This book is a wonderful guide for young artists who want to learn the techniques of painting perfect people, creating terrific cartoons, and making papier mache projects. The publication, originally written in English in 1997 by Angela Gair, is a large hardcover with 270 pages of valuable information. The book is in hardcover format and measures 11.25 inches in length, 8.75 inches in width, and 1 inch thick. It is published by Chartwell Books Inc and Book Sales, Incorporated and has an ISBN-10 number of 0785805116. This book is a must-have for anyone interested in art instruction and general art topics, and it weighs 28 oz.