Aliki Braine, Editorial ConsultantDuncan Turner, Senior Art EditorStephen Bere, Amy Child, Mark Lloyd, Project Art EditorsHugo Wilkinson, Senior EditorAnna Fischel, Ian Fitzgerald, Kathryn Hill, Natasha Kahn, Alice Nightingale, EditorsMichael Duffy, Managing Art EditorAngeles Gavira Guerrero, Managing EditorSaloni Singh, Managing Jackets EditorEd Burn, Vicky Clarke, Natalie Clay, Mark Clifton, Mark Ruffle, Gus Scott, IllustratorsEmily Kho, Editorial AssistantSophia MTT, Jacket Designer Development ManagerGeorge Bray, Theodore Gordon, Alison Hand, Susie Hodge, Natasha Kahn, ContributorsSurabhi Wadhwa-Gandhi, Jackets DesignPriyanka Sharma, Senior Jackets CoordinatorSuhita Dharamjit, Senior Jacket DesignerHarish Aggarwal, Senior DTP DesignerLaura Andrews, Production ControllerKavita Varma, Production EditorLiz Wheeler, Associate Publishing DirectorKaren Self, Art DirectorJonathan Metcalf, Publishing Director2023-09-122023-09-12https://onesearch.museumsiam.org/handle/search/23645[cover](https://repository.museumsiam.org/bitstreams/8332e0d1-ed6e-404f-a39e-ef8db632f11f/download)The simplest, most visual explanation of art - ever How does perspective work? Why do some paintings make us feel certain ways? What is Impressionism and why is it important? Art can be daunting for beginners - but it doesn't have to be. With the help of this book you can see how art is made, learn about its different forms, and understand the ways artists convey messages. With clear, easy-to-understand graphics and packed with fascinating facts, How Art Works explains everything you need to know about art, from the basic tools and techniques to the meanings of great masterpieces.DEFINING ART What is art? What does art do? Forms of art -- MEDIA AND MATERIALS Mark making Tools Pencils and charcoal Inks Pastels and chalks Watercolour Gouache Acrylic Oil Egg tempera Sculpture basics Sculpture techniques Woodcuts Etching Screen printing and lithography Mixed media Ceramics Textile arts Paper arts Digital art Mural art Installation art -- SUBJECTS AND CATEGORIES Portraits Self-portraits Life drawing Still life Landscape Fine and decorative art Realism Abstraction Religious art The art of history Political, social, and propaganda art -- ELEMENTS OF ART How colour works Pigments Line Shape Form Texture Light, shade, and contrast Space Linear perspective Perspective illusions Subject Composition Viewpoint Atmosphere and Weather Size, scale, and proportion Positive and negative space Using illusion Symmetry and asymmetry Pattern Creating movement The art of expression Understanding perception Telling a story Expressing emotion Conveying information. Communicating ideas Signs and symbols -- MOVEMENTS Stone Age art First Australian art Mesopotamian art Polynesian art Egyptian art Greek art Roman art West African art Indian art Byzantine art Islamic art Chinese art Japanese art Mesoamerican art Medieval art Gothic art Italian Renaissance Northern Renaissance Mannerism Baroque Neoclassicism Romanticism Pre-Raphaelites Realism Impressionism Post-Impressionism Arts and Crafts Symbolism Art Nouveau Expressionism and Fauvism Cubism and Futurism Surrealism Bauhaus Abstract Expressionism Pop Art Minimalism Conceptual art Index Acknowledgments223application/pdfapplication/pdfสงวนสิทธิ์ในการเข้าถึงภายในพื้นที่ของสถาบันพิพิธภัณฑ์การเรียนรู้แห่งชาติเท่านั้นสถาบันพิพิธภัณฑ์การเรียนรู้แห่งชาติผลงานนี้เผยแพร่ภายใต้ สัญญาอนุญาตครีเอทีฟคอมมอนส์แบบ แสดงที่มา-ไม่ใช้เพื่อการค้า-อนุญาตแบบเดียวกัน 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)the conceptsArt.