How to Draw!

What it is: a drawing course with 34 video lessons (about 10 minutes each).

What you do with it: just choose and watch the video tutorials then use the visual guide to practice on your own. The lessons are divided into chapters, covering subjects from drawing basics (pencil techniques, drawing simple shapes) to creating complex cartoon characters like Sponge Bob. You can mark each chapter as favorite or complete, or download it for offline viewing. Lesson are presented by painter and illustrator Ken O'Brien.

What we liked: the concept, good educational value, easy to use interface for navigating around the videos. The lessons are logically divided into chapters and subchapters, they are professionally presented and easy to follow. The quality of the videos is very good. We also liked the visual guides and step by step text instructions allowing you to practice at your own pace.

What we didn't like: the material could be presented in more kid-friendly way (in regard to the language, lesson structure and pace of the videos). The app requires internet connection (alternatively you can download the videos for viewing offline). Good reading skills or parental assistance are necessary if you want to use the text guides. In-app purchases: the app contains links to other (paid) drawing courses.

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