ArtTalk Portfolio Critique Sheet

Describe What do you see?

Artists Name: Hugo HerreraDate Created: FallTitle of the work: Skyfall
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 that are there are the jagged lines that go around the
artist's face.

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 cool, with the texture of the suit

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

asymmetrical or radial? (2 -3 sentences)The balance is asymmetrical.

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 comunicates to me that the artist wants to be a secret agent.

Judge What do you think of the work?

Write about the success of this work, explain.

(3-5 sentences)I think that the work was okay. There wasn't much done, other than the text at the top and the
face which wasn't done that well. Honestly, not his best piece of work.