By AnnMarie Thomas
This can be a ebook for fogeys and different educators—both formal and casual, who're thinking about the intersections of studying and making. via tales, study, and information, it builds the case for why it will be important to motivate today’s formative years to be makers—to see the realm as anything they're actively supporting to create. in the event you are new to the Maker flow, a few background and creation is given in addition to useful recommendation for buying childrens begun in making. in case you are already accustomed to the Maker flow, this publication offers biographical information regarding a few of the “big names” and unsung heroes of the Maker circulation whereas additionally highlighting some of the attributes that make this a circulate that such a lot of everyone is obsessed with.
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Fig. 2) Fig. 50 mm) 6 Acrylic paint 7 2 paintbrushes, one for fine detail and one for filling in color My Father’s Dragon endpaper map, c. 1948 Some of the most memorable maps from childhood are endpaper maps found on the inside covers of our most beloved books. My Father’s Dragon, a fanciful tale of travel to the fictional islands of Tangerina and Wild Island, featured an intriguing endpaper map. It is labeled with the places where many adventures took place, including where Father talked to porpoises and the flagpole and crank where he kept his dragon tethered.
Paint loosely onto the paper, using few colors and not mixing them very much. (Fig. 1) 2. With a wet brush, smudge the colors together a little bit but leave some of each pure. (Fig. 2) 3. Crumple up the plastic wrap (Fig. 3) or wax paper before laying it on top of the wet paint. (Fig. 4) 4. Let the paint dry completely before peeling off the plastic wrap or wax paper. (Fig. 5) 5. Using the lines created by the plastic wrap or wax paper, draw out the “streets” and other sections of the map with a ruler and a waterproof pen.
4 4. Try to see the picture as a series of geometric and curvilinear spaces. A house, for example, is a series of rectangles as seen from the sky. Trees can be circles. Tell yourself you are painting patterns instead of a whole neighborhood and it will be easier to approach. 5. Add the colors you like, even if they are not on your photo. The samples shows lavender and teal in the trees, and pink in the dirt. (Fig. 3) 6. Imagine hovering over this place, and seeing the sparkling color details that you miss in a photo.