本书根据劳动和社会保障部培训就业司颁发的《实用美术专业教学计划》编写，供全国职业技术院校实用美术专业使用。全书分为艺术设计基础、摄影、卡通动画、艺术设计技巧4个部分，共19个单元，每个单元设置对话、阅读、词汇、注释和练习等栏目。

本书内容丰富，通俗易懂；形式活泼，图文并茂。适合作为职业培训教材和自学用书。

Part One Art＆Design Fundamentals艺术设计基础

Unit 1 Art&Design

Unit 2 Color Theory

Unit 3 Line&Shape

Unit4 Read a Painting

Unit 5 One—point Perspective

Part Two Photography摄影

Unit 6 Distal Camera

Unit 7 Photographing Pets

Unit 8 Portrait Photography

Unit 9 Adobe Photoshop

Part Three Cartoon＆Animation卡通动画

Unit 10 What is Animation?

Unit 11 The History of Animation

Unit 12 Animation Techniques

Unit 13 Computer Games

Unit 14 Macromedia Flash MX

Part Four Art＆Design Skills艺术设计技巧

Unit 15 Creative Ad Design

Unit 16 View a Sculpture

Unit 17 Printmaking Techniques

Unit 18 Design Your Lifestyle

Unit 19 Prototypes

Appendix Vocabulary生词表