See like an artist: light, colour, perspective

Eight basics that help you see more in every picture: composition, subjects, techniques and the shapes of buildings.

Artists build their pictures with light, colour, lines and space. Here you learn to see how they do it – and to recognise sfumato, linear perspective and complementary colours when you stand in front of the work.

Read the page at each step, then do the short exercise: three questions. Two right answers complete the step. You can repeat the exercise as often as you like.

The steps