- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Laurence King (Aug 3 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 185669786X
- ISBN-13: 978-1856697866
- Product Dimensions: 29 x 21.1 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 662 g
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#42,419 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #93 in Books > Children's Books > Arts & Music > Art
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Product Description
Product Description
In this interactive coloring and activity book, Marion Deuchars takes the broad canvas of art and fills it with drawings and activities that engage with what art can be, how it can be made, what it can mean for you and what it has meant for people through the ages. Aimed at children aged eight and older, the emphasis is on fun and making the creation of art an integral part of the way you express yourself.
About the Author
Marion Deuchars is an illustrator who has worked with major design and advertising agencies worldwide.
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4.9 out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews)
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing, fantastic, terrific boook of art!, Oct 18 2011
By FIRR-Kids! - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Let's Make Some Great Art (Paperback)
I really love this book. It is creative, incredibly clever, and full of projects that are both fun and easy. Professional artist and renowned illustrator Marion Deuchars created these projects in an effort to keep her sons inspired and stimulated. Hey, if her kids need a prod here and then, I don't feel so badly about my own!The book's core ideas are inspired by the work of twelve famous artists, including Pablo Picasso, Piet Mondrian, and Leonardo da Vinci. Deuchars gives a brief introduction of each, explaining the type of art each was best known for, and then reveals several projects that relate to that specific claim. Make modern art from squiggles, try your hand at collage, conduct color experiments, re-create Mona Lisa's smile, or try painting Jackson Pollack style with paint and marbles. What will your children be inspired to create?
I like how this book is a cross between a history lesson and fifty art lessons, with a little bonus course on how easy it to use your imagination to come up with great things. I also love how varied the projects are - there is a bit of everything. Make animals from inky fingerprints, create your own color wheel and experiment mixing the colors, draw a shark in the pre-drawn tank, make a mobile from simple geometric shapes, fiddle around with tangrams, or draw circles by hand and compare them to compass drawn circles.
The projects mentioned just barely scratch the surface of what you will have to choose from! At 224 pages, the ideas are not technically "endless" but it sure feels that way. Opening this book for the first time is akin to having a bomb of creativity dropped in your lap. The next time you hear "I'm bored. There's nothing to do." you will have hundreds of suggestions at your fingertips.
I think maybe best of all, this book will help kids realize that it is possible to create great things from very simple ideas. Some of the pages are blank, apart from a single one sentence direction. They might need that little push to get started, but hopefully, this will show them that art is fun to create and there are no boundaries.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent for children, Aug 23 2011
By Stacey A Chatman - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Let's Make Some Great Art (Paperback)
As a teacher and mother I absolutely loved this. Trying to get my 12 year old interested in anything is almost impossible, but she actually really enjoyed this as a way to introduce her to art. I have no doubt it would be ideal for younger children who are avid readers, but my daughter hates books!!! This was a great way to encourage reading and still allow her to 'interact' with art and art history!!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Non-artsy mom LOVES IT!, Oct 10 2011
By Lowee - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Let's Make Some Great Art (Paperback)
This book came to me through a good friend who wondered what my "older" kids would think of it... My girls are 9, 9 and 11 and they are dying to get their hands into it. My 9 year old says she likes how creative it is, you learn how to make a bird using your thumb print, and she likes how simple the instructions are, but I like how intelligent the book is. It's not a doodle book, or a "busy" book like the ones I've seen before on the "keep them busy in the car" table at the bookstores. It's much better!
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