The Lamb’s Book of Art is an excellent starting point for any beginning artist. The lessons and instructions are easy to follow and could be used for self-study for an older child. A variety of concepts are taught like drawing, color theory, portraits, anatomy, nature studies, cartooning, perspective, shading, lettering, and more. The lessons are fun, and you won’t find yourself getting bored with monotonous activities. Plus, the book comes from a Christian publisher and Bible verses accompany most lessons. Art doesn’t have to be hopeless! Lessons are reproducible for in home use and there are plenty of blank pages in the book to create art on.

This book was revised in 2006 and is higher quality than the original. The basic lessons and format are the same, but there are now 168 pages instead of 128, with easier to read text and a fun set of five “marker cards” for additional assignments. Instead of the spiral binding of the original book, this edition sports a perfect binding. With this upgraded edition, they’ve taken a good thing and made it even better.