Ed Emberley

Do you know about Ed Emberley ? no? well you must!! (here is his website)

He is a writer and illustrator of over 80 books. He says he's a gradpa kind of guy now and only 20 are still in print...fun fact! His books are wonderful and introduce children to the love of learning how to draw in a really fun way.

Our favorite lately has been Ed Emberley's funprint drawing book and it is about learning how to draw these super cute thumprint illustrations!

You need a stamp pad and paper ofcourse... BUT...

If you have a little one that when you are not looking will thumbprint her whole body in multi-colors including her face...ehem... like mine...

you might want to start off using by using these... (do-a-dot art markers/paints)

(do a dot art)

We just discovered them and it has made this...well... just a little bit cleaner... for now.

Dotting the thumb...(dot) prints and getting them ready for drawing the details

Look at all those faux thumbprints! ahhh clean fingers and just as fun!

Adding details...

Here is some of our thumbprint friends

Or you can of course try it the Ed Emberley way and use your thumbprints!