Studio Basics was first created in 1992 by Tony Crowley, Professor of Art at Grinnell College. Initially produced as a HyperCard stack, it was designed and developed as a web-based project in 2001 by David Berk, Instructional Multimedia Technology Specialist for the Fine Arts at Grinnell College.

The primary objective of Studio Basics is to make fundamental information about design and drawing available to students to explore at his or her own pace. Drawing upon works from the Grinnell College permanent collection, faculty work, and student work, Studio Basics allows the user to interactively examine different works of art within the context of a particular element or principle of art design.

All of the examples associated with a particular area can be accessed by clicking on the "View Examples" button.

We hope you enjoy using this tool and find it useful in your exploration of artistic design. If you have any comments about this site, please send them to David Berk at berk@grinnell.edu.

This version of the project was made possible by a grant from the
Charles E. Culpeper Foundation.