Arcadia Public Library

Presents project ideas including mosaics, figure sculptures, impressionist scenes, watercolor landscapes, and pastel portraits with step-by-step photography and instructions.

Introduces the history, techniques, and functions of art through discussion and reproductions of paintings, photographs, drawings, and design elements. Includes activities and experiments.

Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in art.

Provides instructions for making a variety of art and craft items, working with crayons and fingerpaints, and drawing animals, and suggests ways to use some of the projects to practice counting, adding, and subtracting.

Arranged by such design elements as shape, texture, and form, offers instructions for making forty projects including a giant sunflower, a dancing mobile, a furry pet portrait, and a sock-head sculpture.

"In this DIY guide, Chavez shows young readers how to create their very own art projects with a purpose. Young artists will be inspired to share their own perspectives and make a difference in their own worlds-from their homes to schools to neighborhoods and the whole broader world"--

Introduces children to thirteen important artistic techniques via specific works of art. Includes timeline, glossary, and quiz questions.

"An inspiring collection of ideas and projects for encouraging an artistic spirit in children! 3D Art Lab for Kids includes 36 kid-friendly fine art projects in paper, clay, textiles, sculpture, and jewelry. Each project is inspired by the work of a prominent artist and is illustrated with step-by-step full-color photographs of the process as well as finished samples and variations. Whether you use these projects independently or as a curriculum for...