LIGHT – a particular illumination; something that makes vision possible

PICTURE - a visual representation or image rendered on a flat surface

FORMAL ELEMENTS OF A PICTURE - light and dark, line, tone, texture, and form

LINE - a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface

FORMALISM - adherence to a strict set of rules

ART- the act of creating beautiful things; the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects

CRITIQUE - a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated"
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PRETTY - pleasing or attractive; appearing pleasant or nice but lacking strength, force, purpose, or intensity

BEAUTIFUL - having a quality that delights the senses or exalts the mind; exciting sensuous or aesthetic pleasure

SPECIAL - uncommon; noteworthy; being other than the usual
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FORM - the structure of a work of art

CONTENT- meaning or significance

COMPOSITION - the act of combining parts or elements to form a whole; structure

FULL FRAME – composing the picture completely in the camera with no cropping of the image

CROP – In photography. to cut off or mask the unwanted parts of (a print or negative)

EXPRESSION - communication of an idea, emotion, etc.

FIGURATIVE - represented by a figure

REPRESENTATIONAL - likeness to an object; artistic likeness

ABSTRACT - having only intrinsic form or no pictorial representation
expressing a quality apart from an object.

DOCUMENTARY - presenting facts objectively in artistic form
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NARRATIVE - recites the details of (story or situation)

LYRICAL - expressing direct and usually intense personal emotion

SYMBOLIC - stands for something else

METAPHOR - figure of speech in which a word denoting one subject or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness between them

SURREALISM – artistic movement that attempts to express the workings of the unconscious mind

MODERNISM – a self-conscious break with the past and a search for new forms of expression

POSTMODERNISM – recent movement in art that is a reaction against the philosophy and practices of modern movements; appropriation of images from media and re-use of them