How to instill in a child a love of creativity? To teach him to see beauty and harmony in the world around him? To develop creative thinking and push to create something new?
A book that will help the child understand and love art
Professor of the Royal College of Arts Teal Triggs knows the answers to these questions. In her book "The School of Arts" she fascinates about the basics of design and drawing, and also offers many practical exercises.
For whom this book?
The book is designed for children from eight to twelve, who are still unfamiliar with the basic concepts of fine art. Especially will be pleasant to those who dreams to become the artist or the designer.
An excellent assistant for parents who want to introduce the child to creative pursuits and expand his horizons.
Unusual professors
On the first pages the child will get acquainted with amusing characters - teachers of the School of Arts. Names of professors speaking: Basis, Fantasy, Impression, Technology and Peace.
Until the end of the book, these teachers will explain the theory and give homework. No boring classes, from which I want to escape quickly! Only cheerful and understandable explanations, fascinating experiments and creative exercises.
What do they teach at the School of Arts?
The book is divided into three large parts. From the first - "Basic elements of art and design" - the child learns about points and lines, flat and three-dimensional figures, hatching and patterns, rules for combining different colors, depicting static and moving objects.
The second - "Basic principles of art and design" - will explain such concepts as composition, perspective, proportion, symmetry and balance.
In the third - "Design and creativity outside the School of Art" - the professors will tell how creativity helps to change the world, and will teach to apply the received knowledge in practice.
Trimester is divided into small lessons - they are all in book 40. Each lesson is devoted to a single topic.
homework
Lessons include not only theory, but also entertaining practical tasks for fixing the material that has been passed.
What did not the dreamers think up for their students? Performing the exercises, the child will be trained in creating voluminous figures on paper, make a color wheel independently, depict the silhouette of his friend, make up different compositions of buttons, get acquainted with the work of Andy Warhol, come up with an art object from plastic bags, and most importantly - use.
A few more creative tasks from the book that you can perform right now:
- Look for unnecessary items at home and make something new out of them. For example, create a mosaic of bottle caps or a collage of pictures cut from old magazines.
- Tell a friend a story in pictures. For example, about water: why water is our preciousness and how we can reduce water consumption. Carefully work out the beginning, middle and end of the comics.
- Draw a plan of the terrain and build a route from home to school. Mark on the plan objects associated with certain sounds, smells (for example, a bakery) or an unusual appearance. What are the feelings of these objects?
Stylish illustrations
This book has every chance to interest even the most restless child. After all, the lessons in it are like a game that you do not want to stop. This creative atmosphere is created not only by fascinating assignments, but also by vivid illustrations, including amusing characters.
Drawings by the British artist Daniel Frost, the second author of the book, pleasing the eye and raising the mood, and also clearly demonstrate the material presented and help to better understand the topic.
In conclusion, a few words from the professors of the School of Arts themselves: "You may think that the School of Arts is like a regular school. But this is not so! Our lessons are different from the classes you used to attend. They are filled with the energy of creativity, so students come to us from all over the world. We like to experiment and take risks - do things that we did not do before. And we want you to join us! Learn, create, invent, try! "