Visual Elements

Question 1

Colour

Answer 1

Are they primary or secondary?
Warm or Cool toned colours?
Realistic or unrealistic?
Wide range or limited range?

Question 2

Line

Answer 2

Are there outlines? Where?
How thick are they?
What types of lines have been used?
(Wavy, Straight, Thick, Thin)

Question 3

Tone

Answer 3

Has the design used very much tone?
Have they used a wide range of tone?
What impact does this have on the design?

Question 4

Texture

Answer 4

Describe the different textures in the artwork.
Has the artist created different textures with paint? How?
Is the painting all the same texture?

Question 5

Pattern

Answer 5

Is the pattern repeated or random?
Describe the different types of patterns you see.
Are there many?

Question 6

2D Shape

Answer 6

What sort of shapes has the designer used?
Are they 2D or 3D?
Are they geometric or organic?
Has the designer used a wide range of shapes?
Have they repeated any?

Question 7

3D Shapes

Answer 7

What sort of shapes has the designer used?
Are they 3D?
Are they geometric or organic shapes?
Have any shapes even repeated or are they wide range?