About: Mark-making vocabulary

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@idthe:MarkMakingVocabulary
typeArt, Composition, Concept, formal analysis, Resource, Visual Analysis, Visual Arts
broaderComposition, Formal Analysis, Interpretation, visual art term
definitionThe repertoire of distinct mark types an artist employs, varied deliberately across different passages of a painting to differentiate subjects, textures, or spatial zones.
inSchemeWatercolor Criticism Scheme
labelMark-making vocabulary
narrowerZone-specific mark-making
scope noteApplies when the critic identifies multiple distinct mark systems within a single work, each responding to its subject rather than reflecting a uniform handling.
skos:altLabelMark language, Brushwork vocabulary
skos:exactMatchMark_making



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