1-2-3 Draw Cartoon Trucks and Motorcycles »

Steve Barr is an artist specializing in the illustration of children's books, board games, card decks and other educational products. He is also the author and illustrator of a nationally syndicated comic strip. He lives in Columbus, North Carolina.

Whimsical, appealing drawings spring like magic from the page as young artists learn how to make charming creations from simple shapes. Each step is carefully shown and finished in full color. Fun examples and instructions all but guarantee success for budding cartoonists! Starting with simple shapes and the most basic materials, these books show young artists the essential skills involved in combining shapes to make characters and objects, simplifying and coloring them.

Steve Barr's 1-2-3 Draw Cartoon Trucks and Motorcycles picks up where 1-2-3 Draw Cartoon Cars leaves off, covering almost everything else on the road: eighteen wheel transport trucks, pickup trucks, monster trucks, delivery trucks, antique trucks, fire trucks, choppers and street motorcycles.

Young artists learn how to bring them to life by adding faces and hands, simple expressions, and details like tire treads and hubcaps. As with the other books in this series, the drawings begin with lightly sketched pencil shapes and evolve into bright, colorful finished drawings.