With my art lessons ebook you’ll learn the how-to, the why-to and the when-to of art and design. You’ll get the Visual Communication basics you need to make art that IS something, not just ABOUT something.
You’ll learn things about evoking emotion visually and telling a compelling visual story. I touch on spirit and soul in your images, on growing your natural creativity and on nurturing your nature.
Don’t want to overwhelm you, so I’ve shown only the top 2 levels of headings here. In the actual ebook, there are two additional levels of art lesson contents below these.
What’s covered and why? What it is What’s not covered? Who should read it? What visual styles are included?
Don’t confuse this with school Read it more than once Practice and patience Be project oriented
You – the visual communicator We start with visual grammar My visual grammar Visual grammar use
Symbolism Image Elements and their visual effects The Image Elements in detail
Our medium Light – Electromagnetic Energy and Waves Light effects – How light behaves in the world Color, reflection and absorption – the most common light effects The Color Wheel, your ‘Color Compass’ Colors together – Color Schemes
Scenes – your top level Scene Depth effects Figure/Ground – Traditional and Contemporary
Overview – 3D modeling to make 2D images Advantages of 3D modeling for 2D graphics 3D scene to 2D image workflow
Why create your own custom lighting? Light Rendering Basics Light Rendering Methods Lighting Render Bells and Whistles Realism in lighting Lighting Tips Common lighting errors Lighting for realism More Ways to Improve your scene Lighting
Introducing Composition Analyzing a composition More on composition
Visual icons POV (Point-of-View) Symmetry Gesture Color drama Fake media and perception errors Drama lighting Weather, time and mood Color scheme for your whole image
First get a concept Sketch it Connect inside and out Plan Grow your sketch into a prototype image When you have trouble Think you’re done? Then it’s time to polish Final render, another ‘final’ render, another… Present it!
2D Image Editors: Image Databases: 3D Modelers: Scene Generators/Assemblers/Renderers/Animators: Web Editors: Utilities:
Physics: Vision: Psychology of imagery: Computer Graphics: Lighting: Math:
Here’s a free sample chapter from ‘Art Head Start’, in PDF format. Most folks have the free Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader – but you can download it below.
Light beams bent by refraction – Like wheels on an axle entering a medium of different density. Entering at an angle slows one wheel first, bending the path.
Testimonials from past ‘Art Head Start’ buyers [These are completely unsolicited comments from paying buyers. None received free items or money. I had no prior knowledge of their comments until I say them published online, at which point I contacted them for permission to use their unedited comments. I changed only the text formatting and bolding and added the signature lines.]
“Jim Coe’s ebook ‘Art Head Start’ is devoted to visual communication – but I got it because it has the best coverage to be found on color (see for yourself by trying his Free Sample Chapter and his Color Wheel and Color Tree info pages). Now that ‘Art Head Start’ is mine, I’m learning things I didn’t think I’d want to know.”
“EXCELLENT! I don’t know why this is called a tutorial. It’s a big book, like you’d see in an actual college art class. It teaches you quite a bit about how to make your images more appealing to others and yourself.”
“Thanks so much for taking the time to create the tutorials and then sharing them with us. I don’t have an ‘art background’ so your ebook was/is a great way to jumpstart my knowledge..”
“I got the tutorial this morning and I have already started reading it. It is superbly written and so detailed.”
“I have always been clueless about what adjustments to make to achieve the scenes I wish to. My analytical mind wanted an explanation of these processes. Software manuals just do not explain any of the processes in depth.”
“I am so glad you took the time to write your tutorial for beginners (or stupid long time users). I wish I would have had this tutorial when I first started. I have nothing but praise for you!”
“Hi” “I’ve just been watching some of the video tutorials" (These are our free Vue 3D tutorials available elsewhere on this site _jim coe).
“I’m a total beginner in working with Vue (and 3d apps in general) and I’ve found it difficult to find really good tutorials that beginners can follow.”
“Your tutorials are great! They are so easy to follow. I’ve learnt so much that would have probably taken me weeks (if not months) to learn on my own.”
“I’m so glad I came across them – thank you so much for making them available on the net.”
“I’ve purchased your art book and I must say it’s a helluva tome for beginners and experienced users alike. 10+!!”
("Monsoon" is the online nickname of a producer of hot & popular digital products for 3D scene makers. _jim coe)
“I’m only 1/3 of the way through, but I can’t begin to tell you how great this book is. I was skeptical at first, but not anymore. Concepts I thought I understood are clearer now and I am learning new things every step of the way. Plus I can always go back to it as a reference. Jim also has a good mix of text and visuals to keep you engaged. Like i said I am only 1/3 through, but I feel like I got my money’s worth already.”
“Bought this based on the reviews, and I’m glad I did! Learned a *ton* reading through this and practicing. For a semi-newbie like me, it was perfect, and better than some print books I’ve wasted my money on. Covers everything you need to get going.” 
I wrote Art Head Start for beginning to intermediate visual workers…
No art school? Learn Art at home - Art lesson ebook for home study
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