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Foundations of art + design / Alan Pipes.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Laurence King, [2008]Copyright date: ©2008Edition: Second editionDescription: 272 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781856695787
  • 1856695786
Other title:
  • Foundations of art and design
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Foundations of art and design.DDC classification:
  • 745.4 23
LOC classification:
  • NK1510 .P57 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
Points and lines -- Shape -- Texture -- Space -- creating the illusion of depth -- Time and motion -- Value -- Color -- Unity and harmony -- Balance -- Scale and proportion -- Contrast and emphasis -- Rhythm.
Summary: Foundations of Art and Design, in its new and updated edition, guides artists and designers through the fundamentals of their fields and provides insights into putting these principles into practice. Part 1 covers the elements that can fill a blank page - points and lines, shapes, textures and colours - to create a sense of space, time and motion. Part 2 reveals how to develop unity and harmony, balance, scale and proportion, contrast and emphasis and rhythm to achieve a successful whole. Comprehensive yet accessible, with a wide range of illustrations drawn from all areas of art and design, this is an ideal book for students embarking on course in graphic design, fine art and illustration as well as allied courses in interior design, fashion design, textile design, industrial design, product design and printmaking.
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Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 745.4 PIP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A564155B

Previous edition: 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-263) and index.

Points and lines -- Shape -- Texture -- Space -- creating the illusion of depth -- Time and motion -- Value -- Color -- Unity and harmony -- Balance -- Scale and proportion -- Contrast and emphasis -- Rhythm.

Foundations of Art and Design, in its new and updated edition, guides artists and designers through the fundamentals of their fields and provides insights into putting these principles into practice. Part 1 covers the elements that can fill a blank page - points and lines, shapes, textures and colours - to create a sense of space, time and motion. Part 2 reveals how to develop unity and harmony, balance, scale and proportion, contrast and emphasis and rhythm to achieve a successful whole. Comprehensive yet accessible, with a wide range of illustrations drawn from all areas of art and design, this is an ideal book for students embarking on course in graphic design, fine art and illustration as well as allied courses in interior design, fashion design, textile design, industrial design, product design and printmaking.

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