This color coded manual provides guidelines and required or recommended forms for the identification of artistically gifted and talented students in South Carolina at the elementary and secondary levels. A multi-step procedure is outlined which is divided into three stages: initial screening, specific screening, and final screening. The major portion of the document consists of such forms as the South Carolina Rating Instrument for Artistically Gifted and Talented Students, the South Carolina Screening Data Recording Sheet, and sample nomination forms and letters. In addition, checklists and other sample forms appropriate to the specific and final screenings of students gifted in dance, drama, music, and the visual arts, respectively, are provided. (DB)