ArtTalk Portfolio Critique Sheet

Describe What do you see?

Artists Name: kayla advinculaDate Created: fallTitle of the work: CDC zombie

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 texture changes from smooth, to more jagged around the
zombie.



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) everything other than the zombie is bright and vibrant.
but around the zombie it is dark and dull.



Balance: What contributes to balance in the composition? Is the balance
symmetrical, asymmetrical or radial? (2 -3 sentences)the balance is
assymetrical, which in this piece is good because it is demonstrating the
sides of happiness, and darkness. humans and zombies.



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)this artwork strikes a sense of fear because it shows how a
normal city can have a possibilty of a zombie out break. it also makes me want
to take action.








Judge What do you think of the work?
Write about the success of this work, explain.
(3-5 sentences)this work was a great piece and the quote gives it a sort of catchy tone.
the contrast of colors is also a great element because it depicts the contrast as life
as the way it is, and the way it can be. this piece achieves the element of propaganda
and advertisement.
Ali Hernandez