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Overview
Let your imagination run wild! Each book begins with an introduction to various media, materials, and techniques. This gives way to pages of exercises, inspirational ideas, and projects that encourage artists to get creative. Includes materials lists and clear, step-by-step photos take the reader through numerous techniques. Painting by Deri Robins Aspiring artists are encouraged to experiment with a wide variety of painting techniques such as dry-brushing, finger painting, dot painting, combing, and abstract forms.
Synopsis
Let your imagination run wild! Each book begins with an introduction to various media, materials, and techniques. This gives way to pages of exercises, inspirational ideas, and projects that encourage artists to get creative. Includes materials lists and clear, step-by-step photos take the reader through numerous techniques. Painting by Deri Robins Aspiring artists are encouraged to experiment with a wide variety of painting techniques such as dry-brushing, finger painting, dot painting, combing, and abstract forms.
Michele Tremaine - Children's Literature
It is rare to find a well-organized, accessible introduction to the art of painting written for grade-school-age youngsters. This slender title from the "Learn Art" series is an excellent example of that elusive genre. Beginning with a sensible description of appropriate painting supplies for classroom use, the author moves on to a comprehensive and admirably clear explanation of color theory before plunging into a discussion of simple painting techniques. After these necessary introductory lessons, the book concentrates on a variety of imaginatively conceived painting exercises designed to stretch the youthful imagination and spark interest in such concepts as perspective and abstraction. A final exercise demonstrates how artists enlarge small paintings using grids, an age-old technique useful for many artistic endeavors, from embroidery to mural-painting. This book could provide a sturdy foundation for classroom art studies. The exercises included in it could easily be supplemented with other ideas, several of which are included in an appendix for teachers at the end of the volume. 2004, QEB Publishing, Ages 7 to 11.
Editorials
Children's Literature
It is rare to find a well-organized, accessible introduction to the art of painting written for grade-school-age youngsters. This slender title from the "Learn Art" series is an excellent example of that elusive genre. Beginning with a sensible description of appropriate painting supplies for classroom use, the author moves on to a comprehensive and admirably clear explanation of color theory before plunging into a discussion of simple painting techniques. After these necessary introductory lessons, the book concentrates on a variety of imaginatively conceived painting exercises designed to stretch the youthful imagination and spark interest in such concepts as perspective and abstraction. A final exercise demonstrates how artists enlarge small paintings using grids, an age-old technique useful for many artistic endeavors, from embroidery to mural-painting. This book could provide a sturdy foundation for classroom art studies. The exercises included in it could easily be supplemented with other ideas, several of which are included in an appendix for teachers at the end of the volume. 2004, QEB Publishing, Ages 7 to 11.—Michele Tremaine