Paint this Book

Description

Thacher Hurd and John Cassidy teach watercolour painting like no one else. Landscapes can wait! First, you'll learn the feel of the brush, the flow of the paint, and the freedom to express yourself: Splatter your paint at random, and then add details to create funny creatures Try painting each letter in the alphabet with its own personality Learn perspective by imagining one million soup cans Go wild with painting prompts like 'fried eggs', 'sunset on Venus', and 'a knock-kneed flutterby'! Unlike any competing guide, PAINT THIS BOOK! includes six bold colours of paint and an artist-quality brush. Plus, the 48 exercise pages are printed on sturdy watercolour paper. Just add water!

Thacher Hurd has received the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and the New York Times Best Illustrated Award. He co-founded Peaceable Kingdom Press in 1983. John Cassidy co-founded Klutz in 1978 and was its creative head until 2000. He has written over 200 books and received the Legacy for Children Award. He currently lectures at Stanford's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design. He lives in California.

"This book is perfect for anyone who wants to try more creative pursuits, but hasn't discovered their artist talents yet."--Fox 56 WDKY