Brommer, Gerald F

A textbook covering the world and work of the artist, trends and influences in world art, and art in the western world.

Introduces the design principles, tools, materials, and techniques used by artists to express their ideas in two- and three-dimensional forms.

Students explore the materials and properties of watercolor through a series of demonstrations and examples of watercolor paintings. These include transparent and opaque watercolor, pigments, brushes, papers, washes, glazes, and wet-in-wet techniques. The demonstrations use student watercolors and papers amd provide examples for classroom painting activities. A video Watercolor: Special Techniques is also available and complements this program.

Shows how the elements of design are combined and used in developing the seven principles of design - balance, movement, rhythm, contrast, emphasis, pattern, and unity.

Introduces the seven elements of design - line, shape, form, color, value, texture, and space.

A textbook covering the world and work of the artist, trends and influences in world art, and art in the western world.

Illustrates how artists, architects, designers, and craftspersons reflect the movement and rhythm of nature in their own work.

Explains abstract art and how it is created, and features step-by-step demonstrations of five abstract painting techniques.