Critiquing Available Materials and Appropriate Techniques

• Taking note of the process of creation, paying attention to the kind art materials and the way they were used, considering the art technique that was applied, are some of the ways of CRITIQUING.
• Relying on feelings for evaluation, depending heavily on the visual appeal of the artwork, judging the finished product of the creation as either beautiful or ugly, nice or not nice, are some of the gauges used for CRITICIZING.
• CRITIQUE


  is taken from the Greek kritike tekhne, which means “the critical art”. It is somewhat a formal word that typically refers to a careful judgment. It refers to the detailed analysis and assessment of something.
• CRITICISM


   refers to a sharp or severe disapproval of something, generally based on perceived faults or errors. It is judging with disapproval. It is negative in nature.
• AVAILABILITY


  An art material has to be obtainable, ready for use, at hand.
• ACCESSIBILITY


  An art material has to be within the artist’s reach, easily acquired without much effort or difficulty for the artist.
• AFFORDABILITY


  An art material has to be within the financial capacity of the artist to be purchased or bought.
• ART TECHNIQUE


  is the manner and ability by which an artist employs the technical skills of a particular art. It is the means, process or methods of using art materials in a manner that the artist wants to use in order to create an artwork.
• APPROPRIATENESS


  The manner by which the artist is going to apply in creating an artwork should be suited to the kind of art materials that will be used as well as suited to the kind of art technique.
• MASTERY


  It is expected that the artist is skilled and highly knowledgeable of the art technique.
• PRACTICALITY


  Art technique should be functional and sensible for the objectives or purpose set by the artist for the creation of the artwork.