Visual Literacy Skills: How to See

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For many of us, seeing really is believing. Your sense of sight is by far the most central and influential sensory apparatus you have. Science tells us that the eyes contain 70 percent of all the sensory receptors in our bodies, and that a full 90 percent of the information our brains process on a daily basis is visual. Professor Biography......Page 3 Table of Contents......Page 5 Course Scope......Page 7 Lesson 1—Visual Power: What It Is and Why It Matters......Page 9 Visual Choices......Page 10 Slow Observation......Page 11 Lesson 2—Seeing as a Skill......Page 14 Process 1: How People See......Page 15 Process 3: Function and Context......Page 16 Representation, Abstraction, and Symbolism......Page 18 Lesson 3—Sensing and Perceiving: How You See......Page 20 The Physiology of Seeing......Page 21 Vision in the Brain......Page 22 Gestalt Principles......Page 23 Lesson 4—Should You Believe What You See?......Page 26 Cognitive Functions......Page 27 Optical Illusions......Page 28 Frank Lloyd Wright......Page 29 Interior Design......Page 30 Lesson 5—Representation and Illusion......Page 32 Ways of Seeing......Page 33 Drawings......Page 34 Lesson 6—Elements of Visual Syntax......Page 36 The Design Principles of Art......Page 37 Visual Syntax: The Damascus Room and the Magic Garden......Page 38 Visual Syntax: The Peacock Room and a Studio......Page 40 Conclusion......Page 42 Lesson 7—Visual Foundations: Dot, Line, and Shape......Page 44 Dots......Page 45 Shapes......Page 46 Lines, Shapes, and Dots in Action......Page 48 Lesson 8—Visual Foundations: Value......Page 50 Training the Eye to See Value......Page 51 Chiaroscuro, Sfumato, and Materials......Page 52 Making an Achromatic Gray Scale......Page 54 Creating Tints and Shades......Page 55 Vocabulary Terms......Page 56 Lesson 9—Visual Foundations: Color......Page 58 Color and the Eye......Page 59 Three Aspects of Color......Page 60 Picking Colors......Page 61 Vocabulary Terms......Page 62 Lesson 10—Visual Foundations: Texture......Page 64 The Body’s Perception of Texture......Page 65 Implied Texture......Page 66 Lesson 11—Visual Foundations: Space......Page 70 The Picture Plane......Page 71 Tools for Artists and Designers......Page 72 Linear Perspective......Page 73 Oblique Projection and Isometric Projection......Page 74 Lesson 12—Thinking in Three Dimensions......Page 76 High Relief Art......Page 77 Clothing Design......Page 78 Lesson 13—Building in Three Dimensions......Page 80 Volume, Mass, and Strength......Page 81 Scale and Proportion......Page 82 Case Study: A Tiny House......Page 83 Lesson 14—The Limits of Space: Visual Landscapes......Page 86 Linear Perspective......Page 87 Oblique or Axonometric Projection......Page 88 Landscapes of Nature......Page 89 Unique Experiences......Page 90 Lesson 15—Principles of Design......Page 92 Composing......Page 93 Unity and Variety......Page 94 Balance......Page 95 Proportion and Scale......Page 96 Lesson 16—Exploring Visual Time......Page 98 Time in Art......Page 99 Using Time to Communicate......Page 100 Time in a Sequence......Page 101 Lesson 17—Strategies for Visual Storytelling......Page 104 Components of a Visual Narrative......Page 105 Static Visual Narrative Skills: One Frame......Page 107 Static Visual Narrative Skills: Multiple Frames......Page 108 Lesson 18—Symbol, Subject, Content, and Context......Page 110 Symbols......Page 111 Context......Page 112 Exploring Context......Page 114 Lesson 19—Making Choices: Material, Method, and Style......Page 116 Tensile Strength and Durability......Page 117 Cost and Availability......Page 119 Style......Page 120 Lesson 20—Cultivating Creative Habits......Page 122 The Creative Habit......Page 123 Setting the Stage......Page 124 Creating Habits......Page 125 Nurturing Habits......Page 126 Lesson 21—The Visual Life: Active Observation......Page 128 Distance from the Subject......Page 129 Becoming an Active Observer......Page 130 Types of Thinking......Page 131 The Next Steps......Page 132 Lesson 22—The Visual Life: Exploring and Connecting......Page 134 Seeing Connections......Page 135 Intellectual Journeys......Page 137 A Model Process......Page 138 Lesson 23—The Visual Life: Collecting......Page 140 Beginning to Collect......Page 141 Curating a Collection......Page 142 Collections as Inspiration......Page 143 Collecting Art......Page 144 Lesson 24—The Visual Life: Becoming a Maker......Page 146 Identifying Your Reason......Page 147 Tips for Getting Starting......Page 148 After You Get Started......Page 149 After Your First Attempt(s)......Page 150 Bibliography......Page 152 Lesson 1—Visual Power: What It Is and Why It Matters......Page 8 Image Credits......Page 158