Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
**PART 1: TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN*CHAPTER 1: BASIC ELEMENTSLine ShapeTextureValueProfile: Phillia Yi, PrintmakerCHAPTER 2: THE ELEMENT OF COLOR Color TheoryColor PhysicsColor InteractionDefining ColorColor SchemesComposing with ColorColor, Emotion, and ExpressionProfile: Ann Baddley Keister, Fiber ArtistCHAPTER 3: PRINCIPLES OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGNUnity and VarietyBalanceScale and ProportionRhythm MovementEmphasis Profile: Ken Botnick, Graphic DesignerCHAPTER 4: ILLUSION OF SPACE AND ILLUSION OF MOTION Creating the Illusion of SpaceAnimated Space: Constructing MulanThe Illusion of MovementProfile: Ken Stout, Painter
PART 2: CONCEPTS AND CRITICAL THINKINGCHAPTER 5: CULTIVATING CREATIVITYDesign and Creativity Seven Characteristics of Creative ThinkingGoal SettingTime ManagementProfile: Nancy Callahan, Artist; and Diane Gallo, WriterCHAPTER 6: PROBLEM SEEKING AND PROBLEM SOLVINGProblem SeekingConvergent and Divergent ThinkingBrainstormingVisual ResearchVariations on a ThemeAn Open MindHabits of MindHabits of WorkProfile: Heidi Lasher-Oakes, SculptorCHAPTER 7: DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKINGEstablishing CriteriaForm, Subject, and ContentsStop, Look, Listen, Learn Types of CritiquesDeveloping a Long-Term ProjectTurn up the Heat: Pushing Your Project's PotentialConcept and CompositionAccepting ResponsibilityProfile: Bob Dacey, IllustratorCHAPTER 8: CONSTRUCTING MEANINGBuilding BridgesPurpose and IntentContextConnectionsAestheticsDramaProfile: Roger Shimomura, PainterKey ReadingsNotesGlossaryCreditsIndex*Each chapter includes: Key Questions interspersed throughout, Summaries, and Key Terms**Students who buy the Third Edition will have access to McGraw-Hill's MyArtStudio, a website with dozens of interactions that allow students to study and experiment with various elements and principles of art, and to view videos of art techniques and artists at work. (This website is adapted from the Core Concepts CD-ROM of the previous two editions. The new online format is redesigned and is now even easier to use.)