Monday, March 21, 2011

Critiquing Tools

ART VOCABULARY LIST
Mood - a feeling evoked by design/art often created by colour or imagery
Positive Space - is an area filled by the design elements
Negative Space - is the area that is left empty within the design
Transparent - see through, or allowing light to pass through
Proportion - whether the elements are balanced within relation to each other

ADJECTIVE LIST
Geometric - square; hard lines; straight edges
Organic - curvilinear; flowing round
Contrast - juxtaposition of opposing elements
Smooth - even, level, flat - referring to texture
Tactile - when referring to texture tactile is something you can feel.

PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
Stability - strength given often by centred vertical elements
Dynamics - movement within design conveyed by diagonal elements
Rhythm - movement created by repetition
Scale - size of elements in relation to each other

ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
Line - This image has organic, flowing, sensitive line
Colour - Colour is used effectively to draw attention to the arm and parts of the hair
Texture - Texture is seen through the watercolour paint used
Shape - is seen with the imagery along the arm
Form - form is given the hair with the highlights and shadows

Images:
www.ffffound.com

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