Northwest Native Arts: Basic Forms (Northwest Indigenous Arts Series) - Softcover

Stanley Sr, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 088839506X ISBN 13: 9780888395061

Publisher: Hancock House Publishers, 2002

Synopsis

Over 80 instructional drawings of native art. Learn to draw Native Art! First Nations artist Robert E. Stanley Sr. shares his knowledge and technique in rendering classic northwest native drawings. Now you too, can learn to draw some of the legendary animals of the First Nations tribes, by learning Robert's techniques passed down to him from generation to generation.

About this title

About the Author:

The author, one of eleven siblings, was born in a little village on the northern coast of British Columbia. The village, called Gingolx: in his native tongue, is also known as Kncolith. Robert Stanley now resides in Terrace, British Columbia.

Review:

This is exactly the type of book I wish I'd found during our vacation to Alaska y Yukon Territory this year (2018).

I wanted to know how on earth these beautiful designs are made. This book helps with the basic shapes and ideas. This book is a launching pad for my imagination. It's simply written for children, which is perfect for someone who wants to know how to make their own designs in the style of Northwest Native Art.

The book includes basic templates for stencils, some coloring/tracing pages, and how-to explanations. It has very few examples of a completed design, but enough to get the idea and go off on my own.

If you are looking for history or about the designs, or about the meanings of the animals, etc., skip this book.

If you are looking to learn how to make similar designs for yourself, this is the book. If you are looking to add to children's art lessons about Native American/First People of the Northwest area of North America, this is the book.

Thank you for publishing this book. I will be referring to it often!

About this edition

• Publisher: Hancock House Publishers
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 088839506X
• ISBN 13: 9780888395061
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 65