The tenth book in Ralph Masiello’s popular drawing series shows budding artists how to illustrate quirky aliens from out of this world. Clear, linear steps in red outline how to draw the friendly Martians. Challenge steps in blue encourage adding extras to each masterpiece.
Ralph Masiello has illustrated many books for children, including The Icky Bug Alphabet Book, The Flag We Love, and his own drawing series. He lives in central Massachusetts.
Hello, humans!

Here on my planet, far, far away, in another part of the galaxy, we LOVE to draw! I know that you humans love to draw as well! In this book, I will show you how to draw some of my other galactic space-traveling friends. From Sluggo-Blob to the more familiar Greens and Grays, you will be able to create some fun and sometimes silly beings from your solar system and beyond.

Follow the simple steps in red to draw my alien friends. Then if you like, add some of the extra features, shown in blue, to your alien life-forms. And, for even more fun, you can mix parts from one alien with parts from another to create your own unearthly beings. 

And remember . . . have fun!

Ralphoid the Green

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The tenth book in Ralph Masiello’s popular drawing series shows budding artists how to illustrate quirky aliens from out of this world. Clear, linear steps in red outline how to draw the friendly Martians. Challenge steps in blue encourage adding extras to each masterpiece.

Author

Ralph Masiello has illustrated many books for children, including The Icky Bug Alphabet Book, The Flag We Love, and his own drawing series. He lives in central Massachusetts.

Excerpt

Hello, humans!

Here on my planet, far, far away, in another part of the galaxy, we LOVE to draw! I know that you humans love to draw as well! In this book, I will show you how to draw some of my other galactic space-traveling friends. From Sluggo-Blob to the more familiar Greens and Grays, you will be able to create some fun and sometimes silly beings from your solar system and beyond.

Follow the simple steps in red to draw my alien friends. Then if you like, add some of the extra features, shown in blue, to your alien life-forms. And, for even more fun, you can mix parts from one alien with parts from another to create your own unearthly beings. 

And remember . . . have fun!

Ralphoid the Green

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