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121 Cards in this Set
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3 types of lines
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Actual
Implied Psychic |
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Actual Line Definition
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physical line
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Implied line definition
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distance, proximity make a line between two points
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Psychic line definition
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culturally make connection between two points, eyes
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Line definition
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point in motion, series of points, connection between points, implied connection between points
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Types of actual lines (6)
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contour
calligraphic organizational rendering gesture stabilizing |
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contour line
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define edges, outlines
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calligraphic line
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personal, highly expressive, difference in line weight
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organizational line
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vertical, horizontal, divide up the piece into different parts
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gesture
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motion of the artist in a piece
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stabilizing line
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gives the piece a place to rest on and be
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rendering
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cross hatching, hatching, cross contour
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lost and found
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hard to tell if the object is in the foreground or background
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Positive shape
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distinguished from the background
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negative shape
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surrounds positive shapes
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Figure Ground reversal
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positive and negative shapes demand attention
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Types of shape
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curvelinear, geometric, organic, rectilinear
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Degrees of representation
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non objective
representational abstract |
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abstract
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distilled, transformed, personal translation
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non objective
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pure from without representational intent
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represntational
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descriptive, supposed to look like an item
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actual texture
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can be felt from knowledge, thorns, pillows
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simulated texture
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looks like actual texture
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abstract texture
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not quite right
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invented texture
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not in real life, made up, fuzzy bark
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value
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relative lightness or darkness
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contrast
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amount of difference in values
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opponent theory
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eyes can only see one complimentary color
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hue
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shade of a color
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tertiary colors
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mixing 2 secondary colors
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temperature
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warm colors advance, cool colors recede
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tint
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white added to a hue
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tone
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add grey to a hue
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shade
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add black to a hue
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saturation
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primary colors very saturated
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monochromatic color scheme
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variations of one hue
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analogous color scheme
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3 adjacent colors are used on the color wheel
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complementary color schemes
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opposite colors on the color wheel are used
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split complementary color scheme
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one hue with two hues adjacent of it
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chromatic greys
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grays that have hue overtones
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triadic
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three opposite colors (red, blue, yellow)
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disharmonious
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complementary, split complimentary, traidic
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harminous
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analogues, monochromatic, chromatic grays
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Unity
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Prevents the place from going into chaos. Keeps it organized using patterns, similarity.
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Gestalt theory
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We as humans want to understand things
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Gestalt Principles
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Grouping, Containment, Repetition
proximity, continuity, and closure |
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Grouping by
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location, orientation, shape, color. value. cultural significance
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containment
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framing, give an object a place to be
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repetition
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Same visual element over and over again
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Proximity
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relative closeness. God touching jesus picture.
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Continuity
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the path or least resistance, strong(move through the piece). Movement - creates deliberate visual pathways
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Closure
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Minds inclination to connect fragmentary information into a completed form.
ex. A bunch of pictures creating one face |
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Balance
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the distribution of visual weight.
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Visual weight
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inclination of shapes to float or sink. relative importance of a visual element within a design.
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Symmetrical balance
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Occurs when shapes are mirrored on either side of an axis.
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Symmetry types
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Approximate, Actual, Asymmetrical, Radial
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Approximate Symmetry
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is created when similar imagery appears on either side of a central axis.
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Actual Symmetry
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mirror image
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Asymmetrical Symmetry
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creates equilibrium among visual elements that do not mirror each other on either side of the axis.
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Radial Symmetry
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lines and shapes mirrored both vertically and horizontally.
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cultural significance
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some contexts or elements require large compositional support to balance them out
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Three B's
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Babies(faces, vulnerabilities)
Boobs(nudity, sexual themes) Blood(violence, gore) |
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Proportion
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refers to the relative size within a coposition
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Scale
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refers to the size relative to our own human form
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Rythm
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= repetition + variety
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Progressive Rythm
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has a starting point and with stuff moving in between
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Emphasis
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give prominence to part of a design. Can create a focal point
Can be achived by Placement, Isolation, Contrast |
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Decorative Space
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you don't have to move into the space. no real third dimensional space
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Plastic Space
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Invites you into three dimensional space.
Shallow(comic) or Deep/Infinite(landscape) |
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Spatial Cues
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Share and diminishing detail
size position overlapping transparency hue/value Interpenitration |
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Linear Perspective
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system for projecting the apparent dimensions of a three-dimensional object onto a flat surface
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Types of Linear Perspective
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One point - 1 vanishing point, how we see things
Two point - Looking from corner or side of\ Three point - birds eye view or worms eye view |
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Convergin Parallels
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principles can offer convincing cues even when the laws of perspective are not necessarily followed.
Looking down train tracks |
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Disadvantages of Linear Perspective
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-can only portray one point in space
-can be repetitive or monotonous -the convergence of lines and reduction in scale can cause distortion |
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Intuitive Prespective
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can be more expressive than systematic formulas
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Amplified Prespective
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exaggerating perspective for dramatic effect
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Reverse Perspective
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instead of moving back it moves forward into space (religious paintings)
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Fractional Representation
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several spatial aspects are combined in the same image (the dance going through the motions)
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Intuitive Space
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the most expressive and practical form of prespective
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Illusion of motion
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Illusion of motion
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Anticipated motion
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created by implied lines and gesture
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Repetition
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comic strips, stop motion
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cropping
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things happen quickly cant get everything in the picture
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Blurred outlines
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moving so quickly can't get a shot of it
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Multiplication
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visual storytelling,. Same person multiple times.
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Kinesthetic eee...
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Illusion of time
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saturation gradient, gradient, lighting (picture light changing over time)
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Futurism
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lots of bold color schemes
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Modernism focused on
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Emphasis on form/composition
Art is for everyone Non objective - anything can be art |
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Post modernism focused on
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Appropriation
Recontextualization Layering Hybridity Word/Image integration Metaphor |
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Define Appropriation
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Reuse of existing artwork (Marilyn Monroe art piece with face paint)
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Define Recontextualization
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Placing an element in an unusual context
- Urinal in a gallery - Firefighter in the water |
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Define Layering
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Multiple images to make tension/humor
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Hybridity
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Two techniques used together
More than one medium at the same time - Drawing, painting - Magazine and pastel drawing |
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Word/Image integration
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If you take the words away it takes away from the meaning
The words can be there ambiguously to add tension from the viewer - "This is not a pipe" |
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Metaphor
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Rhino under a Mitsubishi body to give the thought process of strength.
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Define convergent thinking
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pursuing a predetermined goal in linear progression
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Convergent thinking steps
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PROSE
Define Problem Do Research Determine objective Devise Strategy Execute Strategy Evaluate Results |
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Define divergent thinking
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Open ended, non specific outcomes, a way to come up with new ideas
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Brainstorming techniques
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Make a list
Use a thesaurus Explore connections (conceptual diagram) Thumbnail sketches |
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Define Model
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Technical experiment
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Define Form
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Physical lines/shapes/texture/value/color.
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Define Subject
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Noun, who, what, where the piece is about.
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Define Content
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The theme or message, what is the artist trying to say?
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Form critique
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Realistic, abstract, expressionistic? Describe how the artist has done what they've done
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Content critique
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The painting is abstract of realistic forms because the are trying to say that that they are transitioning from meditation to real life.
Try to explain the artist did this to tell... this... |
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Critique defined
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Peers say what is working/not working, strengths/weaknesses, generate possibilities for improvement
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Objective criticism
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how well a work utilizes the elements/principles of design.
Balance Unity Depth |
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Subjective criticism
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Describe the personal impact of an image.
Meaning of artwork Feelings it evokes Relationship to cultural events |
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Descriptive critique
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Focus on eye catching characteristics and what is being muddled
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Cause/effect critique or Formal analysis
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Conclude that because of X the design is very Y
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Compare/contrast critique
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Note similarities/differences
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Define Iconography
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describing images, study of symbolic visual systems
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Esoteric
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More specific the Icon the smaller the group affacted
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sterotype
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a fixed generalization based on perception
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cliche
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an overused expression or predictable treatment of an idea
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supprise
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a shift in cliche or sterotype
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simile
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connect objects with like and as
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anesthetic
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used to induce insensitivity or unconsiusness
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aesthetics
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study of human response to beauty
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4 characterists of creativity
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Attentiveness - every experience is valuable
connection seeking - similarities curiosity - Wide range of interests- |
