This Book Thinks You're an Artist

This Book Thinks You’re an Artist uniquely combines art history with practical activities on the page. It asks the reader to imagine their eccentric-artist alter-ego before working through six key topics: painting, sculpture, illustration, decorative art, photography and contemporary art.

Each spread centres on a different technique for producing a piece of art, and relates the activity back to a famous artist or movement in a light-hearted and playful tone. Activities include making a Bruegel circus, playing a Surrealist game, selling a scribble for a million pounds and painting your face like a Futurist. A section of paper-based crafts at the end of the book includes a kit to build a camera obscura.

Ages 9-14, 96 pages