Critiquing Tools

Art Vocabulary List:

Proportion

Proportion in art is the comparative harmonious relationship between two or more elements in a composition with respect to size, color, quantity, degree, setting, etc.; i.e. ratio.
http://www.bluemoonwebdesign.com/art-lessons-7.asp

Proportion refers to the relative size and scale of the various elements in a design. The issue is the relationship between objects, or parts, of a whole.
http://char.txa.cornell.edu/language/principl/principl.htm

Opaque

a. Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent.
b. Not reflecting light; having no luster: an opaque finish.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/opaque

Negative Space

Negative space is the space around and between the subject(s) of an image. Negative space may be most evident when the space around a subject, and not the subject itself, forms an interesting or artistically relevant shape.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_space

Demographic

A portion of a population, especially considered as consumers.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/demographic

Characteristics used to classify people such as age, race, or gender.
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/demographic

Mood

The feeling, or atmosphere, that a designer creates for the viewer. The designers use of the elements and principles develops the mood of a design.


Adjective List:

Monochromatic

Monochromatic colors are all the colors (tints, tones and shades) of a single hue.

Collage

A paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper, photographs or other materials to form an artistic image.
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

A collage may include newspaper clippings, ribbons, bits of colored or hand-made papers, portions of other artwork, photographs, or other found objects glued to a piece of paper or canvas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collage

Matte

Dull paper finish without gloss or luster.
www.originpressny.com/glossary.php

Flat (not glossy) finish on photographic paper or coated printing paper.
www.trumbullprinting.com/index.php/support/glossary

A non-reflective, flat surface.
www.gomakesomething.com/ht/thebasics/glossary

Tint

In color theory, a tint is the mixture of a color with white.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tint

A hue produced by the addition of white.
http://www.worqx.com/color/color_basics.htm

Ambiguous

Equivocal: open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead.

Having more than one possible meaning.

Having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns.
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