You Can Draw Star Wars
January 29, 2007 by Lei
Filed under Colouring Books and other Activity Books
Please excuse this proud mother moment. My son has apparently been impressing his teachers with his drawings. So imaginative! So full of detail! So fantastic! 
Rumor has it that one of his sketches will be framed and displayed somewhere at school. (I’ll take a pic of it if/when that happens.)
In any case, a sure fire way to occupy him for extended periods is to hand him a 5 x 7 notebook and a pen. One of his favorite themes to draw is space and Star Wars always elicits a breathless WOW. So when I saw the newest You Can Draw: Star Wars published by DK, I ordered it pronto!
Broken down into easy-to-read sections the book covers everything you need to know about drawing characters and vehicles from start to finish. Develop drawing skills using step-by-step instructions, trace overlays, foldout pages and stencils. Discover how to draw clothing and weapons for your characters. Learn the same penciling, inking and coloring techniques professional comic book artists use. Plus get useful tips on how to make your own comic book!
The book might be too advanced for a four-year-old, but you never know. Regardless, it will be a source of inspiration. Online tutorials are also available at StarWars.com. We already have a droid group waiting for their portrait.
Update: Here’s the You Can Draw Star Wars MySpace.
HT: Boing Boing
Tags: star wars, you can draw, books, children, kids, droids, toys, movies, family, parenting, art, drawing
Thanks for ordering my book: You Can Draw Star Wars! I’m really thrilled you’re son is enjoying it! And thanks for linking to our drawing tutorials on starwars.com as well!
*SCREAMS* Hi, Bonnie!!! We’re so honored to have you here.
Heck I’m honored that you loved my book enough to write a review of it! Thanks!
Watch out for the little droid in the back on the left. I think he is a collaborator.
I was thinking, why don’t you guys make a website to draw characters from different shows or movies.