Art Themes: Choices in Art Learning and Making

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https://iupress.org/9780253022929/art-themes/ Flexible in approach and full of colorful examples, this textbook provides a basic introduction to what art is and can be in the lives of people who do not necessarily think of themselves as "artists." You will be taught about a variety of art themes, genres, materials, and processes that appeal to novice art makers. The lessons are organized by themes of general subject matter or media. Options are available for work in mixed media, crafts, photography and digital media, as well as in traditional drawing or painting media. After picking a theme of particular interest to you, look next at the four strands of lessons presented in that thematic unit. Moving from left to right, select one lesson from each consecutive strand and complete that lesson. Because each lesson builds upon previously presented knowledge and developed skill, as you progress through four lessons, one from each strand, you should grow in your understanding of art concepts, meanings, and processes, while also improving your art making skills. Completing this course will help you develop a new appreciation for the power and possibilities of art learning, by understanding better the art others create, as well as making it yourself. Cover ART THEMES Title Copyright Contents Introduction 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 Three-Quarter-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. Lessons in Color and Paint Lesson 28: Color Studies Lesson 29: A Color Match Collage Lesson 30: Mood Expressions Lesson 31: Matisse, Music, and Design Lesson 32: Light and Leaves Lesson 33: Microscopic Worlds 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 an Expressionist Style 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: Art 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 an 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: A Bust of a Story Character Lesson 80: Illustrating Tales from 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 and Legends of Self Lesson 96: An Identity Map Lesson 97: Mapping Places and Spaces Lesson 98: A Geography of Self Lesson 99: A Postcard Travelogue of My Day Lesson 100: Metaphors 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 the Local Community Lesson 108: Looking at Sculpture in Your 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 Culture Fusion Mandala Lesson 120: Architecture Influenced by Classical Greece and 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: Monoprinting Lesson 126: Easy Printmaking Lesson 127: A Color Collagraph Lesson 128: Multicolor 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 Manikin Lesson 140: Kinetic Sculpture Glossary