This Book Will Make You An Artist - Hardcover

Ruth Millington

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1839944757 ISBN 13: 9781839944758

Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd, 2024

Synopsis

Paint a still-life like Vincent Van Gogh! Create a cubist collage like Pablo Picasso! Make a polka-dot pumpkin like Yayoi Kusama!

Winner of the Book of the Year "Hobbies and Interests" at The Week Junior Book Awards 2025!

The Sunday Times: "Watch Out For" Picks

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

Leonardo da Vinci

Barbara Hepworth

Claude Monet

and many many more!

"This attractive activity book borrows techniques from 25 artists to inspire original work, including making prints, wrapping things in string and inventing a dada poem" - The Sunday Times

"A youngster’s guide to painting like Picasso" - Daily Telegraph

About this title

About the Author

Ruth Millington is an art historian and author, researching and writing about great artists, muses and masterpieces. For her first adult art book, Muse, Ruth worked like an art detective, uncovering the real-life people found in famous portraits. She has appeared on TV and radio, telling stories about Surrealism, Frida Kahlo and other artists from around the world. She was brought up on the sunny island of Bermuda but now lives in the rainier city of Birmingham in England. When she is not working, Ruth loves to read, sing along to music and decorate her home with lots and lots of art. She also likes to drink tea and paint pictures, and sometimes dips brushes in her mug by accident!

Ellen Surrey is an illustrator out of sunny Los Angeles, California. Blending her love of mid-century design and vintage children's books, Ellen enjoys finding beauty in the past and colourfully sharing it with a contemporary audience. She's illustrated many books about inspirational people, including Dolly Parton! Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Los Angeles Times. When she isn't working, Ellen enjoys watching old movies and visiting her favourite thrift stores.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1839944757
• ISBN 13: 9781839944758
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64