Big Art Activity Book

By (author) Hull Sarah; By (author) Baer Sam; Illustrated by Sanfelippo, Ana
Description:

Filled with exciting art projects you can do with just the contents of your pencil case, this playful book is sure to entertain for hours. Draw a self-portrait, make slot-together sculptures, create sticker versions of famous paintings, colour by numbers and much, much more. Along the way you can discover fascinating facts about famous artists and try out some of their tricks and techniques.
Features Vincent van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, Henri Matisse - and more.

Table of contents:

Chapters in this book include:
- Take a line for a walk
- Silly splats
- Choosing colours
- Wild colours
- Shading
- Mythical monsters
- Drawing dancers
- Pop art
- Drawing faces
- Clever patterns
- Wonderfully wonky
- Terrible beasts
- Framed by flowers
- Action lines
- Who made that?
- Making rubbings
- Funny creatures
- Shapes and colours
- Perfect patterns
- Fancy portraits
- Swirly skies
- Drawing dogs
- Shapes in shapes
- Animal sculptures
- Street art
- Copycats
- Near and far
- Help with horses
- Black and white
- Shimmering water

Biographical note:
Sarah Hull (Author)
Sarah grew up in London, then studied German and Fine Art in Oxford and Hamburg. She joined Usborne after working at Profile Books and Thames and Hudson, and now spends her time writing about art, investigating germs and devising ways for children to stave off boredom - all the important things, basically.

Sam Baer (Author)
Sam Baer grew up on the tiny island of Jersey before setting off on adventures in not-quite-so-tiny England. Since 2011, he''s been writing books about everything from imps and elves to Victorian fashion. It''s a dream job (almost as good as being a superhero).


Promotional headline:
A bumper book of arty activities with press-out stencils, models to build and lots of stickers too