Synopses & Reviews
andlt;Bandgt;Host of public television's andlt;Iandgt;Mark Kistler's Imagination Station,andlt;/Iandgt; shows young artists the cool and fun way to draw in 3-D! andlt;BRandgt; Hey, you!andlt;/Bandgt; Open this book and learn how to draw in three dimensions! andlt;Iandgt;Mark Kistler's Imagination Stationandlt;/Iandgt; has thirty-six exciting drawing adventures. Mark teaches you the different skills you need in order to create such masterpieces as: andlt;BRandgt; andlt;Bandgt;* Dinosaurs in the Skyandlt;BRandgt; * The Cool Cloud Colonyandlt;BRandgt; * The Magnificent Moon Baseandlt;BRandgt; * The Delightful Diving Dolphinsandlt;BRandgt; * Professional Pollution Patrollersandlt;BRandgt; * Super Solar Systemandlt;BRandgt; * And thirty other excellent adventures that will have you drawing like this: andlt;BRandgt; There's also a special guide for parents and teachers at the end of the book.andlt;/Bandgt;
Synopsis
Host of public television's
Mark Kistler's Imagination Station, shows young artists the cool and fun way to draw in 3-D!
Hey, you! Open this book and learn how to draw in three dimensions! Mark Kistler's Imagination Station has thirty-six exciting drawing adventures. Mark teaches you the different skills you need in order to create such masterpieces as:
x Dinosaurs in the Sky
x The Cool Cloud Colony
x The Magnificent Moon Base
x The Delightful Diving Dolphins
x Professional Pollution Patrollers
x Super Solar System
x And thirty other excellent adventures that will have you drawing like this:
There's also a special guide for parents and teachers at the end of the book.
About the Author
Over the past sixteen years andlt;Bandgt;Mark Kistlerandlt;/Bandgt; has taught millions of children how to draw in 3-D at over five thousand elementary school assembly workshops around the world, including Australia, Germany, England, Scotland, Mexico, and the United States. His starring roles as Commander Mark and Captain Mark in the hit children's public television series andlt;Iandgt;The Secret City, The Draw Squad,andlt;/Iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;The New Secret City Adventures,andlt;/Iandgt; have been viewed in eighteen countries with over forty million viewers. His most recent self-produced public television series, andlt;Iandgt;Mark Kistler's Imagination Station,andlt;/Iandgt; is currently airing on nearly one hundred PBS stations nationwide.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Mr. Kistler has written and illustrated many popular children's drawing books, including andlt;Iandgt;Learn to Draw with Commander Markandlt;/Iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;Mark Kistler's Draw Squad.andlt;/Iandgt; As a result of his television series and drawing books, Mark Kistler has generated over one million letters containing 3-D drawings from children around the world. Mark deeply believes that learning how to draw in 3-D builds a child's critical thinking skills while nourishing self-esteem. His positive messages on self-image, goal setting, dream questing, environmental awareness, and the power of reading have inspired millions of children to discover their awesome individual potential.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;When Mark is not waiting for connecting flights at airports, he enjoys sailing his Catalina sloop in the blue Pacific waters off the coast of sunny southern California. Mark lives in Carlsbad, California.
Table of Contents
andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;What's Whereandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Hi! Hey! Ho! (Introduction)andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;F.B.I. Warning!andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Warm-Up Sketchesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The "Less Television, More Drawing" Legally Binding Contractandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Here We Go! (The Explanation)andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Mark Kistler's Imagination Station Drawing Directoryandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Tallyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Heroes Inspireandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Drawing in 3-D with the Twelve Renaissance Wordsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;3-D andlt;Iandgt;Drawing Adventuresandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 1: Dinosaurs, Dinosaursandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 2: Dinosaurs in the Skyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 3: Knights of the Drawing Tableandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 4: The King's Breakfastandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 5: The Cool Cloud Colonyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 6: Pondering Pencil Power 69andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 7: The Magnificent Moon Baseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 8: The Great Undersea Adventureandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 9: An Ocean Odysseyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 10: Terrific Tree Townandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 11: The Voyage of Ideasandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 12: Delightful Diving Dolphinsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 13: Return to Dino Townandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 14: Fabulous Flapping Flagsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 15: The Great Adventure Down Underandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 16: Awesome Australian Animalsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 17: Earth Patrol HQandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 18: Mammoth Moon Metropolisandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 19: The Cool Clam Familyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 20: Professional Pollution Patrollersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 21: The Adventures of Genius Pickleandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 22: Expressions of Drawingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 23: More Expressions of Drawingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 24: Dino-Lizardsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 25: Polar Partyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 26: Flying High with Your Imaginationandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 27: Knights of the Drawing Table Returnandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 28: Super Solar Systemandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 29: Thumbs-Up for Thinkersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 30: Cool Creative Creaturesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 31: Melf Magicandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 32: Plumbing Puzzlerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 33: The Forest of Ideasandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 34: Stalactite Cityandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 35: Sprinting Spinach Superstarsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episode 36: Be a Dream Beamandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Testandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Appendixes: A Special Note to Parents and Teachersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Appendix A: Parents' and Teachers' Questions and Answers with Mark Kistlerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Introduction to Appendixes B to Eandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Appendix B: More Ideas from Kimberly P. Kiddoo, Ph.D.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Appendix C: The Art Time Line: More Ideas from Tina Arndt and Jennifer Bucherandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Appendix D: More Ideas from Vicki Sheridanandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Appendix E: There's More to Art Than Drawing: More Ideas from Mike Schmid