{"product_id":"picture-this-how-pictures-work","title":"Picture This: How Pictures Work","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMolly Bang's brilliant, insightful, and accessible treatise, revised and expanded for its 25th anniversary, that helps provide clarity to the timeless question \"what is art?\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A revised and expanded 25th-anniversary edition of Bang's go-to text about visual perception, or 'how pictures work,' delivers sublime design and picture-book–art commentary for readers and artists alike.\" — \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1991, \u003cem\u003ePicture This\u003c\/em\u003e has changed the way artists, illustrators, reviewers, critics, and readers look at and understand art. Her thought-provoking text, brilliantly illustrated by step-by-step cut-paper illustrations of scenes from \u003cem\u003eLittle Red Riding Hood\u003c\/em\u003e, includes thoughts about how the visual composition of images works to engage the emotions, and how the elements of an artwork can give it the power to tell a story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBang asks the right questions to get your wheels turning — Why are diagonals dramatic? Why are curves calming? Why does red feel hot and blue feel cold? — while the illustrations and thoughtful designs bring the words to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEXPLORE 12 PRINCIPLES OF VISUAL PERCEPTION:\u003c\/strong\u003e By experimenting with basic art elements (color, placement, size, shape, and space), Bang's unique and insightful work encourages you to answer one question: \"How does the structure of a picture—or any visual art form—affect our emotional response?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOR ART STUDENTS \u0026amp; CREATIVES OF ALL AGES:\u003c\/strong\u003e Written in an accessible and engaging style, \u003cem\u003ePicture This\u003c\/em\u003e has opened a window of understanding for generations of artists. Her simple, powerful principles apply to painting, photography, graphic design, animation, and illustration of all kinds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chronicle Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47389776445698,"sku":"9781452151991","price":36.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2228\/7429\/files\/picturethispow.jpg?v=1771710298","url":"https:\/\/stlartsupply.mom\/en-ca\/products\/picture-this-how-pictures-work","provider":"St. Louis Art Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}