Outline of the visual arts

Colour is an important aspect of many of the visual arts.
Le déjeuner sur l'herbe by Édouard Manet (1863)

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the visual arts:

The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, image, filmmaking, design, crafts, and architecture. Many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, conceptual art, and textile arts, also involve aspects of the visual arts, as well as arts of other types. Within the visual arts, the applied arts, such as industrial design, graphic design, fashion design, interior design, and decorative art are also included.

Types of visual art

History of the visual arts

Elements of art

Elements of art – shape, form, value, line, color, space and texture

General visual art concepts

Principles of art

Visual artists

See also