Library Guides: Art & Design Foundations: Visual Arts

Visual Arts Resources

Art and Design Review
The goal of this open access journal is to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in all areas of art and design. Coverage: 2013 - present
Arts
Arts is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal which provides a forum for scholarly exploration of visual arts, music and performance arts, applied arts, popular arts, arts and technology.
Coverage: 2012 - present

Drawing Foundations: Figure (Video Duration 2 hours 29 minutes)
Artist and teacher Amy Wynne breaks down a classical approach to figure drawing into simple steps: capturing gesture and motion, mapping out structure and form, understanding the common "landmarks" of the body, drawing proportionally, and adding volume with shapes and shadows.
Illustrator 2020 Essential Training (Video Duration 5 hours 41 minutes)
Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard in vector drawing—for everything from minimalistic logos to full-blown illustrations. This course teaches core concepts and techniques that can be applied to any workflow, including digital and print publications. Instructor and professional illustrator Tony Harmer explains the essentials of Illustrator 2020, including artboards, workspaces, layers, and shapes.

Fubiz Media
The latest creative news from Fubiz about art, design and pop-culture.
Colossal
Launched in 2010 by writer and curator Christopher Jobson, Colossal is one of the largest visual art, design, and culture blogs on the web reaching an audience of 2-3 million visitors every month.
Adobe Color CC
Create a variety of dynamic colour schemes quickly and effectively with this online colour wheel.
Adobe Tutorials
Tutorials for the popular suite of creative software made by Adobe. Video lessons covering the entire range of Adobe products, from Photoshop to After Effects.