About the Book

Although Exploring Art Media has been designed as an introduction to the art media curriculum, it will expand any artist's knowledge and act as a creativity catalyst. Guidance Letters to a teacher and student explain the book's educational format. An Assessment Rubric is included for personal and instructional evaluations. There is also a Materials & Supplies list to facilitate setting up a working studio.

Exploring Art Media introduces the incredible variety of media, materials, tools, and techniques available to the artist.

Along with media exploration, this book teaches:

Each lesson covers information, vocabulary, techniques, and exercises unique to the medium or subject. One or more projects per lesson present the opportunity to develop and implement the lesson's objectives. Step-by-step procedures guide the artist through the thoughtful and thought-provoking creative processes.

As you learn and create your way through Exploring Art Media , I hope you enjoy the process of mastering the objectives while developing your own visual art expressions.

About the Author

Barbara Shannon has been perfecting her art skills since childhood. Desiring a career in the art world, she studied Studio Art and Art Education through undergraduate and graduate school at California State University, San Jose. Her passion for the arts is expressed in her concurrent venues as an award winning painter, free lance illustrator, portraitist and secondary school art educator.

Although her personal artistic focus is representational images with graphite, ink or oil paints, Barbara enjoys “playing” with every studio media. An art store is to her what a candy shop is to a kid.