Ancient Egyptian art

Outlines are clear and figures or objects appear in ordered planar relationships.

Visual traits

• Clear outlines
• Planar color regions
• Banded arrangement

Expected changes

• Figure and object contours are more likely to be legible
• Front-to-back overlap is more likely to be reduced

Definition

It denotes a style that represents figures and objects through legible outlines, planar color regions, and ordered banded arrangement. It does not mean recreation of a specific deity, rite, person, artifact, or work.

In more detail

It can emphasize legible form, repeated arrangement, and surface clarity. Subject, clothing, writing, symbols, and religious content must be specified separately and supported by evidence.

Includes

• Clear outlines, planar color regions, and ordered banded arrangement

Excludes

• A specific deity, rite, person, artifact, or work
• Accurate reproduction of writing or symbols
• A blanket term for ancient art of other regions

What this does not imply

• A particular mythology, religion, person, or artifact
• Accurate writing or symbols
• Recreation of a particular work

Variability

Outline weight, number of colors, and band density can be selected for the subject.

Usage

• Clarify outlines and planar color regions
• Specify writing, symbols, and religious content separately with verified evidence

Distinguish similar expressions

• Verify individual sources when recreating a specific artifact or work

Typical uses

• Depict figures or objects with clear outlines and ordered bands

Possible failure modes

• Specific religious symbols are added without evidence
• Realistic perspective and overlap become dominant