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The original textbook that set the standard for art foundations courses across the country, Art Fundamentals has guided generations of students through both the essential elements of art and the rich and varied history of their uses. We have organized
Art Fundamentals to assist with “knowing” and “feeling” the fundamental concepts of refined creation. Our intent is to stimulate without locking students into a restricted mind-set or mechanical copying of ideas.
Chapter 1 IntroductionTHE VOCABULARY OF INTRODUCTORY TERMSTHE EVOLVING NATURE OF ARTTHE THREE COMPONENTS OF ART Subject Form ContentORGANIC UNITYABSTRACTIONEXPANDING PERSONAL AWARENESSDEVELOPING IDEASCRITICAL THINKING AND ANALYSISBASIC CONCEPTS OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL ART2D MEDIA AND TECHNIQUESBASIC CONCEPTS OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL ART3D MATERIALS AND CONCEPTS Subtraction Manipulation Addition SubstitutionAREAS OF 3D APPLICATIONS Sculpture Architecture Metalwork Glass Design Ceramics Fiberwork Product DesignCOMBINING THE INGREDIENTS: A SUMMARYChapter 2 FormTHE VOCABULARY OF FORMFORM AND VISUAL ORDERINGTHE PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIZATION Harmony Repetition Rhythm Pattern Closure (Visual Grouping) Visual Linking Shared Edges Overlapping Transparency Interpenetration Linking through Extensions (Implied and Subjective Edges/Lines/Shapes) Excessive Use of Harmony Variety Contrast Elaboration The Dualism of Harmony and Variety Balance Symmetrical Balance (Formal Balance) Approximate Symmetrical Balance Radial Balance Asymmetrical Balance (Informal/Occult Balance) Proportion Dominance Movement EconomySPACE: RESULT OF ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLESTHREE-DIMENSIONAL FORM AND THE PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIZATIONHarmony and VarietyBalanceProportionDominanceMovementEconomyFORM UNITY: A SUMMARYChapter 3 LineTHE VOCABULARY OF LINELINE: THE ELEMENTARY MEANS OF COMMUNICATIONTHE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LINE Measure Type Direction Location CharacterLINE AND THE OTHER ART ELEMENTS Line and Shape Line and Value Line and Texture Line and ColorTHE SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LINELINE AS REPRESENTATION AND EXPRESSIONTHREE-DIMENSIONAL APPLICATIONS OF LINEChapter 4 ShapeTHE VOCABULARY OF SHAPEINTRODUCTION TO SHAPESHAPE TYPESSHAPE DIMENSIONSSHAPE AND COMPOSITION Harmony and Variety Dominance Movement Balance Proportion and EconomySHAPE AND EXPRESSIVE CONTENTTHREE-DIMENSIONAL APPLICATIONS OF SHAPEChapter 5 ValueTHE VOCABULARY OF VALUEINTRODUCTION TO VALUE RELATIONSHIPSVALUE AND ART MEDIAPLASTIC VALUE Chiaroscuro TenebrismDECORATIVE VALUEVALUE PATTERN AND COMPOSITIONTHREE-DIMENSIONAL APPLICATIONS OF VALUEChapter 6 TextureTHE VOCABULARY OF TEXTUREINTRODUCTION TO TEXTURETHE NATURE OF TEXTURETYPES OF TEXTURE Actual Texture Simulated Texture Abstract Texture Invented TextureTEXTURE AND PATTERNTEXTURE AND COMPOSITIONTEXTURE AND SPACETEXTURE AND EXPRESSIVE CONTENTTHREE-DIMENSIONAL APPLICATIONS OF TEXTUREChapter 7 ColorTHE VOCABULARY OF COLORTHE CHARACTERISTICS OF COLORLIGHT: THE SOURCE OF COLORAdditive ColorSubtractive ColorARTISTS’ PIGMENTS AND THE TRIADIC COLOR SYSTEMNeutralsTHE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF COLORHueValueIntensityDEVELOPING AESTHETIC COLOR RELATIONSHIPSComplements and Split-ComplementsTriadsTetradsAnalogous and Monochromatic ColorsWarm and Cool ColorsPlastic ColorsSimultaneous ContrastColor and EmotionPsychological Application of ColorTHE ROLE OF COLOR IN COMPOSITIONColor BalanceColor and HarmonyColor and VarietyTHE EVOLUTION OF THE COLOR WHEELThe Origins of Color SystemsThe Discovery of Pigment PrimariesThe First Triadic Color WheelThe Discovery of Light PrimariesThe Ostwald Color SystemThe Munsell Color SystemThe Process Color System (Four-Color Printing Process)Color PhotographyColor Computer PrintingTHREE-DIMENSIONAL APPLICATIONS OF COLORChapter 8 SpaceTHE VOCABULARY OF SPACEINTRODUCTION TO SPACESPATIAL PERCEPTIONMAJOR TYPES OF SPACEDecorative SpacePlastic SpaceShallow SpaceDeep and Infinite SpaceSPATIAL INDICATORSSharp and Diminishing DetailSizePositionOverlappingTransparencyInterpenetrationFractional RepresentationConverging ParallelsLinear PerspectiveMajor Types of Linear PerspectiveOne-Point PerspectiveTwo-Point PerspectiveThree-Point PerspectivePerspective Concepts AppliedThe Disadvantages of Linear PerspectiveOther Projection SystemsIntuitive SpaceTHE SPATIAL PROPERTIES OF THE ELEMENTSLine and SpaceShape and SpaceValue and SpaceTexture and SpaceColor and SpaceSTRUCTURED AMBIGUITYTHREE-DIMENSIONAL APPLICATIONS OF SPACEChapter 9 Time and MotionTHE VOCABULARY OF TIME & MOTIONTHE SEARCH FOR A NEW SPATIAL DIMENSIONPICTORIAL REPRESENTATIONS OF MOVEMENT IN TIMEImplied Motion through Line Direction or Shape PositionSequenced ImagesMultiple ViewpointsSuperimposed and Blurred ImagesMOTION PICTURES: FILM & VIDEOCOMPUTERS & MULTIMEDIATHREE-DIMENSIONAL APPLICATIONS OF TIME & MOTIONTimelineGlossaryBibligraphy
