The authors examined use of a bipolar scale containing ten descriptors of basic art concepts (e.g. "linear-painterly") identified by Heinrich Wolfflin for analyzing paintings. They found that both trained observers (art history students) and untrained observers (psychology students) could apply Wolfflin's concepts reliably to Renaissance…

Analyzes and compares the art education terms and concepts used to describe the visual properties of art objects to those used in computer graphics. Asserts that such paradigmatic differences exist between traditional design and computer media that a reevaluation of the shared terminology is demanded. (MJP)