ArtTalk Portfolio Critique Sheet

Describe What do you see?

Artists Name: CassandraDate Created: Fall semTitle of the work: city panorama
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 in this are curved. That's probably a good thing since
it is a planet.

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 for this is are just the grayscale. That works for this piece. There
isn't any texture and its 2D.

Balance: What contributes to balance in the composition? Is the balance symmetrical,

asymmetrical or radial? (2 -3 sentences)The balance for this is asymmetrical. It is a planet so it
doesn't need to be perfect.

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)I think this artist really likes skylines of city. Making it black and white makes it even
better because yoy can't tell what time it was taken just that its beautiful.

Judge What do you think of the work?

Write about the success of this work, explain.

(3-5 sentences)I think this piece is really good. You can't tell where it starts or ends so its blended really well.
Rebecca Caraway