I was surprised to see this page and the photo with an accurate caption describing this scene. The Artist's Manual is an inch-deep, mile-wide introduction to art forms. It's an art reference book that is truly for the beginner. Someone who doesn't know what mediums they want to use, is unfamiliar with the various types of art a person can make, and is still learning about the artmaking process. It's a little technical, a little historical, and a little too broad. This hardcover book is also pretty thick (I should've taken a picture of it from the side before taking it back to the library yesterday). The sections and pages are beautifully designed and so are all the examples of real artist's work. At the very least you can tell real artists made this book.