Draw Paint Print like the Great Artists Paperback – September 23, 2014

Deuchars is a British designer who has taken children seriously, explaining in very simple terms and hands-on experience some iconing techniques of modern artists such as Miro, Picasso or Calatrava. By doing so she has enabled kids to produce strikingly powerful and accomplished visual pieces themselves. Her books have different levels of complexity though, some being for 5-6 and others for 8 and up all the way to young adults. We have bought editions of this book in English, Spanish and French as birthday presents becasuse parents have commented on how inspiring it has been to see our kids producing art that looks so accomplished.On the one hand it is great to have an artist diary, constructed almos as a learning/experimenting log, and not as a coloring book. On another some of the techniques the book invits kids to experiment with would be better off in especial papers and not bound. One aspect to consider is that to take full advantage of this book, kids require to have access to a wide array of media. Although a begginer sample set of color pencils, water colors, tempera, etc would normally do, we did not have many of the specific materials before buying this book.In conclusion a most definitly 2 thumbs up, with the warning however of expecting to be asked to use a wide variety of techniques to take full advantage of it.

Creative and fun

Got this book as a gift for my son's third grade teacher. She is very into the arts and I thought this might be a great book not only for her personal use but also for art project ideas for the class. I flipped through the book before we gifted it to her and its so full of fun little activities! I was half tempted to do them before giving them to her, haha! Anyway, she really enjoyed the book!

Attractive contents and format. Grandkids love it!

We absolutely love this book for our 6th grade homeschool year. Excellent quality, lots of information and tons of projects !

Great book for kids AND adults. Anyone interested in famous art & artist will find this interesting. Learn about famous artists’ techniques and how to apply these practices to your own artwork. It’s a nice “step-up” from the adult coloring books.

I like that the lessons are based on individual artists and their particular expressions, asking the student to learn through the imitation of their art.

Oh how I LOVE this book. I purchased this after I received a recommendation from a fellow homeschool mom. As an artist I am loving the book just as much as my kiddos are! One of the really neat things is that it isn't just for art. It has also encouraged learning about some different cultures, too.