This is a brilliant, educational book. The idea of learning alongside Klimt s art is brilliant. Perfect for children and for use in the classroom.

Lezioni d'arte in puro stile Klimt: un'idea brillante per scoprire e studiare lo stile di un pittore, analizzando la sua evoluzione e le sue tecniche e divertendosi a imitarlo.

Un volume intelligente e interattivo, che unendo la creatività e la pratica alla teoria insegna a conoscere un grande artista - e a non dimenticare più quello che si è imparato divertendosi.

Fun and informative. A great way to learn about art and how to do art. Very pleased with this book. I wold like to check out the entire series of these and share on my blog.

I learned to paint like klimt!
Liked this book a lot. it is short but informative. loved the paintings of the artist featured in this book. thanks to netgalleyfor providing the arc.

You have to hope the copious errors – timeline in wrong order, Kandinsky credited with "The Kiss", etc – had been corrected by the time this hit the press. It's a fine little book, with some colourful presentations of Klimt artworks and ideas of how to add to, alter or replicate them. I did initially think the audience would be put off by the complexity of the originals, but I think with some soft parental guidance they would be happy with what they came up with after these exercises. It's a nicely interactive book, with stickers and a blank poster for your final masterpiece, although the merits of the book would slightly rely on the paper quality I can't judge from this e-arc. Either way, the balance of education and artistic endeavour to be undergone is nice.

Wow! I absolutely love this series for children and will definitely be purchasing a physical copy to use with my kindergarten students and own children at home! I love how tangibly I can help them create art in the style of different master artists.

This book is part of a wonderful series from Wide-Eyed Editions. In this entry about Gustav Klimt there are ample opportunities to learn about the artist and his way of creating; the reader then can create their own works using their knowledge. The beginning of the book lists the tools needed to complete the projects; I loved that the artist's eyes and learning to look was included.

Klimt's biography is given. The reader learns of how he wanted to break away from tradition to make his own art. The reader will find that shapes and gold were important to Klimt and will find out why. In terms of projects, there is the chance to create pictures and even to use stickers.

I think that this series provides such an appealing entree to learning about art. I can't wait for the next volume.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own.

Interesting and easy to follow. Can see this book being a huge hit for artistic followered. Lots to read about and learn from

Another informative book! I didn't know very much about Klimt before reading this book, and I have to say he's got such a wide verity of style! Another great book for artists of any age!

Art Masterclass with Gustav Klimt
by Lucy Brownridge
Illustrations by Hanna Konola

Short succinct introduction to Klimt’s life and paintings that allows young or old to experiment with his techniques and style.

I enjoyed seeing what Klimt looked like wearing his painting smock and loved that he was holding his cat in the photo. The timelines gave a quick glimpse of Klimt’s life and what he was doing at various times.

The book includes projects for application of his style that include:
* patterns
* nature – flowers
* outlines
* trees
* senses
* painting a song
* bedazzling ideas in place of gold leaf
* and more

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
How do I see it being used?
* by teachers
* by children of parents who want to engage their children in artist
* as an activity in camps
* in museum programs for youth
* as a gift to a children

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Wide Eyed Editions for the ARC. This is my honest review.

5 Stars

What a lovely and fun introduction to Gustav Klimt and his wonderful and bright art! The timeline touched on important dates in his life while giving the reader a bit about his history and how he became an artist. As for the masterclass, I liked that Klimt's style and techniques were sectioned and shown in more detail for readers to copy and recreate, and that the reader is encouraged to try out different mediums and methods to achieve work like his. It shows that little details do make a bigger picture. I knocked off a star because I was missing more of Klimt's art for reference. Kids who are not familiar with him might not get the excitement for his paintings. It's a quirky and well designed book, very engaging and easy to follow.

Very simple but instructive resource on how to use different mediums to create works of art. I liked that the author gives the reader an area in every section to practice what is covered.

This book is a well thought-out, step-by-step guide, to breaking down the art process. However, Klimt's subject matter is often better for older teens than the elementary school students this book seems aimed at, due both to its sensual, often nude, subject matter and also advanced mythological/biblical and emotional references. While the artist does a terrific job showing the details of Klimt's art and how to reproduce them, and while she gives an excellent history of the artist, she doesn't do enough to show a gallery of his paintings to generate excitement in a student unfamiliar with the artist. Therefore, I think this book would be well placed in museum book stores, where children who are already excited about the artist would be able to use this as a followup resource, or in a classroom where Klimt has already been studied. The author needs to be careful about proofreading the text -- there are several grammatical errors that should be fixed and on page/step 8 she refers to "The Kiss" as one of Kandinsky's best known works.

Great book to learn about Klimt and also help budding artists try and imitate his style , clear and easy to understand .

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

A big thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This is a children's nonfiction book. I got this book from a wish! Lose it! I am not an artist, so this is on my level! It breaks down the artists work into manageable pieces. Especially enjoyed the show to make patterns page! Truly enjoyed the book. Young artists hopefully would read and take off running! I rate it 4.5 stars

This is an informative and inspirational art book that allows budding artists to mimic Klimt’s famous techniques.
Being the first artist masterclass I've had the privilege to review, I look forward to This being another amazing series.

Aim at young readers...this is a clever introduction to the art of Gustav Klimt.

It has a little of Klimt's history, his background and early life. It also shows how he developed his art style the ‘Secession’ movement and how you could make your own artwork in his style. Using sticker, tin foil or even sweet wrappers, what a marvellous way to kindle an interest in art.

It has pages where you can draw your own pictures and some where you can embellished Klimt's own work....a lovely way to spark a child’s imagination...and a few adults too.

This is a fun & great way to learn about Klimt! Perfect companion for an art history class. I love that the lessons are side by side with Klint’s piece.