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The Extraordinary Book That Makes You An Artist

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The Extraordinary Book That Makes You An Artist by Mary Richards inspires children to unleash their creativity through engaging activities and imaginative prompts. This interactive book invites young readers to explore various artistic techniques, encouraging them to experiment and express themselves through art. It's a hands-on journey perfect for budding artists eager to discover new skills and ideas.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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If you have a budding artist at home, this children’s book offers an interactive experience that encourages creativity and imagination. Filled with art projects and inspiring ideas, it supports young readers in exploring their artistic potential in fun and engaging ways.

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The Extraordinary Book That Makes You An Artist

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A one-of-a-kind project book that turns into an art portfolio whilst turning its reader into an artist.

Anyone can be an artist! The Extraordinary Book That Makes You An Artist transforms itself into paintings, sculptures, color wheels, golden ratio tools, viewfinders, surrealist games, op art, pop art, and more! Each page is a fun and unique project that any artist of any age can create and is filled with facts about art technique, colour, and style.

The cover becomes a keepsake portfolio to house all of the completed creations, making a personal art show to visit again and again.

30 ART PROJECTS: From color wheels to cubism, portraiture to pop art, sculpture to spin art, the projects in this book use a variety of techniques, styles, and media to create inspiring art.

KEEPSAKE PORTFOLIO: The cover becomes a portfolio to house the completed creations.

LEARN ART SKILLS, TERMS AND FACTS: Filled with facts about art techniques, skills and ideas.

SUPPORTS STEAM: Creating art is an essential element of STEAM learning, which encourages proficiency in science, technology, engineering, art, and math.

FOR ARTISTS OF ALL AGES: Projects can be completed by children on their own, with friends, or guided by adults.

ENCOURAGES CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION: Young artists will develop their skills, ideas, and knowledge to think and create.

Series: The Extraordinary Book

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781647226121

Publisher: Weldon Owen, Incorporated

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 July 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Weldon Owen, Incorporated

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Go Suga

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 206.0mm

Height: 273.0mm

Weight: 535g

Pages: 64

About the Author

Mary Richards is an award-winning art writer, illustrator, and publisher. She adapted and edited David Hockney’s bestselling A History of Pictures for Children (Thames & Hudson), and is the author of The Modern Art Journal (Tate Publishing) and Splat: The Most Exciting Artists of All Time (Thames & Hudson). Mary was Publisher at the Hayward Gallery in London's Southbank Centre and Editor at Tate Publishing.

Go Suga is a Japanese-Australian artist. With a background in graphic design, Go believes in learning by doing. He evolves his style by constantly painting, drawing, and trying out new techniques and new materials. Born in Hiroshima, Go now lives on Australia's Gold Coast and combines his native culture with the surf lifestyle of his adopted home.

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