This Book Thinks You're An Artist Paperback by Harriet Russell

Product Details

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson (2018-08-28)
• Language: English
• Pages: 96
• ISBN-13: 9780500651384
• Weight: 266.49 grams
• Dimensions: 24.89 x 19.56 x 1.02 cm

The third title in an innovative series, perfect for budding artists who enjoy hands-on learning.

Filled with creative, playful activities, This Book Thinks You’re an Artist asks budding artists to imagine their eccentric- artist alter ego before working through seven key topics: observation, drawing, color pattern, design, sculpture, and, crucially, how to steal ideas (Be inspired! Offend the viewer!). Each spread offers a different project—everything you need to make your own work of art inspired by a famous artist or movement in a lighthearted and playful tone. Activities include making a Bruegel circus, playing a Surrealist game, selling a scribble for a million dollars, and painting your face like a Russian Futurist. A section of paper-based crafts at the end of the book even includes a kit to build a viewfinder and make a mini-manifesto book.

About the Author

Harriet Russell is a London-based artist. She has written and illustrated eight books for children and is the illustrator of the This Book Thinks You’re a . . . activity series. Follow her on Instagram @harriet_russell_illustration.  

Caroline Osborne has taught art history for more than thirty years.

Laura Worsley is an art historian and teacher.