Outline of the visual arts

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the visual arts:

Types of visual art

Architecture, process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art. Arts and crafts Asemic writing Animation Cartoon Ceramic art Collage Comics Conceptual art Decollage Decorative art Design, as a verb, it refers to the process of originating and developing a plan for a new object (machine, building, product, etc.). As a noun, it is used both for the final plan or proposal (a drawing, model, or other description), or the result of implementing that plan or proposal (the object produced). Fashion design Garden design Graphic design Motion graphic design Web design, creation and maintenance of websites Digital art Computer art Internet art Drawing Embroidery Film Found object Glass art Graffiti Illustration Concept art Installation art Lacquerware Land art Mail art Mixed media Narrative Art Textile arts Dyeing Painting Paper art Calligraphy Origami Photography Printmaking Etching Lithography Screen-printing Rock balancing Sculpture Street art Tattoos Television Typography Video art Visual poetry

History of the visual arts

History of animation Arts and Crafts movement History of ceramic art History of comics History of conceptual art History of drawing History of fashion design History of film History of graffiti History of illustration History of installation art History of mixed media History of painting History of photography History of printmaking History of etching History of lithography History of screen-printing History of sculpture History of video art

Elements of art Elements of art – shape, form, value, line, color, space and texture Shape – area defined by edges Form – perceived volume or dimensionality Value – use of lightness (tint, or white) and darkness (shade, or black) in a piece of art Line – straight or curved marks that span a distance between two points. For example, see line art. Color – produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye. Properties of color Hue – red, yellow, blue, green, etc. Intensity Value (brightness) Space – area that an artist provides for a particular purpose. Space includes the background, foreground and middle ground, and refers to the distances or area(s) around, between, and within things. Texture – the way a three-dimensional work actually feels when touched, or the visual "feel" of a two-dimensional work

General visual art concepts

Principles of art

Visual artists List of animators List of fashion designers List of film and television directors List of painters List of photographers List of sculptors List of Stone Age art List of studio potters List of people associated with the Académie Julian Outline of performing arts

Outline of the visual arts

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