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1) The artist
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Language
English
Description
"A brave little artist goes on an epic adventure to share her creativity with the world, adding color and life to a drab, gray city"--
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Once, in a tiny village in India, there was a young boy who loved to paint. He lived with his grandfather, who taught him to paint with his fingers, to make paints from marigolds and brushes made from jasmine flowers. Sometimes, the village children would watch them painting together, and the boy's grandfather would invite them to join in. They didn't have much, but they had each other. After his grandfather dies, the boy notices a little box wrapped...
4) Horse
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Language
English
Description
"A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history Kentucky, 1850. Jarrett, an enslaved groom, and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. As the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young...
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Publisher
Quarry Books
Language
English
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Description
"An inspiring collection of ideas and projects for encouraging an artistic spirit in children! Paint Lab for Kids features 52 fun, fresh, and kid-friendly art lessons that each explore a paint medium, technique, or effect. Popular artist and author Stephanie Corfee offers an exciting resource of easy-to-follow instructions supported throughout with step-by-step, full-color photographs. Each sequence is accompanied by finished samples and variations...
8) Mouse paint
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Language
English
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Description
Three white mice discover jars of red, blue, and yellow paint and explore the world of color.
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Language
English
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Description
Jump into the exciting world of paint pouring--and instantly create dazzling, abstract art--with this comprehensive how-to guide by the popular founder of the Mixed Media Girl YouTube channel. Paint pouring--which involves using a free-flowing acrylic paint mixture created with a pouring medium, such as glue and water--is the hottest trend for making abstract art. In this fun, colorful guide, Marcy Ferro explains everything about working in this popular...
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Language
English
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Description
"This book features DIY how-to wall painting techniques that will help readers discover the possibilities of paint and see their walls as their canvas. Authors Phoebe Cornog and Roxy Prima take readers through wall preparation and paint selection and then teach how to achieve different techniques step by step, from marbling to sponging to geometric design to lettering and more"--
Author
Series
Publisher
David & Charles
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Discover the world of stained glass and embark on a creative adventure full of colour and light! This practical guide to the craft of stained glass includes step-by-step instructions for 17 modern home decoration projects including mirrors, suncatchers, wall hangings, planters and floral bouquets. Learn all of the essential techniques including glass cutting and grinding, using foils and soldering. Artist and stained glass expert Noor Springael shares...
Author
Series
Sisters of the salt volume 2
Language
English
Description
"When the youngest Thaumas sister, Verity, leaves Salann for the lush Bloem on a painting commission, she quickly discovers that the intriguing Laurent family isn't as perfect as they appear"--
13) Still life
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
As an artist demonstrates the strict rules for creating a still life painting, the painting disregards each one as it comes alive and tells its own story.
Author
Series
Books of Elsewhere volume 1
Language
English
Description
For fans of Small Spaces, Coraline, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and James Howe's Bunnicula classics comes the first book in the award-winning, New York Times bestselling Books of Elsewhere series.
This house is keeping secrets . . .
When eleven-year-old Olive and her parents move into the crumbling mansion on Linden Street and find it filled with mysterious paintings, Olive knows the place is creepy—but...
This house is keeping secrets . . .
When eleven-year-old Olive and her parents move into the crumbling mansion on Linden Street and find it filled with mysterious paintings, Olive knows the place is creepy—but...
17) Watercolors
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"Watercolors are a wonderful way to explore the magic of colors. Layering and bleeding watercolors together can lead to breath-taking works of art. This informative guide to watercolors is perfect for young artists who want to try their hand at this versatile art form. They'll learn the fundamentals of painting with watercolors as they complete engaging projects. Step-by-step instructions with vivid full-color photographs ensure each project is accessible....
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"Enter The Madman's Gallery - the perfect gift book for any art lover. Discover an eccentric exploration through the curious history of art, to find the strangest paintings, sculptures, drawings and other artistic oddities ever made. This unique exhibition gathers more than a hundred magnificent works, each chosen for their striking beauty, weirdness and captivating story behind their creation."
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Language
English
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Description
Oil painting is a timeless yet endlessly adventurous medium, but many painters feel daunted by the variety of materials or the thought of using dangerous solvents. Brooks walks you through oil painting fundamentals: the nature and history of pigments, which materials you actually need, and how to eliminate harmful solvents from your work and replace them with safer, more environmentally friendly substitutes. -- adapted from back cover
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