Start with a Teapot: An Unexpected Guide to the Art of Drawing
By (Author) Enric Lax
Illustrated by Enric Lax
Lerner Publishing Group
Gecko Press
1st September 2025
11th September 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Art and artists
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Picture storybooks: imagination and play
741
Junior Library Guild Selection
Hardback
92
Width 177mm, Height 248mm
Drawing is not very different from riding a bicycle, whistling, or cooking a tortilla: learning any of these things just takes a little practice and a sense of humor.
For example, to draw an elephant, you start with a teapot. Next add eyes and tusks, finish with a tail and four legs . . . ta-da, youve got your elephant! And how do you draw a horse First, draw an elephant.
Start with a Teapot is utmost nonsense and unarguable logic. How do you draw a snail, a stapler, a butterfly, a eukaryotic cell How do you draw poop Enric Lax inspires his readers to observe, transform, tell stories and make mistakesthats how to draw.
Enric Lax studied illustration in Barcelona and later the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna. His work has been exhibited in Catalonia and Belgium. Born in Catalonia, Spain, he now lives in Brussels, where he teaches art. Enric Lax studied illustration in Barcelona and later the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna. His work has been exhibited in Catalonia and Belgium. Born in Catalonia, Spain, he now lives in Brussels, where he teaches art.