Childrens arts and crafts art sets help stimulate learning with activities that engage and develop their unique talents.
Click here to see sample pages. Everything you need to create beautiful paintings you will be proud of-even if you've never painted before. If you've ever wanted to express yourself by creating your own unique work of art-but just didn't know where to begin-this complete step-by-step kit can get you started. Even if you have no skills, experience, or confidence in your abilities, you will begin to discover the pleasure of painting with your very first brushstroke. Clear, easy-to-understand instructions give you the skills you need to finish the pictures as well as ideas for framing and displaying your newly created works of art.
Format: Set, Two books, 8 acrylic paints, color wheel, mixing palette with palette knife, 3 brushes, and 8 ready-to-complete pictures, 11.5 x 8.5 x 2 inches
Publisher: Reader's Digest
Recommended Grades: Eighth Grade to Adult
All the materials included in the kit have been carefully prepared to make your very first project fun, easy, and rewarding:
- A 48-page Techniques Book with over 30 easy-to master techniques teaches you how to work with acrylics, use grid outlines to enlarge your work, prepare paper, use brushes, mix colors, and create depth, shading, and texture.
- A 96-page Projects Book contains 12 original modern paintings, created especially for this kit-landscapes, seascapes, animals, portraits, and still lifes. Step-by-step photos, close-ups of details, and special effects are clearly presented.
- A starter set of tools and materials including 8 tubes of acrylic paint, a color wheel, a mixing pallet, a pallet knife, 3 brushes, 4 ready-to-complete pictures on art board, and 4 ready-to-complete pictures on heavy-weight paper.
If you're serious about exploring your artistic talents-or just want to try something different and exciting-the Complete Paint-By-Numbers Set is just what you've been looking for.
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