FREE: Painting: A Young Artist's Guide

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Aspiring artists learn how to develop and hone painting skills with these practical tips on everything from mixing color to sketching out-of-doors.

More than 30 renowned works of art, from cave paintings to an expressionist canvas by Mark Rothko, as well as diagrams, charts and photographs, combine to form a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the act of painting. The clear, vivacious text covers such matters as equipment, technique, composition, color and the importance of imagination. Pictures of real-life objects, such as Monet's palette and little piles of ground pigments, share crowded but ingeniously organized pages with informatively captioned masterworks, many by or of women. Exercises for trying out ideas noted in the text are simple and should inspire self-confidence, as should the authors' gently encouraging tone. Practical advice about wearing aprons, cleaning brushes and using newspapers to protect surfaces shows unusual respect for youngsters' sense of responsibility. Not only the means but the joy of painting resounds throughout this dynamic book--a real achievement. Ages 7-up.

Grade 4-6-A brilliant visual introduction to painting with a minimal text. Some topics highlighted are: tools, principles of color, sketching, ideas, pattern, rhythm and movement, technique and texture, and portraiture. Each entry is afforded only two lavishly illustrated pages, which limits the book to a checklist of principles. Excellent-quality, clear, full-color illustrations of objects, places, and paintings by masters and by children are included. The text sparks the imagination and should lead young, inquiring artists to books of greater depth. It will also be helpful to art teachers to illustrate their lessons.

ISBN-10: 1564583481
ISBN-13: 978-1564583482
Hardcover: 45 pages
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (September 15, 1993)
Printed in Italy
Condition: Tear in dust jacket around the spine area. No other markings/writing/defects found.