Vanishing point
Horizon Horizon
Fig. 8 Linear or single point perspective is a way of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional picture plane. In linear perspective, all parallel edges and lines converge towards a single vanishing point.
* Is the composition in a triangular shape (Fig. 6)?
* Is the composition based on the golden mean or section (Fig. 7)?
Lines
Look at the directions of lines. Are they horizontal, vertical or at other angles? Are they straight or curved, continuous or broken, thick or thin, long or short?
Perspective
Is there perspective in the painting? Does it suggest depth or distance and give the impression of three dimensions on a flat, two-dimensional surface (Fig. 8)?
Chiaroscuro: Italian for ‘light-dark’. It is a painting technique that creates a strong contrast of light and shade through almost imperceptible gradations. Deep shadows create an illusion of three-dimensional forms.
Tenebrism: Deep shadows and a distinct contrast between light and dark areas. This art emphasises night effects and strong shadows. Some areas of the painting are kept completely black, allowing one or more areas to be strongly lit from a single source of light.
Sfumato: From the Italian word fumo, meaning ‘smoke’. It is a technique in oil painting used to blend colours or tones so subtly that they melt into one another without perceptible transitions, lines or edges.
x Shapes
Are the shapes rounded, rectangular, triangular, regular or irregular, symmetric or asymmetric?
Light
Look at light and dark, shadows and highlights. Has the artist used:
* Chiaroscuro to enhance the tones?
* Sfumato to blend colour? Tone
Are the tones pale, dazzling, dim, harsh, subtle? Are the contrasts high or low?
Tone: The lightness, intensity or brilliance of a colour. It can also refer to the prevailing hue in a picture.
Colour
Are the colours natural or exaggerated, intense or soft, dull or bright, warm or cool, complementary (opposite each other on the colour wheel) or harmonious (near each other on the colour wheel)?
Pattern
Are the patterns bold or subtle, simple or intricate, geometric or regular, rich or sparse?
APPRECIATING ART
* Tenebrism to put the spotlight on certain parts of the picture?
Railway line
Telegraph poles
Road
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