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1 Visual language – the top 10 things to talk about
Art analysis word bank Visual language – the top 10 things to talk about Technique Colour Composition Shape Subject Light Media Mood Style Story Word Bank Colour Composition Mood Style Light Technique Media Blend Bright Clashing Cold Contrast Deep Dull Glowing Harmonious Intense Luminous Mixed Monochrome Opaque Pale Primary Pure Secondary Tone Translucent Transparent Vibrant Warm Background Blurred Complex Confused Distance Eye line Focus Foreground Form Line Middle ground Movement Near Perspective Scale Shape Space Symmetry Alive Atmospheric Calm Delicate Depressing Dignified Disturbing Fresh Exciting Flamboyant Expressive Humorous Imposing Nostalgic Sad Sentimental Tranquil Abstract Derivative Distorted Emotional Exaggerated Exterior Fake Fantasy Figurative Impressionistic Landscape Religious Representational Still life Sketch Surreal Symbolic Artificial Dark Evening Fierce Gentle Harsh Hazy Natural Shady Shadowy Palette knife Drawn 2 dimensional 3 dimensional Texture Shading Mark-making Impasto Underpainting Overpainting Cross hatching Stippling Scumbling Hatching Layered Linear Continuous line Scratch Spray Resist Stencil Manipulation Scribble Textile Collage Print Photograph Computer generated Pencil Ink Mixed media Installation Sculpture Paint Charcoal Graphite Acrylic Watercolour Stitch Pastel Chalk Felt pen Fine liner Biro Bleach Photoshop

2 Top 10 things to write about Top 10 things to write about
Technique Colour Composition Shape Subject Light Media Style Story Top 10 things to write about Technique Colour Composition Shape Subject Light Media Style Story

3 Colour Colour Colour Colour
Blend Bright Clashing Cold Contrast Deep Dull Glowing Harmonious Intense Luminous Mixed Monochrome Opaque Pale Primary Pure Secondary Tone Translucent Transparent Vibrant Warm Colour Blend Bright Clashing Cold Contrast Deep Dull Glowing Harmonious Intense Luminous Mixed Monochrome Opaque Pale Primary Pure Secondary Tone Translucent Transparent Vibrant Warm Colour Blend Bright Clashing Cold Contrast Deep Dull Glowing Harmonious Intense Luminous Mixed Monochrome Opaque Pale Primary Pure Secondary Tone Translucent Transparent Vibrant Warm Colour Blend Bright Clashing Cold Contrast Deep Dull Glowing Harmonious Intense Luminous Mixed Monochrome Opaque Pale Primary Pure Secondary Tone Translucent Transparent Vibrant Warm

4 Composition Composition Composition Composition
Background Blurred Complex Confused Distance Eye line Focus Foreground Form Line Middle ground Movement Near Perspective Scale Shape Space Symmetry Composition Background Blurred Complex Confused Distance Eye line Focus Foreground Form Line Middle ground Movement Near Perspective Scale Shape Space Symmetry Composition Background Blurred Complex Confused Distance Eye line Focus Foreground Form Line Middle ground Movement Near Perspective Scale Shape Space Symmetry Composition Background Blurred Complex Confused Distance Eye line Focus Foreground Form Line Middle ground Movement Near Perspective Scale Shape Space Symmetry

5 Mood Mood Mood Mood Alive Atmospheric Calm Delicate Depressing
Dignified Disturbing Fresh Exciting Flamboyant Expressive Humorous Imposing Nostalgic Sad Sentimental Tranquil Mood Alive Atmospheric Calm Delicate Depressing Dignified Disturbing Fresh Exciting Flamboyant Expressive Humorous Imposing Nostalgic Sad Sentimental Tranquil Mood Alive Atmospheric Calm Delicate Depressing Dignified Disturbing Fresh Exciting Flamboyant Expressive Humorous Imposing Nostalgic Sad Sentimental Tranquil Mood Alive Atmospheric Calm Delicate Depressing Dignified Disturbing Fresh Exciting Flamboyant Expressive Humorous Imposing Nostalgic Sad Sentimental Tranquil

6 Style Style Style Style
Abstract Derivative Distorted Emotional Exaggerated Exterior Fake Fantasy Figurative Impressionistic Landscape Religious Representational Still life Sketch Surreal Symbolic Style Abstract Derivative Distorted Emotional Exaggerated Exterior Fake Fantasy Figurative Impressionistic Landscape Religious Representational Still life Sketch Surreal Symbolic Style Abstract Derivative Distorted Emotional Exaggerated Exterior Fake Fantasy Figurative Impressionistic Landscape Religious Representational Still life Sketch Surreal Symbolic Style Abstract Derivative Distorted Emotional Exaggerated Exterior Fake Fantasy Figurative Impressionistic Landscape Religious Representational Still life Sketch Surreal Symbolic

7 Light Light Light Light
Artificial Contrast Dark Evening Fierce Gentle Harsh Hazy Intense Natural Shady Shadowy Warm Light Artificial Contrast Dark Evening Fierce Gentle Harsh Hazy Intense Natural Shady Shadowy Warm Light Artificial Contrast Dark Evening Fierce Gentle Harsh Hazy Intense Natural Shady Shadowy Warm Light Artificial Contrast Dark Evening Fierce Gentle Harsh Hazy Intense Natural Shady Shadowy Warm

8 Technique Technique Technique Technique
Palette knife Drawn 2 dimensional 3 dimensional Texture Shading Mark-making Impasto Tone Underpainting Overpainting Cross hatching Stippling Scumbling Hatching Layered Linear Continuous line Scratch Spray Resist Stencil Manipulation Scribble Technique Palette knife Drawn 2 dimensional 3 dimensional Texture Shading Mark-making Impasto Tone Underpainting Overpainting Cross hatching Stippling Scumbling Hatching Layered Linear Continuous line Scratch Spray Resist Stencil Manipulation Scribble Technique Palette knife Drawn 2 dimensional 3 dimensional Texture Shading Mark-making Impasto Tone Underpainting Overpainting Cross hatching Stippling Scumbling Hatching Layered Linear Continuous line Scratch Spray Resist Stencil Manipulation Scribble Technique Palette knife Drawn 2 dimensional 3 dimensional Texture Shading Mark-making Impasto Tone Underpainting Overpainting Cross hatching Stippling Scumbling Hatching Layered Linear Continuous line Scratch Spray Resist Stencil Manipulation Scribble

9 Media Media Media Media
Textile Collage Print Photograph Computer generated Pencil Ink Mixed media Installation Sculpture Paint Charcoal Graphite Acrylic Watercolour Stitch Pastel Chalk Felt pen Fine liner Biro Bleach Photoshop Media Textile Collage Print Photograph Computer generated Pencil Ink Mixed media Installation Sculpture Paint Charcoal Graphite Acrylic Watercolour Stitch Pastel Chalk Felt pen Fine liner Biro Bleach Photoshop Media Textile Collage Print Photograph Computer generated Pencil Ink Mixed media Installation Sculpture Paint Charcoal Graphite Acrylic Watercolour Stitch Pastel Chalk Felt pen Fine liner Biro Bleach Photoshop Media Textile Collage Print Photograph Computer generated Pencil Ink Mixed media Installation Sculpture Paint Charcoal Graphite Acrylic Watercolour Stitch Pastel Chalk Felt pen Fine liner Biro Bleach Photoshop

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