Growing Up Well - Squiggles, Dots and Lines: A Kid's Video Guide to Drawing and Creativity Featuring Illustrator Ed Emberley

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Illustrator Ed Emberley has developed a simple, nine-character "drawing alphabet" that enables children ages 5 to 12 to draw almost anything. By using simple shapes like a circle, triangle, and squiggle, Emberley demonstrates drawing things like ant parades, mice, and expressive faces. He discusses the many sources of artistic inspiration and shows kids how to create movement or tell a story just by adding simple details and decorations to their drawings. Enthusiastic child artists apply Emberley's ideas to their own art projects, creating personalized cards, books, and some amazingly intricate drawings. This video uses a combination of original songs celebrating the joy and creative potential of drawing, Emberley's instruction, and glimpses of real children engaged in drawing, which keeps kids interested and thoroughly entertained. A short activity guide, reminiscent of Emberley's many books on drawing, accompanies the video and offers step-by-step instructions for creating things like cars, faces, and animals. This video will inspire and teach children of all artistic abilities--not to mention their parents! --Tami Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

part of my childhood.......2007-03-19

my mother must have bought this tape for my brother and i in the early 90's. we were both around eight or nine at the time. to this day i recall the theme song melody.

a great thing about this film is the way that it inspires children to draw regardless of their age or skill level. if i recall correctly, illustrations as simple as dots representing ants are animated and provided a story. the way which ed emberley expresses the ability to enstill life within the most basic of drawings is great for children with imagination and a desire to draw.

if i were to watch this film now i'm positive that it would provide a wonderful sense of nostalgia. over the years i watched it again and again. moving from apartments to apartments to houses. it truly became a part of my childhood. and i have to admit that as a child who loved music the theme song was always one of my favorite parts of the film.

The kids ask to watch this one!.......2003-02-10

We bought this as a Chirstmas present for our 4 and 6 yr. olds and they love it. It has really helped them feel more confident in their drawing and creativity. They have been able to apply many of the concepts presented to their own art work. I would recommend this to any parent.

Teaches the basics.......2003-01-03

This tape is really good for the begginer. It's well filmed and easy to understand. My parents bought it for me for Christmas and it's helped me a lot. I also recommend all of Mark Kistler's books and tapes and a cute book that can inspire any young artist (The Butterfly by Singh). I got many other presents, but these were the best.

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