ArtTalk Portfolio Critique Sheet

Describe What do you see?

Artists Name: ElijahDate Created: SpringTitle of the work: Canadaets

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 verticle they changed with colors. They where 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) The colors are warm, one is a shade of white. There is a red hue and the middle is white. There
is no texture and the shapes are geometrical squares.



Balance: What contributes to balance in the composition? Is the balance symmetrical, asymmetrical or radial? (2
-3 sentences)The balance is symetricla.



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)The mood is very normal. It's a flag.








Judge What do you think of the work?
Write about the success of this work, explain.
(3-5 sentences)I think this is a very good piece of work.
Ben Hull