What is involved in creating art? How can we learn to "read" paintings? What are the basic elements of composition? If you have ever sought the answers to these questions, then this book might be for you! An art book like no other, How Art Works uses practical graphics to showcase the techniques, styles, materials, and concepts behind great art. It shows how to interpret paintings, drawings, and sculptures and reveals how art is made by presenting the essential techniques and materials in visual detail.

It also explains the fundamental techniques of visual culture, such as perspective and composition, and demonstrates how to recognize major artistic stylistic trends and movements. This inspiring art book includes:

• Oil and watercolor painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, and more.
• Explanation of the technical aspects of visual arts, including perspective, light, color, form, and texture.
• A selection of key artistic movements such as Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, and others.
• Shows how information, messages, and emotions can be conveyed through art.
• Highlights key inventions and developments.

Providing everything you need to delve deeper into artistic understanding and appreciation, this is the perfect book for art lovers, whether you are an art student or simply a fan of visual art and want to discover more about art but don't know where to start.