This book will make you an artist / written by Ruth Millington ; illustrated by Ellen Surrey.
"Jam-packed with imaginative ideas for all kinds of creative crafts... this book will make YOU an artist! Pick up your pencils, collect your collage materials, and take inspiration from 25 of the world's best-known artists in this fact-filled book full of activities. Discover famous masterpieces through the included photographs of real works of art - from ancient cave painting to contemporary performance - and lots more in between!"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9798887770420
- Physical Description: 61 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
- Publisher: Lincoln, Massachusetts : Nosy Crow, 2024.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Create your very own masterpieces inspired by 25 amazing artists"--Cover. "First published 2024 by Nosy Crow Ltd... London"--Title page verso. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Make handprint art like a cave painter -- Make a mosaic like an ancient Roman -- Measure your proportions like Leonardo da Vinci -- Paint a self-portrait like Artemisia Gentileschi -- Block print like Katsushika Hokusai -- Cut out a silhouette portrait like Moses Williams -- Paint outside like Claude Monet -- Paint in points like Georges Seurat -- Paint a still life like Vincent Van Gogh -- Cut out like Henri Matisse -- Create a cubist collage like Pablo Picasso -- Make an abstract mobile like Hilma af Klint -- Get surreal like Salvador Dalà -- Decorate your hair with flowers like Frida Kahlo -- Perform a poem like Hugo Ball -- Carve a sculpture like Barbara Hepworth -- Splash paint like Janet Sobel -- Make pop-art-style prints like Andy Warhol -- Draw an optical illusion like Bridget Riley -- Create a crown like Jean-Michel Basquiat -- Wrap a string sculpture like Judith Scott -- Wash over wax like Emily Kame Kngwarreye -- Turn yourself invisible like Liu Bolin -- Make a polka-dot pumpkin like Yayoi Kusama -- Make a mural like Esther Mahlangu -- Glossary. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 7-10 (Nosy Crow) |
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Genre: | Illustrated works. Informational works. Instructional and educational works. |
Available copies
- 19 of 24 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 2 of 3 copies available at Rockingham County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 24 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Eden Library | J 701.18 M (Text) | 31554012302542 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Madison-Mayodan Public Library | J 701.18 M (Text) | 31554012302559 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/25/2025 |
Reidsville Library | J 701.18 M (Text) | 31554012302567 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Benhaven Public Library | J 702.8 Mil (Text) | 33630005390344 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
East Asheville Library | j702 MIL (Text) | 0020660397645 | Juvenile New Nonfiction | Checked out | 07/29/2025 |
East Regional Library | J701.18 M (Text) | 31781068851003 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Harnett County Main Library | J 702.8 Mil (Text) | 33630005436899 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/05/2025 |
Henderson Main Branch | J702 M (Text) | 33258010359607 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/27/2025 |
High Point Library | J 701.18 Millingt (Text) | 30519020288992 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library | J701.18 Millington (Text) | 39523000422390 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |