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Previous methods of assessing atomistic elements of pictures have mostly dealt with the
whole picture at once which can be complex because quite often not all of the picture is
the same and therefore focus is directed to part of the picture. The grid overlay helps to
deal with the totality of the picture elements whilst avoiding the domination of the
assessment by the content.
The DAPA Rating Guide (figure 3), gives a detailed explanation of the procedure
and method for rating (helpsheets and rating sheet with a copy of the DAPA guide can
be found in Appendix 4). The illustration below gives an example of the use of the grid
system. An element of the picture, on the left hand side, is difficult to interpret in the
conventional sense, but no aspect of the DAPA procedure requires us to either translate
it or ignore it. Red scores for each square are given below.
Red Scores from top left, reading across to bottom right. Row 1: 0, 0, 1, 1, 1. Row 2:
1, 1, 1, 1, 1. Row 3: 1, 1, 0, 0, 0. Row 4: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.
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