Anholt's Artists Activity Book

Imagine some of the great artists giving you an art lesson themselves! Paint a portrait with VanGogh. Make a sculpture with Picasso and a machine with DaVinci. Try watercolor with Monet and charcoal with Cezanne. Talk color with Matisse and movement with Degas. Clever illustrations by Laurence Anholt demonstrate how to do all of these things as if the artists themselves were sharing tips with your student. It reads like a comic book and has names of other artists your student can look into further either online or at the library. This large, colorful book would be a fabulous gift for a young artist! 9x11.5" 46pp, pb ~ Sara This strikingly original art instruction book for children was devised by the successful artist who is also the author of a popular children's series that tells fascinating stories about many of the world's great artists. Author Laurence Anholt emphasizes freedom and creativity as he tutors boys and girls through seven art projects in the same way that they might have been taught by such masters as Monet, Degas, and others. For example, kids are shown how to Make a funky junk sculpture that resembles several works by Picasso Paint a portrait in the style of Van Gogh Make an action sculpture like Degas's dancing figures Construct colorful cutout art in the style of Matisse Work with wild, wet watercolors in imitation of Monet Design a mad, marvelous machine like those constructed by Leonardo Take a charcoal challenge in the style of CzanneGuided by Anholt's easy-to-follow format, kids will also find many tips and secrets to help them develop creative confidence. (Ages 48)