Outline of visual arts

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The visual arts are a class of art forms, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking and others, that focus on the creation of works which are primarily visual in nature. Visual Arts that produce three-dimensional objects, such as sculpture and architecture, are dealt with in plastic arts. The current usage of visual arts includes fine arts and well as crafts, but this was not always the case.

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

Contents 1 Essence of visual arts 2 Types of visual art 3 History of visual arts 4 General visual arts concepts 5 Visual artists 5.1 Some major visual artists 6 Visual arts lists 7 See also 8 External links

[edit] Essence of visual arts

Main article: Visual arts

[edit] Types of visual art

Arts and crafts Asemic writing Collage Comics Conceptual art Decollage Decorative art Design Fashion design Garden design Graphic design Web design Drawing Film Found art

Graffiti Illustration Concept art Installation art Mail art Mixed media Painting Photography Printmaking Etching Lithography Screen-printing Sculpture Typography Video art

[edit] History of visual arts

Arts and Crafts movement History of comics History of conceptual art History of decorative arts History of drawing History of fashion design History of film History of graffiti History of illustration History of installation art

Mixed media#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

[edit] General visual arts concepts

• Main articles: Elements of art and Principles of art

Animation Art collector Art gallery Cartoon Collage Composition Conceptual art Contemporary art Copyright Decorative art Derivative work Design

Found art Giclée Graphic design Illustration Mixed media Paint Paint brush Portraiture Printing press Old master print Sketchbook

[edit] Visual artists

• List of fashion designers
• List of film directors
• List of painters
• List of photographers
• List of sculptors
• list of visual artists

[edit] Some major visual artists

Leonardo da Vinci (painting and sculpture) Marcel Duchamp (conceptual art)

Michelangelo (painting and sculpture} Picasso (painting)

[edit] Visual arts lists

List of basic architecture topics List of basic craft topics List of basic drawing topics List of basic film topics

List of basic painting topics List of basic photography topics List of basic sculpture topics List of found art

[edit] See also

• Art
• List of basic art topics

[edit] External links

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