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By Dana Anderson
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Step-by-step instructions great for guiding young artists.
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iLuv Drawing Animals - Learn to draw 40 animals
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's It About?
ILUV DRAWING ANIMALS gives detailed, accurate, step-by-step instructions for how to draw 40 different animals. Kids simply choose from the many animal images shown on the "Learn to Draw" index and the audio and visual prompts begin. Kids trace over dotted lines to create an outline of the drawing, and then can color and add a background to their creation. There is also the option to free draw on the app. Kids can save drawings to a coloring book or share them via email or by printing.
Is It Any Good?
iLuv Drawing Animals is an excellent learn-to-draw app, taking kids step-by-step through the drawing process, making it possible for even pre-K and kindergarten-age kids to try their hand at onscreen drawing and end up with some really good looking art. Kids who don't naturally gravitate to free drawing or who are eager to know how to draw things "by the book" and make them recognizable will appreciate the detailed instructions. Narrowing the subject to animals is a helpful idea, giving kids some focus, and adding backgrounds is a nice touch, too. The ability to erase the entire drawing, or add back what you just erased is helpful for kids who get frustrated with mistakes, once they understand the range of options.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Once drawings are complete, ask your kid what individual shapes make up the entire animal.
Try your own hand at drawing an animal on iLuv Drawing Animals. Even though the app makes it easy, it still takes concentration and perseverance!
App Details
- Device : iPad
- Subjects : Language & Reading : following directions , Arts : drawing , Math : shapes
- Skills : Emotional Development : persevering , Self-Direction : self-assessment , Thinking & Reasoning : part-whole relationships
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- Release date : May 24, 2012
- Genre : Education
- Publisher : MyVijan LLC
- Version : 1.6
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 3.2 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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