form perception

Describes a variety of shapes, including circles, spheres, squares, rectangles, cubes, triangles, and others.

Introduces such shapes as the circle, square, and crescent and demonstrates the many shapes found in nature.

Introduces common shapes such as squares and circles and demonstrates how they can easily be transformed into other forms.

Illustrations with cut-out shapes and rhyming questions introduce fruits, colors, and shapes.

Isolates the artistic element of shape, discusses what visual ideas and effects can be conveyed by different shapes, and examines how they contribute to a work of art through various examples from the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Photographs show dots, spots, speckles, and stripes as found on clothing, flowers, faces, animals, and other places.

Illustrations and brief text introduce colors and the concepts of shape and size.

Rhyme and silhouette drawings introduce the shape of bugs, balloons, peanuts, camels, spider webs, and many other familiar objects.