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How to describe a picture - Coggle Diagram
How to describe a picture
Kinds of pictures
picture, image
painting
photograph / photo
portrait
landscape painting
poster
cartoon
drawing
cover / front page
comic strip
Artists
artist
photographer
cartoonist
painter
Structure
next to /near
in front of =/=behind
in the foreground
in the background
in the upper part / at the top
in the lower part / at the bottom
on the left-hand side / on the left
on the right-hand side / on the right
in the central part / in the middle
Information on artist/year/origin
… (image title) is a painting/drawing/cartoon by … (artist), painted in … (year).
… (artist) painted … (image) in … (year)..... in (source)
This (image) was published in …..(year) and extracted from ….....(source)
Describing the scene
The picture was taken in/at/near … (place). / the scene takes in.....
The photo was taken in/at/during .... (time)
The picture depicts/ shows / … (scene)
Impression
The characters look as if ...
The viewer has the impression that ...
The painting is vivid / happy / expressive…
The picture makes the viewer feel … (sad/happy)
The picture inspires the viewer to think about …
What can you see?
The picture is composed of …...(number) parts.
… (position: on the left/right/…) there is / are … / we can see....
… is … (position: on the left/right/…)
In this picture, the character is (Vb)-ing …../ the characters are (Vb)-.ing
Intention
The artist / photographer / painter/ cartoonist uses … to express …
He / She (probably) wants to criticize / express / show …
It is obvious that the artist wants to criticize / express / show …
What the artist / photographer / painter wants to criticize / express / show is …
What the artist / photographer / painter wants to point out / focus on is …
I think / believe / am sure that …
It seems / appears to me that …
The problem illustrated here is … / The issue raised is …...
… symbolizes …
… is typical of …