The Art and Adventure of Making Rubbings
Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Crafts & Hobbies, Art Technique, Painting, Art & Architecture, General Art
| Author: | Virginia Wade Ames | ISBN: | 9781310434570 |
| Publisher: | Virginia Wade Ames | Publication: | March 23, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Virginia Wade Ames |
| ISBN: | 9781310434570 |
| Publisher: | Virginia Wade Ames |
| Publication: | March 23, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Experience the surprise and excitement of discovery as you watch invisible details of Nature or historical artifacts come to life! Did you ever run the flat side of a pencil over paper and watch the image of Lincoln magically appear from the penny underneath? If so, you made a RUBBING! Using the easy-to-follow steps and ideas revealed in The Art and Adventure of Making Rubbings, kids and adults can explore an exciting new world of texture and detail.
With this book’s guidance, you’ll discover …
* Ways to create artistic compositions with your rubbings
* Beauty and hidden treasures uncovered from junk, discards, and natural objects
* Inspiration and suggestions to use rubbings for educational and practical purposes
Artist, art teacher and writer Virginia Wade Ames shares a lifetime of her unique discoveries made through rubbing interesting objects found in unusual places. Travel with her to the beach, the forest, through ancient doorways, into old ore boxes, skeletons of weird cacti, and secrets exposed in the stone of an Assyrian king. It is a visual adventure that will open your eyes, heart and mind to the amazing world around us.
Experience the surprise and excitement of discovery as you watch invisible details of Nature or historical artifacts come to life! Did you ever run the flat side of a pencil over paper and watch the image of Lincoln magically appear from the penny underneath? If so, you made a RUBBING! Using the easy-to-follow steps and ideas revealed in The Art and Adventure of Making Rubbings, kids and adults can explore an exciting new world of texture and detail.
With this book’s guidance, you’ll discover …
* Ways to create artistic compositions with your rubbings
* Beauty and hidden treasures uncovered from junk, discards, and natural objects
* Inspiration and suggestions to use rubbings for educational and practical purposes
Artist, art teacher and writer Virginia Wade Ames shares a lifetime of her unique discoveries made through rubbing interesting objects found in unusual places. Travel with her to the beach, the forest, through ancient doorways, into old ore boxes, skeletons of weird cacti, and secrets exposed in the stone of an Assyrian king. It is a visual adventure that will open your eyes, heart and mind to the amazing world around us.
