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Let's Make Some Great Art Paperback – Aug. 3 2011

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A fun interactive coloring and activity book, essential for young artists, aged eight and older!

Let's Make Some Great Art by Marion Deuchars, bestselling author of the Let's Make Some Great Art series, is packed with fun drawing, painting, cutting and sticking activities that will spark your creative imagination.

• Packed with fun activities – complete Mona Lisa's smile, create your own Jackson Pollock-inspired masterpiece using a marble, a tray, some paint and some paper, and discover a foolproof method for drawing a bicycle
• Work alongside the great artists – Deuchars has created activities around works by 12 of the greatest artists of all time, including Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Bridget Riley, Jackson Pollock, and more
• Explore art from different places and times in history – learn how some of Picasso's art was inspired by African Art and travel back in time to explore cave painting (and then create your own cave painting)
• Step-by-step instructions and tips – useful for parents and teachers to select age and skill appropriate activities. The book includes a list of basic art materials needed and offers advice on how to change projects to make them even more amazing and to develop your artistic skills.
• Screen-free fun for the whole family – boys and girls will enjoy hours of fun without a screen in sight!

Be inspired by the great artists and discover 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. The emphasis of Let's Make Some Great Art is on having fun and making the creation of art a big part of the way you express yourself. So have fun with Let's Make Some Great Art and discover endless creative adventures just waiting for artists of all ages. Draw, paint, spray, splash, doodle, shade, sketch, cut, tear or stick—it's your choice!

Explore more books in the Let's Make Some Great Art series:

• Let's Make Some Great Fingerprint Art
• Let's Make Some Great Placemat Art
• Let's Make More Great Placemat Art
• Let's Make Some Great Art: Patterns (coming September 2020)
• Let's Make Some Great Art: Animals (coming September 2020)

Author of the bestselling Let's Make Some Great Art series, Marion Deuchars has a globally recognisable illustration style. Her hand-lettering and illustrations have been used on advertising campaigns from Samsung to HP, and her books have won six awards for design and illustration. She is a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale. She has written and illustrated a number of books, including: Bob the Artist, Bob's Blue Period, Bob Goes Pop, Art Play and Draw Paint Print Like the Great Artists.

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8 - 12 years
Print length

224 pages
Language

English
Dimensions

21.59 x 2.54 x 29.21 cm
Publisher

Laurence King Publishing
Publication date

Aug. 3 2011
ISBN-10

9781856697866
ISBN-13

978-1856697866
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Marion Deuchars is an illustrator who has worked with major design and advertising agencies worldwide.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 185669786X
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Laurence King Publishing (Aug. 3 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781856697866
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1856697866
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 721 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.59 x 2.54 x 29.21 cm

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British illustrator and author Marion Deuchars publishes beautifully illustrated children’s books and has created her own globally recognised style of hand lettering.

Graduating with a distinction from the Royal College of Art in 1981, Marion went on to co-form an art and design studio. Her output has seen projects that span across corporate literature, publishing, editorial, packaging, advertising, web, brand development, craft and interior design. Marion’s work with major design and advertising agencies include commercial clients Royal Mail Stamps, Carluccios and the Imperial War Museum, resulting in gold and silver awards at the Art Director’s Club New York and four D&AD pencils.

Her ‘Let’s Make Some Great Art’ series of art activity books for Laurence King Publishing have won numerous awards and translated into 22 languages.

She has also written and illustrated three picture books; Bob the Artist and Bob’s Blue Period, and Bob Goes Pop about a Blackbird who finds his true self through the power of art. Let’s Make some Great Animals/Patterns will be published in Autumn 2020.

Born in Scotland, Marion now lives and works in North London.

She is a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale and a

Royal Designer for Industry.

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bookworm mama

Fantastic!

Reviewed in Canada on October 5, 2012

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It is such a pleasure to make art with this book. My children don't often like to sit and make art but this book has them hooked! The author offers plenty of simple exercises to get you started and the idea is to experiment rather than take your work too seriously. Aesthetically the book itself is so lovely to work with. My family highly recommends this book!

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Fun product at a great price

Reviewed in Canada on March 5, 2018

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This is such a neat book for the crafty family. I saw it in some museum gift shops in NYC. Much better price from amazon

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evintage

We couldn't find a washable ink pad under $15 in our area so it wasn't as good a deal as we thought as we had to ...

Reviewed in Canada on February 12, 2015

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My very artistic and creative daughter showed zero interest in the book (age nine) even though I got it out 3 times and showed her how to do it. She just didn't see the humor in it. We couldn't find a washable ink pad under $15 in our area so it wasn't as good a deal as we thought as we had to go out an get that before we could do anything. Might be more fun for an older young adult?

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Cassandre Colin

Received in perfect condition :)

Reviewed in Canada on January 5, 2019

A great book to make fun art with kids.

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cocomutoqua

Le livre que j'ai reçu est usé.

Reviewed in Canada on November 20, 2019

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J'ai reçu un livre avec plein de dessins à l'intérieur.

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AND HAVE A GREAT TIME DOING IT

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2011

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All right, I admit it. I bought this book to assuage my own parental guilt for never having come up with enough interesting or crafty projects to draw my children into the experience of making and appreciating how art is made. I expected a kind of kid-friendly glorified coloring book. Wrong. This is not really a book for children but for "artists of all ages". First of all, it is handsome to hold and beautifully designed. Relaxed but focused. Intelligent but not ponderous. Marion Deuchars is a talented artist with a divine sense of humour and wit. Let's Make some Great Art is really a course in Art Appreciation. You can go through it cover to cover as a lesson plan and you will find brilliant exercises to help hone your skills of perception - but these lessons subtly carry through to other disciplines as well. Or you can open it at random to any page and it will not disappoint. One of my favorites: EMPTY your pockets. Draw What Is In Them And Color Them In. (And if you need some tips to get you started, there is a wealth of info on tools and techniques as well - not to mention insights and factoids on great artists and works of art). The illustrations are delightful - even the one of the used tissue. What Deuchars teaches us is that Art tells us more about ourselves than anything else. I hope it will become a classroom staple for any teacher of art or otherwise - or any parent or caregiver, regardless of guilt-level. Buy it. For a budding artist or thinker - or anyone on the road to self-discovery. You will not regret. Oh and, Let's Make some Great Art requires no prior experience or penchant for art - it does not even require a drop of motivation. It will draw you in. Pun intended.

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Heloisa

Really cute and creative book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2023

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It is a really good book. It helps me get creative when I have no idea what to do.
Great for artists and anyone who needs something to do in their free time.

TS

Fantastic, Full of Ideas

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2013

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I homeschool my very busy and creative daughter. I, myself, am not terribly creative. Enter "Let's Make Some Great Art!" This book is full of wonderful ideas and great information. Some of it we will save for as she gets just a bit older (mostly to avoid frustration) - however there are plenty of things in here that a 6-year-old can easily do and enjoy. And who knows, she may surprise me with her artistic capabilities and want to try some of the stuff that I think is more difficult.

We are well-stocked with all manner of art supplies, however I get stuck on doing the usual collages, painting, drawing - all good things, but not very exciting all the time. I am marking pages for some really fresh and fun-looking projects, like fingerprint art, creating a cubist portrait, drawing with an eraser, "cave paintings," and lots more.

I can't wait to get started; my daughter will love it!

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Hello world

Wow this will last for years - definitely good for many arts ages and talents

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2020

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I saw it at the Tate Britain in London when buying art supplies for my grandson but thought oh the weight in luggage so was delighted to find it on amazon. There are so many activities suggested by the book. I can tell we will be able to enjoy it for many years. Sometimes it is so helpful to have a spark of creativity at hand when doing art. Thanks to the compilers of this.

Alberto Mattiello

Best book on drawing I've seen so far...

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2020

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This is an awesome book for anyone interested in art. It gives some basic knowledge about famous artists and artworks, teaches basics of perspective, light and shadow, face and animal drawing, etc. and makes everything look easy and fun. Each page has a little exersice for children to practise or to just be creative. It had my daughter glued for hours reading and drawing. Honestly, I wouldn't mind to receive it as a gift as well.

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