The Alphabet of Art - How to “read” pictures using the esthetic visual vocabulary of artists and art historians. This is an illustrated summary of the essential Attributes and Elements of Design in Composition: Line, Line Direction, Shape, Size, Texture, Value, and Color.

Drawing – an extensive definition of drawing cross-linked to notes, quotes and great works of art referenced in the ArtLex Dictionary, an extensive research database for art professionals.

Drawing Materials and Techniques – an excellent Course Introduction by Michael Miller at NYU - a rubric for basic terminology about materials and techniques in drawing, clearly defined and illustrated by historic Masterpieces.