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Intensity
DEFINITION: The brightness or pureness of the media used, not the surrounding
space. If a hgih intensity dot sits in the middle of an otherwise empty square, the square
is scored high. If the surrounding area is slightly tinted, however, the square is scored
low. Durll and strong mixes of colour occurring in the same square are scored on
whichever covers most of the area. If there is equal cover, score whichever colour is
highest. Leave blank if the square is empty.
H – High strong, dense saturated colour – e.g. thick pure paint or very heavy pressured
pencil or crayon.
N – Neutral or neither, also ‘muddy’ colour; e.g. the colour has been ‘greyed’ or toned
down, perhaps mixed to darker shades.
L – Low intensity or ‘watery’ colour especially paint, little pigment, e.g. light pressured
crayon or pencil or thinly scattered media over the area. See HELP for examples.
Line
DEFINITION: - Refer to help for examples. A line must be a distinct drawn or painted
mark. A line is not two areas of colour which come together. Line can be used for
scribble covering an area or pattern marks, but is not used to describe thin shapes filled
with paint. Leave blank if no lines appear in the picture.
Scored as H – Majority of tHick, or heavy lines with high pressure; V – Varied lines
when both thick and thin lines are present; N – ThiN, or light pressure.
Area
INTENSITY H N L
AREA
LINE H V
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Guidelines: Estimate how much of the square is covered by the media and mark the
coverage on the scale in tenths or by 10%. A used area has media over it, no matter how
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