Play with Color: An art activity book

Marion Deuchars' activity book for children and families uses colour as the starting point for different types of art. Bright colours, light colours, clashing colours, matching colours: all the colours of the rainbow.

Taking inspiration from Paul Klee and the Bauhaus artists, Deuchars has devised a series of simple art activities based on colour. Budding young artists will learn how to create planets that radiate, rainbows that glow, teetering towers, a sea full of colorful fish, and much, much more using simple games and techniques.

The book teaches some basic color theory and reveals simple tricks such as how to mix colors with colored pencils using cross-hatching, and how to reveal hidden rainbows of color by scraping away layers of paint.

With something for every artist, Play with Color makes starting a work of art easy and immediately satisfying.

Paperback: 128 pages

Published: August 6, 2026