The Pocket Universal Principles Of Art

The Pocket Universal Principles of Art is a portable but still comprehensive reference for all artists, and a companion volume to Rockport Publishers' best-selling Universal Principles of Design. This new, pocket volume of ThePocket Universal Principles of Art provides a handy, portable, reference for art enthusiast, art students, and any artist on the go. This is the same excellent information as the original Universal Principles of Art, but now in a condensed, easy-to-navigate format. This pocket edition presents one hundred principles and fundamental ideas and approaches to making art. The principles explore key techniques and concepts, making this a book for anyone interested in learning more about what makes art work.

This pocket edition of the bestselling design reference book contains 150 essential principles.

Universal Principles of Design is the first comprehensive, cross-disciplinary encyclopedia of design.

A follow-up to Rockport Publishers' best-selling Universal Principles of Design, a new volume will present one hundred principles, fundamental ideas and approaches to making art, that will guide, challenge and inspire any artist to make better, more focused art.Universal Principles of Art serves as a wealth of prompts, hints, insights and roadmaps that will open a world of possibilities and provide invaluable keys to both understanding art works and generating new ones. Respected artist John A. Parks will explore principles that involve both techniques and concepts in art-making, covering everything from the idea of beauty to glazing techniques to geometric ideas in composition to minimalist ideology. Techniques are simple, direct and easily followed by any artist at any level. This incredibly detailed reference book is the standard for artists, historians, educators, professionals and students who seek to broaden and improve their art expertise.

The Pocket Universal Principles of Interior Design is a concise visual presentation of 100 fundamental elements of interior design.

Discover the hidden language of images using this full-color guide to the Elements and Principles of Art and Design with over 200 individual illustrations and 30 artwork examples. This comprehensive illustrated exploration of how images are composed is organized for easy reference and explores each element and principle in depth. Unlike big textbooks, this field guide-sized edition can easily slip into a bag or pocket for your next trip to the museum, design meeting, or classroom critique.