Description
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction and How to Use this Book
Basics of Creating Works of Art
The Thematic Units
1. Lessons in Drawing Realistically
Lesson 1: Shading Rounded Objects
Lesson 2: Drawing Elliptical Shapes
Lesson 3: Facial Proportions
Lesson 4: A Mirror Image Face
Lesson 5: An Extended Photograph
Lesson 6: Drawing Hands
Lesson 7: Body Proportions
Lesson 8: The Figure in Action
Lesson 9: Inspired by da Vinci
Lesson 10: A -View Portrait
Lesson 11: Foreshortening
Lesson 12: A Portrait of a Shoe
Lesson 13: Looking at Details
Lesson 14: Drawing Trees
Lesson 15: Drawing Animals
Lesson 16: Drawing Hair
Lesson 17: Drawing Shiny and Transparent Objects
Lesson 18: Shadows in a Triptych
Lesson 19: Grid Magic
Lesson 20: A Bestiary Creature
Lesson 21: Shading Flat Objects
Lesson 22: Drawing in One-Point Perspective
Lesson 23: Drawing in Two-Point Perspective
Lesson 24: A Remodeled House
Lesson 25: Architectural Design
Lesson 26: A Dramatic Mood Cityscape
Lesson 27: A Crowd Scene
2. Lesson in Color and Paint
Lesson 28: Color Studies
Lesson 29: Color Match Collage
Lesson 30: Mood Expressions
Lesson 31: Matisse, Music, & Design
Lesson 32: Light and Leaves
Lesson 33: Microscopic World
Lesson 34: A Watercolor Landscape
Lesson 35: Near and Far Spaces
Lesson 36: Painting an Interior
Lesson 37: A Victorian House
Lesson 38: Inspired by Close
Lesson 39: In an Impressionist Style
Lesson 40: In the Style of the Expressionists
Lesson 41: Mood Portraits
Lesson 42: Inspired by van Gogh
Lesson 43: Inspired by O'Keeffe
Lesson 44: Color Shading Rounded Objects
Lesson 45: Reflective and Transparent Surfaces
Lesson 46: A Landscape in Inclement Weather
Lesson 47: Light and Water
Lesson 48: Water Resists
Lesson 49: Paint and Imagination
3. Decorative and Graphic Design
Lesson 50: Animal Symbols
Lesson 51: Thinking About Advertising Art
Lesson 52: Advertising Art as Persuasion
Lesson 53: Visual Illusions
Lesson 54: Tessellation Play
Lesson 55: Tessellation Design
Lesson 56: Complex to Simple
Lesson 57: A Decorative Alphabet
Lesson 58: Zentangle Delight
Lesson 59: Imagic Letters as Graphic Design
Lesson 60: A Visual Pun
Lesson 61: A Camouflaged Alphabet
Lesson 62: Machines and Structural Devices
Lesson 63: Poetic Weaving
Lesson 64: Maori Design–Kowhaiwhai
Lesson 65: Papunya Dot Paintings
Lesson 66: Adinkra Stamped Cloth
Lesson 67: A Design Sketchbook
Lesson 68: Carried Away by Design
Lesson 69: Futuristic Transportation
Lesson 70: Designing a Logo
Lesson 71: Package Design
4. Art and Narrative Imagination
Lesson 72: Fantastic Jungle
Lesson 73: Fantasy Art
Lesson 74: Surreal Imagination
Lesson 75: Surrealistic Fun as Antidote to Fear
Lesson 76: An Image of Catastrophe
Lesson 77: Contemplating Old Age and Death
Lesson 78: Role-play as Visual Story
Lesson 79: Bust of a Story Character
Lesson 80: Illustrating Tales Other Cultures
Lesson 81: Persian Miniatures
Lesson 82: Manga Illustrations
Lesson 83: Making a Storyboard
Lesson 84: Graphic Stories as Histories or Social Commentaries
Lesson 85: Be a Storyteller
Lesson 86: A Tunnel Book
Lesson 87: Images of Everyday Life
Lesson 88: One Story from Differing Viewpoints
Lesson 89: A Photographic Essay
Lesson 90: A Poetic Photo Album
Lesson 91: A Stab Bound Book
Lesson 92: Shadow Puppets
Lesson 93: A Full and Empty Composition
Lesson 94: A Triptych of Abstract Word Images
5. Exploring Self and Others through Art
Lesson 95: Mapping Symbols & Legends Self
Lesson 96: An Identity Map
Lesson 97: Mapping Places & Spaces
Lesson 98: A Geography of Self
Lesson 99: A Postcard Travelogue of My Day
Lesson 100: Metaphor of Self
Lesson 101: Yin and Yang
Lesson 102: A Woven Portrait
Lesson 103: Cataloguing an Inner World
Lesson 104: Collaborative Images
Lesson 105: A Spirit Doll
Lesson 106: Doll-making Inspired by Ringgold
Lesson 107: The Arts and Crafts of Local Community
Lesson 108: Looking at Sculpture in Community
Lesson 109: Women as Artists
Lesson 110: Visiting a Museum
Lesson 111: Native American Artists
Lesson 112: Visual Poetry in Myth
Lesson 113: Wind Horses: Tibetan Prayer Flags
Lesson 114: A Papier Mâché Alebrije
Lesson 115: A Retablo
Lesson 116: Out of Africa
Lesson 117: A Mardi-Gras Mask
Lesson 118: Art of Ancient Egypt
Lesson 119: A Cultural Fusion Mandala
Lesson 120: Architecture Influenced by C. Greece & Rome
6. Media Play
Lesson 121: Designing an Imaginary House
Lesson 122: Art in Nature's Time
Lesson 123: A Botanical Journal
Lesson 124: Cataloguing an Outer World
Lesson 125: Mono-Printmaking
Lesson 126: Easy Printing
Lesson 127: Color Collagraphy
Lesson 128: Multi-color Block Printing
Lesson 129: Camouflage in Nature
Lesson 130: Camouflage in Art
Lesson 131: An Appliqué Wall Hanging
Lesson 132: Stitching with Yarn
Lesson 133: Stitchery Art
Lesson 134: Pieced Patchwork Art
Lesson 135: A Mola
Lesson 136: Clothing or Costume Design
Lesson 137: An Assemblage - Anthropomorphic Transformation
Lesson 138: A Steampunk Assemblage
Lesson 139: Wire Sculpture Armature Manikin
Lesson 140: Kinetic Sculpture
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