Look! Really smart art

By Gillian Wolfe

Subjects: Art, Juvenile literature, Art, technique, juvenile literature, Art appreciation, Art, technique, Technique

Description: Gillian Wolfe explores all the tricks of the trade that artists use to deceive or trick the eye. The book reproduces paintings and other images which vividly illustrate such effects as tromp l'oeil, simulating movement, eyes following the viewer, surrealism, creating texture, theatrical use of light, multiple viewpoints, colour effects such as pointilism, visual suggestion and many more tricks.