Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Critiquing Tools

Art Vocabulary List
Transparent: Transparent describes something clear, see through or obvious.
Palette: The range of colors used by a particular artist or in a particular picture.
Demographic: Relating to the structure of populations.
Contrast: The state of being strikingly different from something else, typically something in juxtaposition or close association.
Negative Space: The space around and between the subject(s) of an image.


Adjective List
Geometric: Characterized by or decorated with regular lines and shapes.
Contour: An outline, esp. one representing or bounding the shape or form of something.
Hue: A color or shade, in its purest form. 
Prickly: Covered in prickles.
Sphere:  A round solid figure, or its surface, with every point on its surface equidistant from its center.


Principles and Elements of Design 


Elements:
Line: A line is a form with width and length, but no depth. Artists use lines to create edges, the outlines of objects. A line is created by the movement of the artist's pen.
Colour: Color or colour (see spelling differences) is the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, green, blue and others. Color derives from the spectrum of light
Texture: The feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance.
Shape: The external form or appearance of someone or something
Form: The visible shape or configuration of something.


Principles
Dynamics: Dynamics is the arrangement of visual elements in a composition to suggest the illusion of movement or direction. The effective use of dynamics in a design can add an emotive characteristic to your design making it appear restful and calming or active and energetic.
Rhythm: a movement in which some elements recurs regularly.  Like a dance it will have a flow of objects that will seem to be like the beat of music.
Scale: Scale can attract in different ways. It can be use to draw attention to the unexpected or exaggerated
Stability: The state of being stable.












http://www.swinburne.edu.au/design/tutorials/design/design/#seven
http://www.photoflashgraphics.com/articles/design_principles.htm
http://www.google.com.au

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