Let’s Draw People, from Reycraft Books, Gathers Top Artists for a Kids’ Guide to Illustrating
This book brings together 13 diverse artists who share their tips and tricks for drawing all kinds of people.
New Rochelle, NY, June 30, 2023—Leading children’s trade publisher Reycraft Books has assembled 13 top, diverse, professional artists to deliver advice and examples of how to draw different kinds of people in the book Let’s Draw People , published on March 7, 2023. Following the format of its companion book, Let’s Draw Animals, each artist takes readers through a step-by-step demonstration of their drawing process. Here, the resulting illustrations include a clown juggling, a girl riding a bicycle, a boy running, an astronaut floating in space, and much more.
Let’s Draw People features artwork and insights from Lian An-Lin, Cbabi Bayoc, Kyle Beckett, Colin Bootman, C.G. Esperanza, Chuck Gonzales, Wook Jin Jung, Rashin Kheiriyeh, Virginia Mori, Martin Ontiveros, Tim Palin, Sr. Reny, and Ángeles Ruiz. The book conveys to young readers that everyone has their own style of drawing, and encourages a full embrace of the imagination.
In its review, Kirkus described Let’s Draw Animals as “an accessible, appealing introduction for beginning artists.”
ABOUT REYCRAFT BOOKS: Reycraft Books partners with award-winning and up-and-coming authors and illustrators, primarily from underrepresented communities, to provide high-quality books that delight, inform, and honor the voice and vision of all children. Founded in 2019, the imprint publishes authentic stories—engaging picture books, chapter books, middle grade books, graphic novels, and more—that build knowledge, perspective, and connection, meeting the diverse needs of children, families, and educators.