ArtTalk Portfolio Critique Sheet Describe What do you see?

? Artists Name: Jerod ColcloughDate Created: SpringTitle of the work: n/a Medium used: Illustrator 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) There are a lof of good line work with this piece and the lines are very distinct with color. the gradients are nice and there aren't many texture changes.

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) There are gradients as a patern,, but each gradient has different colors. The colors are both warm and cool so they end up complementing each other quite nicely.

Balance: What contributes to balance in the composition? Is the balance symmetrical, asymmetrical or radial? (2 -3 sentences)There is line symetry betwwen the piece. If you take the woman and cut her in half you'd be able to place her on the same side.

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)This image is all about mardi gras (at least to me). this women is dressed up and deccked out to go somewhere. Other wise, it looks like a court jester (someone hired to make the king and or queen entertained back in the rennisance time) and its a comical piece.

Judge What do you think of the work? Write about the success of this work, explain.
(3-5 sentences)I know that this piece was originally a template, so i can't give much credit to the line work. Although, the colors and gradients are really nice compinations that have been put together. There were patterns and since the background is black, the colors pop and make her stand out. -Kaitlyn Loghry