N5 - Be The Marker - PP2019 Q2

Composition

Most of the objects are placed in the bottom left corner, which makes the rest of the painting feel empty.

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The focal point is the open book behind the fruit as it is large and is very bright which contrasts the colour scheme.

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Tone

The painting has more shadows than highlights which makes the painting seem very dark.

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The shadows are mainly browns and blacks. The highlights are mainly yellows which keeps with the dark theme.

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The few white highlights make certain objects stand out from the otherwise dark painting.

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Media handling

The paint is well blended and realist looking. There are no brushstrokes meaning they spent a long time blending. The paint has been layered to achieve that photo like look.

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What is your opinion on the mood and atmosphere created in this painting?

This painting has a very dark, gloomy but yet royal atmosphere. The use of golds, yellows and rich browns give the royal feel whereas the use of skulls and lots of black makes it quite dark

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