ArtTalk Portfolio Critique Sheet

Describe What do you see?

Artists Name: CassieDate Created: SpringTitle of the work: silhouette
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) The lines on the piece are all very round, give or take a few, but it
all blends and works together. The circles overlap and cut through each other at some points and it
really changes the way the picture is looked at.

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 all very bright against the black backround. The colors all work
together and nothing looks out of place. The shapes are all 2-D, but the hair made of circles
looks textured.

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

asymmetrical or radial? (2 -3 sentences)The piece is all asymmetrical, with the circles and colors
on one side, and the black face outline on the other. The piece is still balanced, the circles dont go
where they're unneeded, and they overlap onto the black neatly.

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)The piece makes me feel happy, the bright colors and cirlcles are very lively. It makes me
think the artist is a happy and bright person with a lot of personality and heart.

Judge What do you think of the work?

Write about the success of this work, explain.

(3-5 sentences)All in all I think the piece is a success. It is a good-looking, clean piece that I highly enjoy. With colors
and shapes that work all together, and a noticeable silhouette. The whole piece works together and your eye
travels nicely throughout

Shelby.