Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: The visual art. A world of art ; Developing visual literacy ; Seeing the value in art -- Part 2: The formal elements and their design. Line ; Space ; Light and color ; Other formal elements ; The principles of design -- Part 3: The fine arts media. Drawing ; Printmaking ; Painting ; Photography and time-based media ; Sculpture ; The crafts as fine art ; Architecture ; The design profession -- Part 4: The visual record : placing the arts in historical context. The ancient world ; The age of faith ; The Renaissance through the Baroque ; The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries ; From 1900 to the present -- The critical process -- Glossary.