A unique and inspiring read for budding artists, Jessica Dowling

Draw Some Awesome
Donovan Bixley
Upstart Press
2021

 

 

 

 


July 25, 2022

Donovan Bixley’s Draw Some Awesome just inspires you the second you open it.

I’d never heard this author’s name before I opened Draw Some Awesome, but it was amazing to realise he has illustrated so many well-known picture books.

I loved this book. It is such a fun, bubbly, colourful read.

The author tells you about his background, and then gives you tips and tricks for drawing. He shows some of the work he did in his childhood. He gives you basic art techniques with examples from his other books, and the colours and characters draw you in.  Read more

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An absolute must have for any artist, Brianna Hellyer

Draw Some Awesome
Donovan Bixley
Upstart Press
Pub. 2021

 

 

January 19, 2022

Do you love to draw? Are you constantly looking for new ideas for your drawings? Or maybe you just need some good tips? Well, you’ll find them packed inside this amazing book.

Draw Some Awesome by award-winning illustrator Donovan Bixley is an absolute must-have for any kind of artist, young or old. It is full of tips and tricks for better drawing, and you will feel inspired as soon as you open the first page.

From perspective to composition and everything in between, this book is full to the brim with everything an artist needs.  Read more

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Cartoon cat adventures, Piper Dada-Maroni


Flying Furballs: Nine Lives
Donovan Bixley
Upstart Press
Pub: 2020

 

24 May, 2021

Nine Lives is the ninth and final book in the Flying Furballs series in which all characters are cats or dogs.

Claude D’Bonair is a pilot for the Cats Air Corps and is the heroic main character of this suspenseful tale of the clash between the Cats and Dogz.

The book opens to Major Tom (a deceitful and dangerous cat) reading Claude’s eulogy as his cat friends are weeping and in shock.

Alas, we discover that Claude isn’t dead and the book takes us on a hair-raising chase full of adventure and twists, which include a plot to destroy the very famous Eiffel Tower.  Read more

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