| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:PlanarConstruction |
| type | Art, Composition, Concept, formal analysis, Resource, Visual Analysis, Visual Arts |
| broader | Composition, Formal Analysis, Interpretation, Plane turning, Value Structure, visual art term |
| definition | A method of building form through the juxtaposition of distinct flat planes of value or color rather than through continuous tonal gradation. |
| inScheme | Watercolor Criticism Scheme |
| label | Planar construction |
| scope note | Applies to landscape, figure, and architectural painting where overlapping flat shapes suggest three-dimensional form. |
| skos:altLabel | Faceted construction, Planar modeling |
| skos:exactMatch | Plane_(geometry) |