This Book Will Make You an Artist
This Book Will Make You an Artist
This Book Will Make You an Artist
This Book Will Make You an Artist
This Book Will Make You an Artist
This Book Will Make You an Artist
This Book Will Make You an Artist
This Book Will Make You an Artist
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This Book Will Make You an Artist

Sale price £14.99 Regular price

A brand new children's book by Birmingham writer Ruth Millington, and illustrated by Ellen Surrey.

Paint a still-life like Vincent Van Gogh! Create a cubist collage like Pablo Picasso! Make a polka-dot pumpkin like Yayoi Kusama! This book will make YOU an artist as you explore 25 different art techniques – from cave painting to contemporary performance – inspired by ground-breaking artists from around the world. And discover famous masterpieces with photographs of real works of art!

Pick up your pencils, collect your collage materials and find out more about some of world’s best-known creatives in this fact-filled book full of step-by-step activities that are easy to try at home. Including information about tools, materials and basic art theory, this imaginative book is jam-packed with ideas for aspiring artists everywhere.

List of artists featured: A cave painter, an ancient Roman mosaic maker, Leonardo da Vinci, Artemisia Gentileschi, Katsushika Hokusai, Moses Williams, Claude Monet, Georges-Pierre Seurat, Vincent Van Gogh, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Hilma Af Klint, Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo, Hugo Ball, Barbara Hepworth, Janet Sobel, Andy Warhol, Bridget Riley, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Judith Scott, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Liu Bolin, Yayoi Kusama, Esther Mahlangu.

Hardback
Ages 5-7
290 x 250 mm
64 pages

 

Meet the Maker:
Ruth Millington is a Birmingham-based art critic and writer. After studying art history at Oxford University, Ruth worked in galleries for five years. Today, she writes about art for national newspapers, and appears as an expert on radio and TV. She writes an award-winning blog about Birmingham's artists, past and present and is a powerful advocate for the city.

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