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The content of this handbook focuses on how to properly critique almost any type of art work. It discusses what a person needs to know when going into a critique and the ability to understand the artwork. When looking at a painting formally or a sculpture formally, you have think about what makes the painting a painting or what makes the sculpture a sculpture. It talks about if a real painting done on a canvas or could it be expanded on different mediums. It asks if a painting is the same whether it is done academically or done on the streets. How would one critique if the painting is a representation; does each stroke on a painting needs to be analyzed. The chapter also talks about when materials are chosen for an artwork, does it matter what materials are used; does paint have a better quality than a projection or a photograph. Also how would one critique an art when the painting is abstract compared to realistic; would one critique it the same or differently. The reading goes on talking about sculpture and whether if the pedestals, base of a sculpture, should be seen as an art. According to what a sculpture should be, then the pedestals should be considered part of the art since its part of the entire space. If the pedestal would be part of the art, the ratio of the pedestal to the surroundings must be considered. The use of a type of material can dramatically improve the artwork. When modeling, casting, and carving, you are adding or removing. The reading brings up many points that I feel could help me with my projects. Incorporating objects that would not normally be seen in art to form a sculpture. How could you use a plaster for its plasterness in an art? How would clay by itself be used to make something unique.