# Two Dimensional Design and Color

- By: Michael Leonard
- Publisher: University of the Pacific
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/University_of_the_Pacific/Two_Dimensional_Design_and_Color)
- Licence: CC BY
- Read at LibreTexts: https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/University_of_the_Pacific/Two_Dimensional_Design_and_Color
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/human-122814/pdf

This OER publication provides instruction support for a foundational level course that introduces the theoretical application of the art elements and principles of two-dimensional design and the practical applications of color theory. Exercises in visual thinking and the use of traditional principles of composition and two-dimensional media are emphasized through sequential, skill-building projects. The studio art major will gain insight into painting composition and an objective approach to col