Art for Kids: Drawing in Color [Hardcover]

Kathryn Temple (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 7, 2009 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Art for Kids

Drawing in Color, the newest addition to the critically acclaimed Art for Kids collection, teaches children indispensable tricks and techniques for adding a rainbow of color to their work. It’s an entertaining combination of practical information and hands-on exercises. Budding artists will see how easy it can be to create original, vivid pictures using everything from colored pencils and markers to watercolor, pastel, and paint.

 

 

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From School Library Journal

Grade 5 Up—This heavily illustrated guide encourages budding artists to learn some basic skills and decide what works for them. Before jumping into project ideas, Temple explains some drawing tools and the basics of color theory. She provides clear, step-by-step instructions while reminding children that there is no right or wrong way to draw. Then, in nine chapters that each cover a particular technique or type of subject ("Drawing in Perspective," "Drawing Animals"), readers are encouraged to sketch objects found around the house, a cat, a Ferris wheel, and even a person. Projects use a variety of mediums, including colored pencils, markers, and oil pastels. The balance of detailed text and color images is visually appealing. Children will enjoy honing their observation skills as they practice using color in new ways.—Lisa Glasscock, Columbine Public Library, Littleton, CO
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The balance of detailed text and color images is visually appealing. Children will enjoy honing their observation skills as they practice using color in new ways." –School Library Journal 

 

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Lark Books (July 7, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579908217
• ISBN-13: 978-1579908218
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #663,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great follow up to Art for Kids: Drawing, January 5, 2012

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This review is from: Art for Kids: Drawing in Color (Hardcover)

This book is a wonderful extension of Ms. Temple's first book. She takes the student through many of the same aspects of drawing, but with a deeper focus on color (of course!). There is a concise study of color first. It is just enough, not too much. This is followed by 8 more chapters. These include: Line Drawing, Light, Shadow, and Color, Still Life Drawing, Drawing in Perspective, Drawing Landscapes, Drawing Animals, Drawing People, and Color Your Imagination.

There is much use of white space for a pleasing presentation throughout the book. I do not mean that she uses blank areas to fill the pages; that is not the intention at all. It just makes it cleaner than her earlier work. Each chapter is laid out in a similar format, easy to read and easy to progress through. No big obstacles where the student will feel overwhelmed. The projects are fun and interesting. One is especially appealing, a water reflection landscape. No filler or fluff in this book.

I also like how the imagination really matters. That is where I get stuck and where young students may need that added inspiration. I taught a class using some of Ms. Temple's first book. This book would be a great follow-up for a deeper class and I am certain I would learn something too!

Now, should you buy the first book AND this one? Well, that would be a personal choice. The first one has some things this one doesn't (grid drawing, foreshortening, etc.) and this one has some aspects that the other one doesn't (more step by step pics of the process, separate chapter on drawing animals, etc.). If it were ME, I would be fine with just this book. If it were for someone who really wants to learn it ALL and doesn't have any knowledge of drawing, then both books would be just the ticket. Hope this helps!