ArtTalk Portfolio Critique Sheet Describe What do you see?

? Artists Name: DamarisDate Created: FallTitle of the work: New York Panoramic Medium used: photoshop Analyze How is the work organized? What elements or principles of design are used? Use art vocabulary to analyze the work. Lines: What kind of lines are in the work? Straight, curved, dotted, broken, wavy, jagged, textured, horizontal, vertical diagonal, contour or outlines. Were the lines created by abrupt color, value or texture changes? (2-3 sentences) The lines are curved. The lines were created by abrupt color changes.

Color and Value Are the colors warm, cool, bright, dull, light, opaque or transparent? Values resulting from combinations of lights and darks, or shades and tints of a color. Shapes (two-dimensional) and forms (three-dimensional), representational, abstract, organic, geometrical, open, closed. Texture Rough, smooth, coarse, soft, bumpy, hairy, shady, etc. Simulated you can see but not feel it or real. (Dont confuse texture with pattern the repetition of some motif in a recognizable order, such as polka dots or a checkerboard. (2-3 sentences) Most of the colors are cool however some are bright. The shapes are very abstact. The texture is smooth.

Balance: What contributes to balance in the composition? Is the balance symmetrical, asymmetrical or radial? (2 -3 sentences)The balance is radial. Not at all symetrical.

Interpret What message does this artwork communicate to you? Write about the feeling, mood or message of this work. Defend your interpretation with evidence from the description and analysis information above and/or use art history or past experiences. (3-5 sentences)It is just a down low mood, very calm. However there is really no message it is just a planet. It has a good mood to it.

Judge What do you think of the work? Write about the success of this work, explain.
(3-5 sentences)I like this piece, quite elegant. It is very smooth and neat. Overall a good piece.

Andrew Lucas