About: Mark-making vocabulary

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@idthe:MarkMakingVocabulary
typeConcept, Resource
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:altLabelBrushwork vocabulary, Mark language
skos:exactMatchMark_making



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