A studio service
How-to-draw books, one step at a time.
A how-to-draw book works when a child's drawing looks like the picture at the end. That depends on how each subject is broken into steps. We illustrate step-by-step drawing books for authors, art teachers and publishers.
N° 01What goes in the book
Simple shapes to finished drawings.
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Step sequences
Each subject built in four to eight steps, starting from circles, ovals and lines.
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New lines in colour
The lines added at each step are shown in a second colour, so the child sees exactly what to draw next.
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Practice space
A blank or lightly gridded area beside the steps, or a facing page to draw on.
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Themed chapters
Animals, vehicles, people, faces and expressions, or your own subject list.
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Tips pages
Short pages on shading, proportion or drawing movement for older children.
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Finished gallery
The completed drawings in colour, as a goal and a colouring reference.
N° 02The part that goes wrong
The jump between step three and four.
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Steps that skip
The classic fault: three easy steps, then a finished drawing. Every step adds only a few lines.
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Style too hard for the age
A realistic horse is beyond most seven-year-olds. The drawing style is chosen for the age band.
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No room to draw
A book with no practice space sends the child off to find paper. Space is planned into the layout.
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Copied characters
Lessons on drawing famous characters need a licence. Our subjects are original or generic.
N° 03How it runs
Plan first, artwork after.
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1. Page plan
We agree the age band, the subject list, the number of steps per subject and whether practice space sits on the same page.
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2. Sample pages
Two or three finished pages in the agreed look, so you approve the style and the difficulty before the rest is made.
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3. Full interior
Every page produced to the plan, with answers or instructions where the format needs them, then one consolidated round of changes.
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4. Cover and files
Cover design, front matter and print-ready files at your trim size, set to your printer's or platform's template.
N° 04Investment
Three ways to work together.
Single-format
From $1,600
A short how-to-draw book on one theme.
- Cover illustration and title design
- Up to 12 subjects, 4 to 6 steps each
- Practice space on each lesson
- Print-ready PDF
- 1 round of revisions
Signature
From $3,200
A full how-to-draw book with chapters.
- Cover illustration and title design
- Up to 30 subjects, 4 to 8 steps each
- Tips pages and finished gallery
- Practice space on each lesson
- 2 rounds of revisions
- Social marketing pack
Series
From $7,000
A range by theme or age.
- 3+ titles
- Shared characters, palette and cover system
- One drawing style and step system across titles
- Full print files per title
- Series style guide
What every package includes, and what it does not
What you get
- Original artwork made for your book, with full commercial rights
- Editable source files as well as print-ready PDFs
- A written page plan agreed before artwork starts
- Files set to the template of the printer or platform you name
What we don’t do
- Printing, binding and shipping
- ISBNs, publishing account setup or marketing campaigns
- Licensed or trademarked characters
Page counts above are caps. A longer book, extra revision rounds or a second language are quoted in writing before we start them.
N° 05Questions
The answers we give most often.
- How many steps should each drawing have?
- Usually four to six for young children and up to eight for older ones. More small steps are easier to follow than fewer large ones.
- Can you match my own drawing style?
- Yes. If you are an artist or teacher with your own method, send examples and we build the step sequences in your style.
- Do you make how-to-draw books for teens?
- Yes. They use more realistic subjects and add shading and proportion, and the style is agreed on sample pages.
- Can it be printed through Amazon KDP?
- Yes. It is a standard paperback. A second colour for new lines means a colour interior, which costs more to print than black and white; we can show the steps in grey and black instead.
- Do I own the lessons?
- Yes, with full commercial rights and the source files.
Start your book
Have a book like this in mind?
Tell us the audience, the page count and where it will be printed. You get a page plan and a fixed quote in writing.