We Imagine, We Draw - Objects (Hardcover, English ed.)

Budding young artists get an early start with these instructive how-to manuals. Each book covers the basics of drawing and painting and advises on tools and methods in various media -- charcoal, ink, pastel chalks, crayons, acrylics, watercolors, and others. These volumes are filled with color illustrations and step-by-step directions, presented on a level suitable for older children. Each book closes with a glossary of terms that young art students should learn and know. These volumes make fine classroom manuals, and will be popular with self-starting boys and girls who enjoy doing art projects on their own.

Fundamentals of still life depiction begin with the art student's understanding of how to draw basic shapes -- circles, ovals, cubes, and the like -- and give these objects a sense of depth and solidity. Here are instructions for working in various media, both in black-and-white and in color.