Art Lab for Kids: 52 Creative Adventures in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Paper, and Mixed Media-For Budding Artists of All Ages (Lab Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (732 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1592537650 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This guide offers a greater-than-average number of open-ended and inventive projects that can be taught to younger children and teens alike. "Written by a couple who run a successful combination art gallery and art school for children, this book presents the authors’ most popular art projects for youngsters, covering an ambitious range of materials and techniques. VERDICT: Recommended particularly for teachers and parents." - Library Journal"I love Susan's Art Lab series and reference them in the Art Studio often. Each project is paired with an example of a work by a modern master or living artist. Many photographs illustrate techniques and show children deeply engaged in creativity. They're easy to follow, full of images, and directed at open-ended exploration - exactly the kind of reference I need for my own busy home." - Meghan
This fun and creative book features 52 fine art projects set into weekly lessons, beginning with drawing, moving through painting and printmaking, and then building to paper collage and mixed media. Lisa Congdon, Megan Bogonovich, and Amy Rice are just a few of the artists included. Each lesson features and relates to the work and style of a contemporary artist. With lessons, inspiration, and advice, Susan Schwake gives you the tools to find and explore your artistic side." - Kathreen Ricketson, found and editor of whipup and action-pack A refreshing source of ideas for creating fine art with children, Art Lab for Kids encourages the artist’s own voice, marks, and style. The lessons in this book are open-ended to be explored over and over–with
Elbereth5 said We love this book. We love this book. It is perfect for homeschool art for any age. We used it for middle school and I could see it easily being used in high school as well. The projects cover drawing, painting, paper, print making and mixed media. We've used charcoal, oil and soft pastels, markers, acrylics, watercolors made screen prints and gelatin prints just to n. Liz Durkin said Perfect for beginners seeking a knowlege of different art media. Great book for anyone looking for an introduction to different types of art media. I bought it for my 10 year old daughter, she uses the techniques and tips she learned from it.. Great book!! nullified @home's Gift for a neice for Christmas - great projects for her and her dad to do together! She loves it!!