GSCE ART Annotation

Shape, form, Tone Pattern and Line Colour

space Bright Texture Fluent Bright Bold
Closed Dark Repeated Free Rough Primary
Open Faded Uniform Controlled Secondary
Distorted Smooth Geometric Powerful Tertiary
Flat Harsh Random Strong Radiant
Organic Contrasting Symmetrical Geometric Dull Vivid
Deep Intense Soft Angular Contrasting
Flat Sombre Irregular Light Deep
Positive Grey Coarse Bold Delicate Monochrome
Negative Strong Uneven Flowing Harmonious
Foreground Powerful Bumpy Simple Complementary
Background Feint Rough Thick Thin Natural
Composition Light Smooth Horizontal Earthy
Curvaceous Medium Uneven Broken Subtle
Elongated Dark Spiky Interrupted Pale
Large Dramatic Broken Rounded Cool Warm
Small Large Furry Overlapping Saturated
2D 3D Small Fine Flat Broken Luminous
Grid Faint Strong
Basic, simple, solid, loud, quiet, bright, realistic, stylised,
observed, busy, vibrant, strange, interesting, balanced, REMEMBER to check your..
lively, negative, recognisable, abstract, tactile,
meaningful, symbolic, depressing, unique, emotive,
Spellings, Grammar and
hidden, textural, dynamic, disturbed, sophisticated, Punctuation
puzzling, optimistic, powerful, intentional, concealed,
subtle,
Sentence Starter Help
Try thinking of your own too
Example • In this piece I have…
I have created this piece using watercolours , • The materials I have used are…
coloured pencil and oil pastel. I have learnt how • The technique I have used is…
to blend the watercolours to show different tones • Through working in this way I have learnt
and use oil pastels to show the darkest tones and how to…
add texture. The piece shows strong shapes and • I have shown… in the style of…
vivid colours. I have added coloured pencils to • This piece could develop further by
show some areas in more detail and focus. The
including…
artist Georgia O’Keeffe has inspired my piece. In
• The artist………… has influenced
her work she uses bright, bold colours to show
close up views of flowers with a range of dark to
• my designs because…
light tones. I aim to now further develop my • To develop this piece further I could…
piece by using other materials. I could do this by • I think using… worked really well
experimenting with block prints on watercolour because…
back grounds or possibly try painting onto fabric • I am particularly pleased with… and I now
to then stitch into to show more detail. aim to….
 GSCE ART Art Analysis
Use this sheet when analysing the work of artists and designers to help you organise
your thoughts and opinions into a piece of writing that is clear and accurate.
Use these questions to help you structure your writing
when analysing pieces of Art
What is the piece called?  When addition information use:-
When was it made?
Tell me a little bit about the Artist
What are your first thoughts about
the piece?
What do you see in the Image?
What colours and textures do you
see?
Are there any unusual feature that
you notice?
How do you think the piece of work
was made?
What colours and shapes stand out
the most?
Is there a main focus in the piece?
Why/Why not?
How does it made you feel, or what
feelings could it represent?
Does the piece remind you of
anything? What? Why?
What is similar about the two
pieces you have looked at?
Are there any main differences
between them?
Do they show different ideas or
meanings?
Which of the two do you prefer the
most? Why?
How does the artist’s work link to
the theme/subject you are looking
at ?
How could you use the artists ideas
in your own work?
Use these words and phrases to help structure your
written work and annotation
Also, as well as, again, coupled with, likewise,
similar, in addition, moreover, furthermore,
including.
When comparing and contrasting
information use:-
In contrast, by comparison, instead, on the other
hand, however, rather than, whereas,
alternatively, in comparison with, even though,
nevertheless
When starting or continuing
  a sentence use:-
Firstly, to begin with, first of all, in the first
place, secondly, at the same time, the next step,
meanwhile, while, earlier, next,
When showing similarities use:-
Equally, identically, likewise, coupled with,
together with, similarly,
When emphasising information use:-
Above all, with attention to, particularly,
especially, in particular, most importantly
When giving an example use:-
For example, such as, for instance, specifically,
in particular, including, to illustrate this, to give
an example.
When making a conclusion or summarizing
use:-
To sum up, in conclusion, to summarize, in
summary, in final analysis, finally, all in all, on
the whole, in brief.