painting

Contains lessons and exercises designed to help aspiring art students strengthen their skills and build their portfolios, featuring projects in the areas of line, markmaking, and ideas; color and tone; texture and patterns; and form and space.

Discusses the life and work of French impressionist painter Auguste Renoir; presented in the form of a child's school report.

A visit to an art museum inspires a young mouse to become a painter.

Explores the life and work of the nineteenth-century French artist who devoted most of his artwork to the subject of ballet.

Step-by-step instructions for drawing different breeds of horses in a variety of poses.

"Layering and bleeding watercolors together can lead to . . . works of art. This . . . guide to watercolors is . . . for young artists who want to try their hand at this . . . art form. They'll learn the fundamentals of painting with watercolors as they complete . . . projects"--Provided by publisher.

Sam is working on making a clay dinosaur for the school art show and sale when the clay suddenly comes to life and attacks him, a sure sign that once again Orson Eerie, whose spirit inhabits the school, is up to something--and it is up to Sam, Antonio, and Lucy, to discover how a self-portrait of Orson figures into his evil plan.

"Snippets is a fun story about paper shapes. The main character, Snippet, looks different from the perfect shapes, and because of that he is told he can't play. Snippet's kind heart leads him to show everyone in the paper place how to get along. In the end, the shapes realize the beauty of being unique and how they are better together than far apart." --.

"Camilla d'Errico opens up her studio and offers readers an insider scoop on the tools, techniques, and inspirations she draws from to create stunningly beautiful, otherworldly works of art. Pop Surrealism, with its unique blend of high art and popular culture, has been a growing force in the art world for years"--Proveded by publisher.