Creating a work of art is as simple as playing with different colors. Packed with easy art activities, this book will transform anyone into an artist!

Creating a work of art is as simple as playing with different colours. Packed with easy art activities, this book from Marion Deuchars will transform anyone into an artist!

Marion Deuchars' latest activity book for children and families uses colour as the starting point for different types of art. Bright colours, light colours, clashing colours, matching colours: all the colours of the rainbow.

Taking inspiration from Paul Klee and the Bauhaus artists, Deuchars has devised a series of simple art activities based on colour. Budding young artists will learn how to create planets that radiate, rainbows that glow, teetering towers, a sea full of colourful fish, and much, much more using simple games and techniques.

The book teaches some basic colour theory, and reveals simple tricks such as how to mix colours with coloured pencils using cross-hatching, and how to reveal hidden rainbows of colour by scraping away layers of paint.

With something for every artist, Play With Colour makes starting a work of art easy and immediately satisfying.

Details

ISBN13: 9780500660409
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 128
Edition:
Publication Date: 04 Aug 2026
Publisher: Smith Street Books
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 26(H)x20(L)520
Weight (gm): 520

Author Biography

Marion Deuchars is a Scottish illustrator and author who has created many award-winning books for children and adults that inspire creativity and imagination. She is the author and illustrator of the bestselling Let's Make Some Great Art series and the Bob the Artist picture books, and the bestselling series for adults, How to be a Fit Bird. She has won Gold and Silver awards at the Art Directors Club NY, and three D&AD yellow pencils. She is a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale and a Royal Designer for Industry. @mariondeuchars

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