DK - How To Be An Artist

Writte n by S. Nata lie Abad zis

Written by S. Natalie Abadzis Consultants Lesli e Primo, Jennife r Gibbs Editor Sally Beets Designers Charlo tt e Jennings, Br andie T ully-Sc o tt US Editor Marg are t Pa rrish US Senior Editor Shannon Beatty Additional design Ann Cannings, Sonny Flynn, Rachael Parfitt-Hun t, Sadie Thomas Additional editorial Olivia S ta nfor d Illustra tor Mark Ruffle DTP Designers Vijay Kandwal, Nityanand K uma r Project Picture Researc her Ritura j Singh Jacke t Coordina tor Issy W alsh Jacke t Designer Bra ndie T ul ly-Sco tt Managing Editor Jonathan Melmo th Managing Art Editor Diane Pe yton Jones Production Edito r Abi Maxwell Production Cont roller Basia Ossowska Creati ve Dire ctor Helen Senior Publishing Director Sarah Larter First American Edition, 2021 Published in the United States by DK Publishing 1450 Broadway , S uite 801, New Yor k, NY 10018 Copyright 2021 Dorling Kindersley Limited DK, a Division of Pe nguin Random House LLC 21 22 23 24 25 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 001322458June/202 All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under the copyright r eserved above, no part of this publication may be r eprodu ced, s tored in or intr oduced i nto a retrieval sys tem, or tr ansmitted, in any f orm, or by an y means (electronic, mechanic al, p hotocopying, record ing, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the copyright owner . Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kinder sley Limited A catalog re cord for this book is available from t he Library o f Congress. ISBN 978-0-7440-3325-0 DK books are available at special discounts when pur chased in bulk for sales promotions, prem iums, fund-r aising, or educ ational use. For details, c ontact: DK Publishing Special Marke ts, 1450 Broadway , S uite 801, New Yor k, NY 10018 SpecialSales@dk.com Printed and bound in China For the curious www.dk.com F oreword by S. Natali e Abadzis H ow the book works Getting ready Drawing Ideas C omposition game Elements of art T a ke a l ine for a wa lk H ow to draw a fac e Albrecht Dr er T ri cking the ey e H andy 3-D drawing Perspectiv e Illustr ation Painting Color Color mixing array s Walking rainbow S tr eet art Evolving canvas Painting to music Frida Kahlo Lots of dots W rapping paper pr inting Patter n Ndebele patt erns Geometric art Gravity p ainting Making Sculpture P aper craft ing Paper sculpture Collage N tan design This book was made with F or est Stewardship C ouncil cert ifi ed paper one small step in DKs commitment to a sustainable future. Fo r more informat ion go to www. dk.com/our-gr een-pledge

Doodle cubes S culpture fig ures Yayoi K usama Paper marbling Fashion T ie-dye your cloth es Glue batik Weaving Nature Natural beauty Andy Goldswort hy Nature patt erns Hanging sculptures W indow wonders S un prints C lever camouf lage Photography and illustr ation Photography Gerda T ar o Moviemaker Flip-b ook Hayao Miyazaki Stop motion M ake a ti ger marionett e P uppet show Paper spinner Zoetrope S hadow light show Tem plates D id you know ? Glossary Index Acknowledgments

Hello there! It s wonderful to hav e you on board as we tr avel through the world of art. We will be disco verin g and trying out lots o f diff eren t types o f art, as w ell as mee ting some amazing artists along the way . My background as an artist and art teacher meant I was super excit ed to write this book. Wha t be tter way to share m y experien ce than with the artists and designers o f the futur e? Ive alwa ys fo und that I le arn just as much fr om childr en as the y learn fr om me. Y oung people ha v e the bes t ideas! Art links to o ther subjects, toother e ar e lo ts o f science and math c onu ndrums in art, and you will see tha t as y ou turn the pages of this book. Art is for e veryb ody. It inspire s us to ask quest ions about ourselves and the w orld in which w e live . What is it about art that e xcit es you? Wha t activities ha ve y ou alwa ys wan ted to try? This book enco urages y ou to see what y ou can do. Y o u dont need lots o f ex pensive ma terials t o be an artist a piece of paper and a pencil are grea t too ls to sta rt with. One last thing to remember is that cr eati ng art is not about being perfe ct. Its about hav ing ideas, ex perimenting, and trusting in the pr ocess. A bit of pr actice helps, too. Belie ve in yourself and the r est w ill follo w. I hope you ha ve a s much fun trying out the activities as I did when I wro te th is book. Enjoy , m ake art, and fe el inspired!

In How to Be an Artist , you will learn how to think and act like an artist. The book is packed w ith fun activities that can be done at home, amazing art hist ory, and a look at some of the most famo us artists of all tim e. Safety fi rst All of the pr ojects in this book should be done with care. If you see this symbol at the top of a page, it means that y ou will need an adult to help y ou with the activity. Be particularly caref ul when: you ar e using shar p objects, such as scissors you are using an ov en you ar e outsidealwa ys tell an adult what y ou are doing Awesome activit ies Ge t inspir ed and try out the fun activities in this book, which are based on key ideas wit hin art. Its important to e xpre ss yourself when being creat ive, so the finished craft s you cr eate may no t match th ose in the book exactly but thats ok ay! Each activity is broke n down into s teps. No w try... suggestions help you build on new knowledge. Everything y ou need for an activity is listed at the s tart. 70 You w ill need Ntan design Artists often use black and white for d ramat ic effect. Ntan is an old Japanese design idea, about the balance o f light and dark. Use this technique to make your own N tan artwo rk. Place the black square on to the white paper and draw ar ound it. This will help you retur n the black square t o the same place lat er. Continue c utting shapes fro m the black square and flipping them onto t he white paper. Once your e happ y with the placement o f the shapes, y ou can glue them down. Draw simple s hapes from the edge of the black paper and cut them out. Flip the shapes away from the cut out and onto the white paper surroundi ng it. Positive and negative space Positive and negative space are used to draw attention to differ ent aspects of an artwork. The positive space is the subject that you want to be the focus of the picture, and the rest of the space is negative. Look at the two pictur es below . What pops out to you? Which colors do you think are the positive and negative spaces? Y in and Y ang This ancient Chinese symbol repre sents two opposites that need to be balanced to create calm. The black and white opposing sections come together to form a whole circle. Now try ... Make a piece of N tan ar twork using co lored paper . Whi ch eff ect do you lik e b est? Colored paper White paper Black paper Safety scissors Ruler Pencil Glue stick Use a ruler to dr aw an 8 x 8 in (21 x 21 cm) square on white paper and cut it out. Then use black paper t o dr aw and cut out a 4 x 4 in (10 x 10 cm) square. Be care ful not t o cut too far int o the middle of the black square. !