Ed Emberly was one of the greatest influences on my life. Hands down. By breaking down objects into lines and simple shapes, he showed us that anyone could draw. I knew Chris would be a friend for life, when we discovered we both owned dog-eared copies of his books in our childhood.
This week Tom picked up Ed Emberley’s Complete Funprint Drawing Book, and Neko has been mezmerized. By starting with a simple fingerprints, she’s been crafting all kinds of characters based on his instructions (above: frog, bird, person, fish).
Once she gets this under her belt, we’ll crack out Make A World, which ranks among my most favorite books ever.