FORMAL ANALYSIS Vocabulary Table.xlsx

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1		Vocabulary to describe, analyze, and interpret what you're seeing. Thinking of the right words becomes easier the more art terms you know, which is where this list comes in. If you consult the word bank regularly, you'll start to remember more and more terms.
2		First, find the aspect of a painting you wish to talk about (the colors, for instance), and then see which words match or fit with what you're thinking.
3		FORMAL ART ANALYSIS
4		DESCRIBE AND ANALYSE
5	ELEMENTS: These elements are the building blocks, or ingredients, of art.	NOUN Who (Which Element) am I talking about?											ADJECTIVE What (which quality) am I talking about?	PRINCIPLES: The principles of art represent how the artist uses the elements of art to create an effect and to help convey the artist's intent. It helps you analyse the composition.	VERB What action is it playing (accomplished)?	ADVERB How will you describe action?
6		NOUN Who (Which Element) am I talking about?											ADJECTIVE What (which quality) am I talking about?		VERB What action is it playing (accomplished)?	ADVERB How will you describe action?
7	Elements		LINE	SHAPE/ FORM	COLOUR/ VALUE	TEXTURE	SPACE	SCALE	PATTERN	CONTRAST	COMPOSITION	MOOD		PRINCIPLES	accomplish	feasibly
8			blurred	2D/3D	calm	Smooth	Deep	large	Regular	dramatic	Arrangement	Calm	abstract	BALANCE	affect	realistically
9			broken	regular	clear	Bumpy	flat	life-size	Irregular	strong	layout	peaceful	accomplished	CONTRAST	apply	masterfully
10			controlled	rounded	cool	Angular	negative	small	Repeating	subtle	portrait format	relaxed	aesthetic	EMPHASIS	brush	unfailingly
11			curved	curved	warm	Spiky	positive	intimate	Motif	minimal	square format	tranquil	aesthetically pleasing	MOVEMENT	capture	successfully
12			diagonal	irregular	dull	Soft	open	microscopic	Random	tonal	triangular	cheerful	aggressive	PATTERN	carve	efficiently
13			freehand	sharp	exciting	Sticky	shallow	miniature	Chaotic		horizontal	happy	appealing	UNITY	communicate	satisfactorily
14			horizontal	triangular	grayish	Glossy		massive	Ordered		background	jouful	artistic	RHYTHM	contour	victoriously
15			short	angular	multicoloued	Matt		grand	Defined		middle ground	romantic	authentic	VARIETY	contrast	conceivably
16			straight	simple	muted	grainy		vast	Continuous		foreground	depressed	balanced		convey	effectively
17			thick	complex	pale	furry			Mathamatical		centered	gloomy	beautiful		create	reliably
18			thin	proportion	primary	wet			Tessellation		asymmetrical	sad	bold		dance	effortlessly
19			vertical	organic	secondary	shiny			Rhythemic		symmetrical	somber	boundless		decorate	possibly
20			wide	scale	monochromatic	tacky			Unity		balanced	unhappy	brilliant		focus	competently
21			soft	inverted	harmonious				Balance		off-centre	aggresive	candid		hang	easily
22			bold	spiky	complimentry				Contrast		overlapping	dark	ceramic		illustrate	indirectly
23			flowing	closed	saturated						cluttered	frighting	characteristic		immerse / involve	routinely
24			delicate	flat	subtle						chaotic	energetic	classic		incorporate	abundantly
25				distorted	vivid						seperate	exciting	colorful		inspire	collectively
26				heavy	contrasting						empty	boring	complementary		interpret	reasonably
27				light	opaque						free	dull	complex		intrigue / fascinate	cooperatively
28				massive	matt						flowing	lifeless	conceptual		invert	infinitely
29				distorted	dull						negative space		contemporary		juxtapose	optimally
30					tint						positive space		conversational		layer	adequately
31					tone								creative		manipulate	skillfully
32					shade								daring		outline	creatively
33					vibrant								dazzling		paint	individually
34					earthy								decorative		incorporate	precisely
35					natural								deeply thoughtful		inspire	exactly
36													delicate		interpret	comfortably
37													dense		intrigue / fascinate	consistently
38													detailed		invert	automatically
39													distinctive		juxtapose	quickly adv
40													distinguished		layer	hopefully
41													divine		manipulate	usually
42													dreamy		outline	necessarily
43													dynamic		paint	certainly
44													emerging		portray	personally
45													emotional		reach	strategically
46													energetic		design	severally
47													engaging		develop	seemingly
48													exceptional		display	perfectly
49													exotic		distort	spontaneously
50													explosive		draw	mutually
51													expressive		emerge	artistically
52													extreme		emphasize	neatly + adv
53													fascinating		evoke	properly
54													figurative		exhibit	conveniently
55													fluid		explore	virtually
56													fresh		express	probably
57													graceful		fascinate	ordinarily
58													imaginative		redefine	gloriously
59													inspirational		refine	basically
60													inspired		reflect	partially
61													intense		remind	always
62													intensive		render	potentially
63													interesting		represent
64													layered		reveal
65													literal		saturate
66													luminous		sculpt
67													mature		shape
68													moving		show
69													mysterious		sketch
70													mystical		speaks of
71													narrative		stir
72													organic		study
73													original		touch
74													passionate		transform
75													peaceful		uplift
76													personal		view
77													pictorial		visualize
78													playful		witness
79													pure
80													radiant
81													realistic
82													refined
83													refreshing
84													remarkable
85													romantic
86													saturated
87													sculptural
88													semi-abstract
89													serene
90													simple
91													soft
92													stunning
93													symbolic
94													tactile
95													textile
96													tranquil
97													unique
98													unpredictable
99													varied
100													visionary