The books in the How Artists Use series explore the characteristics of color, pattern and texture, line and tone, shape, and perspective. Take a close-up look at these characteristics in works of art by well-known artists. Activities in each book help you use these characteristics in your own work. Learn how artists from the beginning of time to the present day have used these characteristics in their work. By Paul Flux. For ages 6-8, grade level 1-3. Heinemann Library, 2001. There are five paperback books in this series. Each book has 32 pages and measures 7 7/8 in. x 8 15/16 in. You'll find the answers to these questions and more as you read each book:

Color: What are primary colors? How can artists use color to make things in their pictures "jump out" at you? How can colors be used to show different moods and feelings?

Line and Tone: What is a line? What is tone? How do artists use lines to make pictures seem to move?

Patter and Texture: What is Op Art? Where do we find patterns and texture in everyday life? What is an engraving?

Perspective (shown): How do artists create a sense of depth in their paintings? What is a vanishing point? How do artists use color to make things look far away?

Shape: What is Cubism? How is shape used in sculpture? How did prehistoric artists use shapes in their drawings?