Art Skills

Bursting with inspiration, this book contains over 120 ideas for painting, drawing, printing and making collages!

Discover how to paint a watercolour wash, spatter paint, create resist effects with oil pastels and many more skills in this complete creative guide, perfect for budding artists.

Simply follow the simple step-by-step instructions exactly or use the ideas to create your own artistic masterpieces!

- Perfect for rainy days, school holidays and quiet times.
- Screen-free fun, ideal for kids wanting to learn a new hobby.
- Builds artistic confidence and interest.
- STEAM education friendly - encourages creative discovery.
- No need for complex materials / equipment!
- Includes Usborne Quicklinks - a hand-picked selection of links to child-friendly websites that help bring the book to life. Links include videos, quizzes, games and activities to help kids explore the book's topic further.

About the author

Fiona Watt (Author) Fiona Watt is an Editorial Director and writer at Usborne Publishing. She graduated from Exeter University with a Bachelor of Education in Art and Design. She taught for three years at a primary school in Kent, before spending two years at a British school in The Netherlands. She started working at Usborne in 1989 and has written and edited hundreds of books including baby and novelty, sticker, art and craft, cookery, science and activity books. She has written all the titles in the award-winning THAT'S NOT MY® series and many in the highly successful Sticker Dolly Dressing series. She is the sixth biggest-selling UK children's author, with over 10 million of her books sold in the UK since records began.

Summary

Do you know how to paint a watercolour wash, spatter paint or create resist effects with oil pastels? Bursting with inspiration, this book contains over 120 ideas for painting, drawing, printing and making collages. Budding artists can follow the simple step-by-step instructions exactly or use the ideas to create their own works of art.

Product details

• Authors: Fiona Watt, Fiona Watt Watt, Watt Fiona
• Assisted by: Antonia Miller (Illustration), Miller Antonia (Illustration)
• Publisher: Usborne Publishing
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 11
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2017
• EAN: 9781474942744
• ISBN: 978-1-4749-4274-4
• No. of pages: 96
• Series: Art & Ideas; Art Ideas
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Art / Drawing, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Art / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Art / Painting, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Art / Techniques, Interest age: from c 7 years, Art: general interest (Children's / Teenage), For home learning / Self-study / autonomous learning, Educational: Art and design