ArtTalk Portfolio Critique Sheet

Describe What do you see?

Artists Name: hugo herreraDate Created: spring semesterTitle of the work: ce pyro est un espion
Medium used: illustrator
Analyze How is the work organized? What elements or principles of design are used? Use art
vocabulary to analyze the work.
Lines: What kind of lines are in the work? Straight, curved, dotted, broken, wavy, jagged, textured,
horizontal, vertical diagonal, contour or outlines. Were the lines created by abrupt color, value or
texture changes? (2-3 sentences) the elements were proportional. the lines were wavy,
horizontal, vertical and diagonal. the lines wre created by abrupt color and value.

Color and Value

Are the colors warm, cool, bright, dull, light, opaque or transparent? Values resulting from
combinations of lights and darks, or shades and tints of a color.
Shapes (two-dimensional) and forms (three-dimensional), representational, abstract,
organic, geometrical, open, closed.
Texture Rough, smooth, coarse, soft, bumpy, hairy, shady, etc. Simulated you can see
but not feel it or real. (Dont confuse texture with pattern the repetition of some motif in
a recognizable order, such as polka dots or a checkerboard.
(2-3 sentences) the colors are bright and transparent. the shapes are representational and
geometrical.the forms are organic and closed.

Balance: What contributes to balance in the composition? Is the balance symmetrical,

asymmetrical or radial? (2 -3 sentences)the spy under the pyro mask helps the balance. the
balance is radical.

Interpret What message does this artwork communicate to you?

Write about the feeling, mood or message of this work. Defend your interpretation with evidence from
the description and analysis information above and/or use art history or past experiences.
(3-5 sentences)the feeling is that the pyro is about to go out and fight and the spy is descising himself
as the pyro so that he can get the blue team. the words have a sneaky day are saying that he is going to
pretend to be the blue teams pyro while takeing them out.

Judge What do you think of the work?

Write about the success of this work, explain.

(3-5 sentences)i think the pyro mask was well done.i also think that how the spy is transparent to show you that
hes discising himself as a pyro. the pyro mask itself is a good representation of a real pyro mask.