Making Amazing Art

by Henry, Sandi

• ISBN13: 9780824967956
• ISBN10: 082496795X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-06-01
• Publisher: WorthyKids

Summary

This book is suitable for ages 7 to 13 years. Sandi Henry introduces children to the seven basic elements of design that will help them to take a piece of art from " That's Nice" to " Wow! " . These elements - line, shape, form, colour, value, texture, and space - are the building blocks that all artists use to create works from drawings and paintings to weaving and sculpture. Readers will see examples of how children their own age use elements of design in their work. And they will meet classic masters and contemporary artists whose individual works are based upon these same design techniques. It features: Grid Drawing - using a grid to divide images into smaller parts to reproduce a photograph or painting; Cut-out Collage - using free-form shapes cut from construction paper to create a colourful collage; Texture Rubbing - using the bumps, grooves, lines and other patterns to add interesting visual texture to artwork; Complementary Colour Puzzle - cutting and gluing shapes of complementary colours to create a striking abstract design; and, Supersize It! - Using a papier-mache to create an enlarged version of a common object.

Table of Contents

Designing Amazing Art!	p. 5
Line	p. 8
Linear Web Design	p. 10
Decorative-Line Design	p. 12
Magical Machine	p. 15
Grid Drawing	p. 17
Visual Music	p. 20
Kaleidoscope Lines	p. 22
Shape	p. 26
Geometric & Free-Form Combo	p. 29
Shape Discovery	p. 32
Cutout Collage	p. 35
Stencil Shapes	p. 37
Letter & Number Shapes	p. 40
Shape Hunt	p. 42
Texture	p. 44
Texture Rubbing	p. 46
Textured-Flowers Bouquet	p. 48
3-D Texture Tapestry	p. 50
Textured-Paper Bird Collage	p. 53
Furry Pet Portrait	p. 57
Color	p. 59
Secondary-Color Surprise	p. 62
Warm & Cool Ocean Scene	p. 64
Complementary-Color Puzzle Design	p. 67
Color Explosion	p. 71
Analogous Color Puzzle	p. 73
Value	p. 76
Giant Ice Cream Cone	p. 78
Beautiful Butterfly	p. 80
Hidden Shapes	p. 83
What's on the Shelf?	p. 85
From Shape to Form	p. 89
Form	p. 92
Sock-Head Sculpture	p. 94
Additive Paper Sculpture	p. 97
"Supersize" It!	p. 101
"Take Away" Sculpture	p. 104
Dancing Mobile	p. 107
Space	p. 110
Giant Sunflower	p. 113
Harvest-Time Perspective Collage	p. 116
3-D Shapes	p. 118
View from the Window	p. 121
Resources	p. 124
Index	p. 124
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