With the art in 43 award-winning books as your palette; and the authors constructive insight and guidance for support; you can introduce the elements of design and explore the various media used by illustrators. Clear explanations of terms and styles; and exciting new ways to extend art and social studies activities are included along with explanations of the techniques that artists employ to achieve their desired effects.
#3500968 in eBooks 1992-07-24 1992-07-24File Name: B000TVUUP0
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. OLD!!By totallyfrozenThis book is from the early 1970s. The listing indicates is from that 1990s. Nope; its not. The photos are very clear but they are black and white. This book is almost entirely about manipulating simple hand puppets WITHOUT moving mouths. If you want to lean how to use a Muppet-type puppet; this book doesnt really go into much depth.Years ago; I performed puppet shows with a team that had studied under a guy who worked for Jim Hensons Muppets/Sesame Street. Im not claiming to be at that skill level but I did learn a few things. This book has one SMALL section dealing with puppets that have moving mouths and the advice here is rather novice in my opinion. This book states that the mouth should be opened by separating the fingers and thumb equal distances while simultaneously bending the wrist to cause the puppets head to jut forward. That technique is good if you want to make the puppet appear to be yelling; but it doesnt look right for normal dialogue. When you (human) yell; you open your mouth wide and push your face forward so it looks right when a yelling puppet does the same. However; when you speak; the top half of your head does not raise and you dont always push your face forward; but rather; your bottom jaw drops. Likewise; when your puppet speaks; you should move the thumb up and down to move the lower jaw while trying to keep the top of the head as stable as possible. This allows for the audience to see the puppets full face during speech and looks more natural. Of course there should be some head movement (as is natural even when humans speak) but the top of the head shouldnt flop up and down if the puppet isnt telling. You also want to keep your wrist bent enough to allow the audience to see the puppets whole face (especially the eyes) while it is speaking. So; I have to say that if youre looking for a book on manipulating puppets with moving mouths; I dont think this one is a great choice for learning about mouth manipulation.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. very disappointingBy MimiI make puppets myself and want to learn more how to make them come alive. As I live abroad I was impatient to start reading the book. As it finally arrived and read it I can only say how disappointed I was at the low level of ideas that are described in the first 120 p of the book. I guess nothing new only logical. Pity. I dont enjoy writing a negative review. I only wish it had given me more.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A must for parents and teachers!By Christopher PetersClearly; and step by step this wonderful book show you how to make puppets come alive in your hands.Parents; teachers as well as anyone with an interest in theater will learn a lot from this book; and quickly. You will be able to teach children how to express action; emotion and humor quickly. For children of 4th grade and up; you can just give them the book; and a few sock puppets; and theyll be off!