The Art Pack

a unique, three-dimensional tour through the creation of art over the centuries--what artists do, how they do it, and the masterpieces they have given us

Plot

Filled with pop-ups, pullouts, and mobiles, The Art Pack is a completely new way to experience artists' use of color, line, composition, perspective, and optics, as well as a lavishly illustrated introduction to the history of Western art.With The Art Pack you can: Examine a three-dimensional model of an artist's studio painted by VermeerSee for yourself how an artist solves problems of perspective by using a replica of "Alberti's veil" and a pop-up viewerBreak up light with a "camera obscura" and a filtered "Claude glass" Study the combinations of colors that produce shades and tones, by manipulating a real color wheelHear (on audiocassette) why the world considers great paintings masterpieces, and see them reproduced in full colorAnd much more!