Donovan Bixley is an illustrator and writer based in Taupo, New Zealand. Donovan has numerous best-sellers to his name, including the recent Maui series, and Much Ado About Shakespeare. Donovan created Pussycat, Pussycat (2015), Little Bo Peep (2014), The Wheels on the Bus (2010) and Old Macdonald’s Farm (2011) and The Great Kiwi ABC (2016). In 2017, Donovan received the Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award, presented by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand, for lifetime achievement as an illustrator.

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• Introduction 2Warm-Up Exercises 6How I Draw Simple Animals 8Mark Making 10Sketchbooks 12Faces 14How I draw A Māuisaurus 24Creating Characters 26Fruity Characters 28Details 30Character Details 32Exercises For Your Imagination 34Everyday Inspiration 38How I Draw A Flying Furballs Biplane 40Inspiration From Artists 42Perspective 44Roughs 50Shading 52Shadows 54How I Draw A Unicorn... And More 56Composition 58Composition Exercise 60Making an Illustration 62

Donovan Bixley is an illustrator and writer based in Taupo, New Zealand. Donovan has numerous best-sellers to his name, including the recent Maui series, and Much Ado About Shakespeare. Donovan created Pussycat, Pussycat (2015), Little Bo Peep (2014), The Wheels on the Bus (2010) and Old Macdonald’s Farm (2011) and The Great Kiwi ABC (2016). In 2017, Donovan received the Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award, presented by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand, for lifetime achievement as an illustrator.

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• Introduction 2Warm-Up Exercises 6How I Draw Simple Animals 8Mark Making 10Sketchbooks 12Faces 14How I draw A Māuisaurus 24Creating Characters 26Fruity Characters 28Details 30Character Details 32Exercises For Your Imagination 34Everyday Inspiration 38How I Draw A Flying Furballs Biplane 40Inspiration From Artists 42Perspective 44Roughs 50Shading 52Shadows 54How I Draw A Unicorn... And More 56Composition 58Composition Exercise 60Making an Illustration 62

Donovan Bixley is an illustrator and writer based in Taupo, New Zealand. Donovan has numerous best-sellers to his name, including the recent Maui series, and Much Ado About Shakespeare. Donovan created Pussycat, Pussycat (2015), Little Bo Peep (2014), The Wheels on the Bus (2010) and Old Macdonald’s Farm (2011) and The Great Kiwi ABC (2016). In 2017, Donovan received the Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award, presented by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand, for lifetime achievement as an illustrator.

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• Introduction 2Warm-Up Exercises 6How I Draw Simple Animals 8Mark Making 10Sketchbooks 12Faces 14How I draw A Māuisaurus 24Creating Characters 26Fruity Characters 28Details 30Character Details 32Exercises For Your Imagination 34Everyday Inspiration 38How I Draw A Flying Furballs Biplane 40Inspiration From Artists 42Perspective 44Roughs 50Shading 52Shadows 54How I Draw A Unicorn... And More 56Composition 58Composition Exercise 60Making an Illustration 62