

This book begins by taking a penguin and showing the reader how to draw it.  Then it moves on to a single boy.  The book continues to show you how to copy/draw what the artist has already drawn.  I grabbed a pencil and notebook and sketched the first few drawings from the beginning book, and this is what I came up with below:

And for me, this will not teach me how to put together original sketches and designs.  BUT, my kids love this book. I have heard several times this past week alone, how much they love attempting to copy the drawings in the book.  They are thrilled with their sketching accomplishments.

While this book didn't meet my needs or expectations, this book was a winner with my kids (ages ranging 6-13 yrs old).

Please note, I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.