Helpful Phrases and Important Art Words.
• In this artwork, I can see… • The composition leads your eye around and into the image. • As the viewer, I think… • The artist is trying to convey the idea/feeling of… • This implies… • This reflects… • This suggests... • This mirrors… • This demonstrates… • This evokes the feeling of…
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composition artist atmosphere oil pastels/chalk pencil acrylic paint polyblock printing brushstrokes blending complementary colours hot and cold colours collage shapes Foreground, mid-ground and background