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"Images seem to speak to the eye, but they are really addressed to the mind.
They are ways of thinking, in the guise of ways of seeing."
--William Duff
Art Terminology
Learning the Visual Language of Art
Below are a few links to help you get familiar with the "building blocks" of art and the various ways that artists use them to create different effects.
Line
Formal Analysis
Shape & Form
Color & Tone
Texture & Pattern
Perspective
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