DRAWING
Welcome to the Drawing I, and II page. Here you will find all the essential materials needed for class including awesome links, reference sites and class handouts that can be found in the drop down menu.
EXCELLENT SITES TO CHECK OUT:
ArtLex is an amazing "art dictionary" with over 3,600 terms and definitions and articles on everything art-related, such as famous artists and their works, art techniques, art movements, etc.
Jim Saw is a design professor at Palomar College in San Diego. At his website you will find "fundamental concepts for designing two-dimensional artwork. The theory is straight-forward and stripped to essentials.
A LIFETIME OF COLOR - STANFORD
This website explains art concepts in a way that's very easy to understand. It also has fun little activities like a drag and drop face proportion Java game to help you understand proportion better. This website is a good place to start your research of the Elements of Art and the Principles of Design.
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM - THE COLLECTION
You can search the Guggenheim's permanent collection (in New York, Bilbao, Venice, and Berlin) by artist, medium, movement, title, etc. According to the website's introduction, "Each work may be viewed at small, medium, or large resolution, and is accompanied by insightful commentary. The site also includes additional scholarly and contextual information, such as artist biographies, definitions of art-historical terms, concepts on art, and suggested readings, all of which form a searchable database."