Basic art concepts -- Careers in art -- Design: the language of art -- Elements of design -- Principles of design -- Design vocabulary -- Seeing and discussing art -- Aesthetic awareness -- Art criticism -- What is a masterpiece? -- Art history before 1900 -- Art history: the twentieth century -- Art: a global view -- Pre-Columbian and Latin American art -- Native North American art -- African art -- Oceanic art -- Indian art -- Southeast Asian art -- Chinese art -- Japanese art -- Korean art -- Islamic art -- Heritage-based art today -- Drawing -- Meet the artist: Leonardo da Vinci -- Exploring design concepts -- Painting -- Meet the artist: Georgia O'Keeffe -- The visual elements of painting -- Studies in color -- Printmaking -- Meet the artist: Albrecht Dürer -- Relief printing -- Stencil prints -- Intaglio prints: drypoint -- Monoprinting -- Printing and other art forms -- Graphic design -- Meet the artist: Beatrix Potter -- Sculpture -- Meet the artist: Michelangelo Buonarroti -- Thinking in three dimensions -- Assemblage -- Modeling -- Carving -- Casting -- Crafts -- Meet the artist: Maria Martinez -- Ceramics -- Mosaics -- Maskmaking -- Jewelry -- Fiber arts -- Glossary.