| Property |
Value |
| ID | the:SelectiveEmphasis |
| @type | vad:FormalAnalysis, vad:Composition, rdfs:Resource, vad:Art, vad:VisualAnalysis, vad:VisualArts, skos:Concept |
| altLabel | Selective focus |
| Selective sharpening |
| broader | the:Interpretation, the:Composition, the:VisualHierarchy, the:FormalAnalysis, the:visualArtTerm |
| definition | The deliberate sharpening of edges, values, or detail on specific elements within a composition to establish spatial and narrative hierarchy while leaving surrounding areas softer or less defined. |
| exactMatch | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emphasis_(art) |
| inScheme | the:WatercolorCriticismScheme |
| label | Selective emphasis |
| scopeNote | Refers to the compositional strategy of concentrating clarity on focal elements, not to photographic depth of field. |