IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: Please select only one of the textbooks below for use in your workshop.
Studio Art: 2D
Introduction to Design
2nd Edition ©2009
Pipes
- Comprehensive, well-illustrated and easy-to-read introduction to the basic principles underlying all of the two-dimensional arts
- Wide diversity of images, including images from global cultures as well as examples from graphic design and new media
- Exercises are found at the end of every chapter to give students the opportunity to practice and apply what they have learned.
- Boxes highlight influential artistic movements and how they have influenced creative practice
- Special chapter on Time and Motion
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NEW! Photography
10th Edition ©2011
London, et al.
- This best-selling introductory photography text emphasizes both technique and visual awareness to teach students how to use the medium confidently and effectively.
- Comprehensive in scope, this book features superb instructional illustrations and examples in a clear presentation of both black and white and color photography, as well as digital imaging and the latest technological developments.
- Unique, simple-to-understand explanatory diagrams and demonstration photos help students overcome common problems in many areas, such as film exposure, black and white darkroom technique, and using an electronic flash.
- The easy-to-use format features two facing pages completing a single idea, skill, or technique.
- Students learn to control the photographic process through an awareness of the choices other photographers have made.
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A Design Manual
4th Edition ©2006
Brainard
- The text focuses on the basics of design, first exploring the elements individually, then explaining the principles, and finally showing how elements and principles are combined in the design process.
- The text has a conversational, humorous tone and numerous illustrations of contemporary fine art, advertising, photography, drawing, and graphics.
- End-of-chapter learning tools include ideas for discussion, lists of keywords, reviews, and project ideas.
- A complete chapter on three-dimensional design rounds out the total concept of design.
