Critiquing Tools

Art Vocabulary List

Positive space: is the area in an artwork that is occupied by elements or forms; it is the opposite of Negative space.

Cross Hatch: is an artistic technique used to create tonal or shading effects by drawing (or painting or scribing) closely spaced parallel lines. 

Visual hierarchy: is used in page design to help the viewer process information. The hierarchy can be used in several dimension, such as color, contrast, texture, shape, position, orientation and size. 

Medium: Any material used by an artist to produce a work of art.

Focal point: The element or object in a work of art on which the viewer's attention is focused. 

Adjective List

Tint; A slight colouring or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white.

Organic:  shapes or forms. Shapes or forms that are non-geometric or free- flowing, and that are based on natural objects.

Smooth- Having a texture free from roughness and stubble. Which creates a smooth surface. 

Blurred:Out of focus, partially obscured, smudged, less distinct or clear.

geometric: Shapes with regular contours, and straight edges such as squares, triangles, or circles.

Principles and Elements of Design List

BASIC ELEMENTS OF DESIGN

Line: a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point

colour: the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation.

texture: is the perceived surface quality of an artwork. It is an element of two-dimensional and three-dimensional design and is broadly distinguished by its perceived visual and physical properties. 

shape: s defined as an area that stands out from the space next to or around it due to a defined or implied boundary, or because of differences of value, color, or texture. Shapes can also show perspective by overlapping. They can be geometric or organic.

form: Form is sculptural or three-dimensional shape (e.g. height, width and dept)

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

Stability: The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change

dynamics:  Characterised by constant change, activity, or progress with shapes that have angles

rhythm: is the expression of visual harmony within a design

scale:Dimensional element's defined by other elements of design-size relative to other art, its surroundings, or in relation to human size.  Unusual or even unexpected scale can certainly be used as a attention  grabber.