These pocket-size reference volumes are ideal guides for students, artists, & art hobbyists. They're available in four different color-coded categories, each category devoted to a different aspect of the graphic arts. Purple Series books explain art media & techniques. Red Series books describe artworks according to genre. Green Series books show art tools, instruct on their uses, & show how to apply art theory to create finished works. Yellow Series books cover art history according to important eras & movements. All books have full-color illustrations throughout. For the complete selection of available Art Handbooks. This book explains theory & instructs on techniques of creating shadows & the illusion of depth in charcoal & other monochrome media, as well as in color. Among the main subjects explored are light & shade in artworks throughout history, methods of creating the effect of brightness, & more.