Art School » (First Trade Paper Edition)

Imagine looking out a window and then creating a painting that captures all that’s out there — the color and action, even the mood, sounds, and smells. Art School enables children to do just that. Based on Mick Manning’s highly acclaimed course at the Glasgow School of Art, the book shows readers how to use pencils, crayons, watercolors, and collage tools to create still-lifes, self-portraits, sculptures, masks, a book, and other fun, doable projects. It encourages children to think of art as an act of exploration — of the senses, the world around them, and of their own creative potential.

Children's Literature

This large format "art school in a book" comes with 42 ideas for art projects. The projects range from standard art school fare: portraits, still life painting, and composition studies to the more kid oriented activities such as creating papier-mGchT sculptures and masks. It is a book that should be easy for older kids to use on their own, but younger kids will need help. In spite of taking adult approach to art (many of the projects are those used in high school and college level art classes), for the right kid with a real interest in art, this book will work.