
How to Be a Color Wizard: Forage and Experiment With Natural Art Making
Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · September 10, 2024
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- Who it’s for
- Forage natural materials, make your own colors, and explore the science behind them through hands-on activities.
- Themes
- Natural-material art making, Color science and experimentation, Creative exploration
- Genres
- Painting for Kids, Science Projects & Experiments, Chemistry
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In a bountiful book combining art and chemistry, a celebrated ink maker invites kids to become color wizards—by foraging and transforming natural materials to make their own paint and artistic creations. In this book you will find secret recipes, magic formulas, and wild experiments that will delight your friends, intimidate your enemies, and turn you into a color wizard.
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What colors might await in a leafy forest, a berry-stained back alley, a seaweedy beach, or even the dark corners of an ordinary fridge? With this book as a guide, curious young wizards can make natural confetti, unlock the hidden color power inside a leaf, and craft a paintbrush wand. They’ll brew magic potions from beets and acorn caps to produce their own colors, from the darkest black to the palest pink to invisible ink, then share their discoveries with friends, family, and the whole color-hungry human race. With whimsy and infectious enthusiasm, master ink maker Jason Logan explains the science of color while presenting “quests,” recipes, and hands-on activities using materials kids can find in their own homes and neighborhoods. Featuring both photographs and the author’s own gorgeous homemade-ink illustrations, How to Be a Color Wizard is an ideal blend of art and science—plus a little bit of magic.
Colors from Nature
Forage natural materials, make your own colors, and explore the science behind them through hands-on activities.
Come here for
- Finding color in leaves, berries, beets, and acorn caps
- Making natural confetti and a paintbrush wand
Expect
- Recipes, quests, and experiments using materials from homes and neighborhoods
- Photographs and the author’s homemade-ink illustrations
Where it sits
| Science Projects & Experiments | 51% |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 34% |
| Painting for Kids | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Art Techniques for Kids
- Chemistry
- Science Projects & Experiments
- Authors
- Jason Logan
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- September 10, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Natural-material art making · Color science and experimentation · Creative exploration
- Reading lane
- Art Techniques for Kids