visual perception

Showcases twelve masterpieces by a variety of painters including Church, van Gogh, Monet, and others, looking at them in full and in detail to discover how the artists created the feeling of distance in their work Includes suggested activities.

Can you trust your own eyes? Maybe...maybe not. Enter Ripley's world of illusions. You'll be surprised at what you see.

Explains how visual perceptions are processed and suggests how illusions can be produced with images and graphics.

A self-instruction book that discusses the principles of architectural design.

Introduces children to line, color, pattern, texture and form and describes how to use a variety of materials in drawing and painting.

Text and photographs explore the textures of our natural and man- made environment through such things as art objects, buildings, grass, a quarry, and a turtle.