The artist's tools

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Title:

The artist's tools

Author:

Kallen, Stuart A., 1955-

ISBN:

9781590189573

Publication Information:

Detroit : Lucent Books, 2007.

Physical Description:

104 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.

Series:

Eye on art.

Contents:

Introduction: Tools of creativity -- Drawing and painting -- Tools of the sculptor -- Ceramics and glass -- The photographic arts -- Digital and computer art.

Subject Term:

Artists' tools.

Summary:

Examines the tools that artists use to create their works.

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Give readers a full understanding of the tools that various artists use to create works that move us. Tools within drawing, painting, and sculpting are thoroughly defined and explained. Readers will learn about the tools that are used in ceramics and glass working. Devices and tools used in the photographic, digital, and computer arts are also richly examined.

Author Notes

Stuart A. Kallen has written more than 250 nonfiction books for children and young adults. His books have covered countless aspects of human history, culture, and science from the building of the pyramids to the music of the twenty-first century.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Foreword	p. 5
Introduction: Tools of Creativity	p. 8
Chapter 1 Drawing and Painting	p. 12
Chapter 2 Tools of the Sculptor	p. 30
Chapter 3 Ceramics and Glass	p. 46
Chapter 4 The Photographic Arts	p. 62
Chapter 5 Digital and Computer Art	p. 79
Notes	p. 95
For Further Reading	p. 97
Index	p. 99
Picture Credits	p. 103
About the Author	p. 104

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