DK Art School: An Introduction to Art Techniques (DK Art School) Paperback – March 1, 2000

DK Art School: An Introduction to Art Techniques is a beautifully printed and arranged art course manual full of ample and detailed gorgeous photos and illustrations. The instructions and additional information for each technique covered (and there are many) are systematic, easy to follow, and loaded with extra tips. I bought this book for my home schooled teenage daughter, and I've already learned quite a bit myself just reading through sections of it. We can't wait to build it into an art course for her! We got the book at a great amazon.com price, and can't believe the amazing value for the money.

You name it, it seems to be in this book. Beginning artists should take a look. If you've read through the whole thing, then I guess the only thing left to do is try some of the things that are in the book! And it seems it would provide a good enough base of knowledge from which one could expand his or her capabilities. It is worth returning to for refresher info as well.Wonderful colored photos, as one would expect from a DK book. I'll keep this one on my shelf for quite some time.

My teenage daughter goes to an online private school and as you might imagine trying to take an art class online can be a little tricky. One of the books the teach recommends is this one. I was lucky to get it for my daughter here on Amazon used for a great price, it is in great condition! It is a very large book that includes and introduction to many mediums of art, it is many volumes in one book making it great for beginners!

GREAT all around book, it was thicker than I thought, but that just means more material, which I welcome. It has a wide variety of medium in here from art pieces to colored pencil, to acrylics, chalks and charcoal, different paper and tools, different principles and theories, I recommend this to any artist or crafty person

I have been using this book for several years and keep going back at it.I like its information about the ways to use different materials and art media. I found a lack of information about the techniques of using oil pastel. While I presume that it is not a book of instruction of how to produce a piece of art work I found a lack of some potentially useful methods of starting a painting such as when using oil or acrylic: When the background has to be very dark should it be set first and then painted over with the main subject or should it be filled carefully after the main subject has been painted? and such like pointers that could be useful to the beginner or amateur artist.On the whole I truly like this book and have recommended it to friends.

This book has great information on a lot of topics! I use it in a few ways. As a practicing and selling artist, and it's a good place for ideas, inspirations and technique brush-ups. I also teach community art classes and it's great when I need project ideas, or even need to refresh myself or teach myself techniques for a certain class. This would also be a great book for a budding artist looking for an area of concentration.

The most comprehensive art textbook that there is! Everything you want to know about every kind of drawing method is here.

I was amazed at how comprehensive this book is! It covers every type of art I am interested in at the moment and gives me ideas for other areas I want to pursue later. Great info for a beginner. I only wish I'd found it sooner.