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Dynamic
Dynamic refers to the tension within the artwork. Tension is created when the artwork seems to deny the frame. This is called “a-tectonic”. The opposite is an artwork that shows no tension with the frame.
COLOR
Number of colors
The number of distinct, used colors. An artwork can be very colorful and have many colors. The opposite is an artwork that consists of a limited number of col- ors.
Color saturation
The extent to which a color is saturated. The more saturated the color is, the less paper/canvas etc. is apparent.
Color brightness
Bright colors sparkle and are pure and fresh, such as the green of grass, the yellow of the sun, and the blue of the sky. The color brightness of an artwork in- creases with the number of bright colors used. Colors that are mixed with water, white, or black (dark or pastel colors) are not bright.
Hue
Hue refers to gradience from light to dark tones of one color or greys (not differ- ent “families of color” such as greens, blues, cold or warm colors).
Mixture of color
The amount of which colors are visibly mixed. The opposite is an art product in which the colors are not mixed and applied separately.
SPACE Filled area
Filled area refers to the “worked” space on the paper or canvas and the ratio be- tween used and unused space.
Used space
Used space refers to the space on the paper/canvas etc. that is used.
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