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Robot Drawing Book

by Ralph Masiello

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Kunal Gupta
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Ralph Masiello’s

ROBOT
DRAWING BOOK

Simple steps make anyone an artist


Ralph Masiello’s

ROBOT
DRAWING BOOK
For art teachers everywhere, who make the human world
more human through art—R. M.

Also in this series:


Ralph Masiello’s Ancient Egypt Drawing Book
Ralph Masiello’s Bug Drawing Book
Ralph Masiello’s Dinosaur Drawing Book
Ralph Masiello’s Dragon Drawing Book
Ralph Masiello’s Ocean Drawing Book

Other books illustrated by Ralph Masiello:


The Dinosaur Alphabet Book
The Extinct Alphabet Book
The Flag We Love
The Frog Alphabet Book
The Icky Bug Alphabet Book
The Icky Bug Counting Book
The Skull Alphabet Book
The Yucky Reptile Alphabet Book
Cuenta los insectos

Copyright © 2011 by Ralph Masiello Illustrations done in mixed media


All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part Display type set in Couchlover, designed by Chank, Minneapolis, Minnesota;
in any form. Charlesbridge and colophon are registered trademarks of text type set in Goudy
Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc. Color separations by Chroma Graphics, Singapore
Printed and bound February 2011 by Jade Productions in Heyuan,
Published by Charlesbridge Guangdong, China
85 Main Street Production supervision by Brian G. Walker
Watertown, MA 02472 Designed by Susan Mallory Sherman and Martha MacLeod Sikkema
(617) 926-0329
www.charlesbridge.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data


Masiello, Ralph.
Ralph Masiello’s robot drawing book / Ralph Masiello.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-60734-313-4
1. Robots in art—Juvenile literature. 2. Drawing—Technique—Juvenile
literature. I. Title. II. Title: Robot drawing book.
NC825.R56M37 2011
743'.89629892—dc22 2010033634
Hello, Artistic Carbon-based Life-forms.
(Yes, that means YOU!)
Growing up in the 1960s and ’70s, I was fascinated by the
robots I saw in movies and on television. They were not the
slick, high-tech robots that you see today. They were hulking,
clumsy machines—impressively frightening yet really cool to
me as a kid.
In this book I hope to share my love for these mechanized
creatures by showing you some simple ways to draw your own.
You can start by using geometric shapes and lines to draw a basic robot.
You can then add parts from the Spare Parts Warehouse to make your creation
unique. From there, I’ll show you some robot designs, which I hope will spark
your imagination.
Follow the steps in red to create your robots. Then color in your artwork with
your favorite tools. You’ll also find some blue challenge steps for even more fun
with your drawings.
If you can draw a square, a circle, and a rectangle,
you can draw a ROBOT!

Choose your tools


fine-tip marker

colored pencil
pastel pencil

poster paint
watercolor

marker
crayon

mouse
Shapes
You can use any and all shapes to draw your robots.

Circle Ellipse Oval

Semicircle Polygon Triangle

Square Rectangle Diamond

Kite Parallelogram Trapezoid

Pentagon Hexagon Octagon


Lines
Here are some lines you can use on your robotic creations.

Straight

Wavy

Zigzag

Springy

Crosshatched

Crisscrossed

Spiral Square Spiral Stepped


Simplibo t

Claws

Round Square
I salute you, friend of robots!

digital
Spare Par ts Warehouse
Use these to upgrade your robots.
Power Sources

Battery Cell

Large Battery

Electrical Outlet

G auges

Circle Gauge

Square Gauge

Trapezoid Gauge
Levers and Switches

Slide Lever

Crank Lever

Throw Switch

Toggle Switch

Screws

Slotted Screw Phillips Head Screw

Hoses and Wires

Hose

Wires
Antennae

Antenna 1

Antenna 2

Antenna 3

Miscellaneous

Clock

Locking Dial

Rheostat Dial
Iris Shutter

Lightbulb

Screen

Data Port

Keyhole
Squarehead T hinbot
Spare par ts are a mus t.
(Gee, I hope I don’t rus t.)

marker
Spa rky Springbo t
I get a “charge” out of drawing!

crayon
Saucerbo t

Eyes
Awake

Sleepy

Asleep
Powering down.

marker and colored pencil


Bakerbo t

Cupcake
Cooking up some great ideas.

marker, watercolor, and colored pencil


Zoidbo t

Pulleys and Gears

Pulleys Gears
Mechanized mayhem!

marker, poster paint, and colored pencil


Pentabo t

Windup Key
Wind me up before you go-go.

marker and pastel pencil


Ovalbot

Scaly Robo t Armor


Rounded

Pointed
Now we’re rolling!

marker, watercolor, and colored pencil


Bellybot

Claw Challenge

Monkey-wrench Claw

Pliers Claw
A robot’s face can be anyplace.

marker, colored pencil, and crayon


Walking TinCanBot
One small step for a robo t,
one giant leap for robo tkind.

marker, watercolor, and colored pencil


Robot Assembly Line
Build a mechanized family of fantas tic bo ts!
Resources
Now that you’ve entered the fascinating world of robots, maybe you’d like to
read more about them and possibly even build your own!

Books Websites
For Younger Robot Fans Websites can change. Try running a search for robot on
Carrick, Paul. Watch Out for Wolfgang. Watertown, MA: your favorite search engine.
Charlesbridge, 2009.
Three robot brothers must face Wolfgang the Recycler For Younger Robot Fans
in this retelling of The Three Little Pigs. 42eXplore: Robots
http://42explore.com/robots.htm
Lucas, David. The Robot and the Bluebird. New York: This site provides some basic information about robots and
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007. includes tons of cool robot links to explore.
A robot and a bluebird form an unlikely relationship in
this book about love and friendship. Highlights Kids: Make a Robot
http://www.highlightskids.com/Robot/h10robot.asp
Riddell, Chris. Wendel’s Workshop. New York: Katherine If you’ve mastered drawing robots on paper, try building
Tegen Books, 2010. them electronically on this website.
Wendel, a wasteful inventor, must learn how to reuse
Junior FIRST LEGO League
and recycle in order to save himself from his own crazy
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/jfll/
robotic creation.
Overcome a scientific challenge with your team by
Yaccarino, Dan. If I Had a Robot. New York: Viking, 1996. building a creative solution with LEGOs.
Phil imagines what it would be like if he had a robot to
eat his vegetables, do his homework, and feed the dog.
For Older Robot Fans
Botball Educational Robotics
http://www.botball.org/
For Older Robot Fans
Work in teams to design and build robots for competitions.
Domaine, Helena. Robotics. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner
Publications Company, 2006. Lawrence Technological University Robofest
Read all about robots, from their history to their http://www.robofest.net/
present use and future potential. Learn science, engineering, technology, and math as you
design and build robots for an annual competition.
McComb, Gordon, and Myke Predko. Robot Builder’s
Bonanza. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006. NASA’s Robotics Alliance Project
This is a great book for those who wish to build their http://robotics.arc.nasa.gov/
own real robots! Enter robotics competitions or find news and information
about robots.
McComb, Gordon. Robot Builder’s Sourcebook. New York:
McGraw-Hill, 2003. The Tech Museum: Robotics
If you need parts to build your own robot, this book will http://www.thetech.org/robotics/
definitely point you in the right direction. Read about robots, drive a simulated robotic vehicle, and
view artwork inspired by robots. (Be sure to check out
Clayton Bailey’s life-size robotic sculptures!)

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