How to Art: Books for Color Our World

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Updated May 28, 2025
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The art of papercraft
Hiebert, Helen
Paper Book
Paper artist and teacher Helen Hiebert compiles a one-of-kind collection of 40 unique projects, each using just one sheet of paper. Combining decorative paper techniques like marbling, stamping, and stenciling  with dimensional techniques like origami, cutting, folding, quilling, stretching,...
Pig makes art
Gehl, Laura
Paper Book
From Laura Gehl, author of Cat Has a Plan and Goat Wants to Eat, comes a laugh-out-loud Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read about an artistic pig and a cat who is not impressed! Pig makes art. Cat does not like the art. Will Cat have a change of heart? Perfect...
Polymer clay for beginners : inspiration, techniques, and simple step-by-step projects for making art with polymer clay
Chen, Emily
Paper Book
An enjoyable, easy-to-follow introduction to creating charms, animal figurines, beads, trinkets, and other types of art using polymer clay.
Time to make art
Mack, Jeff
Paper Book
A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2024 A School Library Journal Best Book of 2024 3 Starred Reviews! Does art have to be perfect? Where do you begin? This inspiring picture book about making art doubles as an introduction to the multifaceted and...

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