ArtTalk Portfolio Critique Sheet

Describe What do you see?

Artists Name: Hugo HerreraDate Created: SpringTitle of the work: Design 4 A Cause
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 lines are all smooth but wavy.

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 overall are warm, with only the TARDIS and the hat on Dolan being
cool. The rest of the colors are shades.

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

asymmetrical or radial? (2 -3 sentences)The balance is radial.

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)It comunicates to me that the artist doesn't follow the crowd if he doesn't want to.

Judge What do you think of the work?

Write about the success of this work, explain.

(3-5 sentences)I think that the work was great. Everything was drawn out, and it shows what the artist truly holds
dear.