Cartoon Robots drawing books: step by step or grid?

Two books, one cast of Cartoon Robots characters by cartoonist Kevin Coulston. Best for builders and LEGO fans. Robots are boxes and circles, which makes them a great first subject.

Ages 5+
By Kevin Coulston
2 books

Step by step · a great first book

How to Draw: Cartoon Robots

Cartoon robots offer all sorts of possibilities: unusual heads, panels, arms, and expressions. This robot drawing book for kids gathers 50 original mechanical characters and shows how to construct them in six steps.

Designed for ages 5 and up, it gives a budding cartoonist a framework that still leaves room to invent new parts. After following a lesson, a child can change a robot's face, attachments, or colors to make it their own.

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Grid · for careful, puzzle-loving kids

Draw by Grid: Cartoon Robots

Cartoon Robots turns panels, faces, and machine shapes into a grid drawing activity. A child can examine where each part belongs instead of trying to copy a complete robot in one glance.

With 50 original robot characters, this book is intended for ages 5 and up. It is particularly suited to kids who enjoy visual puzzles and like adding their own futuristic color scheme after the pencil drawing is complete.

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Which one should you get?

Same characters, different kinds of practice. Pick step by step for a first drawing book. Pick grid for a kid who likes puzzles, or who already has the step-by-step book.

	Step by step (How to Draw)	Grid (Draw by Grid)
What your kid does	Adds one new line or shape at a time, in six steps, then draws the whole character again.	Copies the picture one lettered square at a time onto a matching blank grid.
Feels like	Learning how a cartoonist builds a character.	A calm drawing puzzle.
Best for	A first drawing book, ages 5 and up.	Careful, patient kids and anyone who likes accuracy.
Builds	Seeing shapes inside characters, following directions, confidence.	Observation, proportion and pencil control.

Getting both? Many families start with the step-by-step book, then add the grid book when their kid wants a calmer challenge with the same characters.