By image analysis we do not mean an evaluation of the artistic value or content of your works - but rather the measurable assessment of certain visual properties. These include aspects such as color, brightness, symmetry, complexity or texture.

The analysis is conducted with the help of the Aesthetics Toolbox (Bartho et al., 2025), a scientifically developed collection of methods for the quantitative investigation of aesthetic features of an image. This allows us to trace which visible differences emerge over the course of your art studies - independent of style or subject matter.

Due to the nature of this kind of analysis, we can only consider two-dimensional, static material at this point, like paintings, drawings and similar.

The analysis focuses on a set of visual parameters that are commonly examined in psychological and neuroaesthetic research. These include, among others:

• Color features (e.g., color diversity, saturation, dominance of specific color regions).
  
  

• Brightness and contrast (average luminance, differences between light and dark areas, overall image dynamics).
  
  

• Texture and edges (how many contours a picture contains, and whether structures are distributed evenly or irregularly).
  
  

• Symmetry and balance (the distribution of shapes, brightness, and colors—does the work appear more balanced or more shifted?).
  
  

• Complexity (the number of distinct forms and details present, whether a work appears “rich” or “reduced”).
  
  

• Fractals and patterns (repeated, self-similar structures).
  
  

These measures provide insights into how the formal properties of your works develop—without judging their artistic expression or individual meaning.

We examine these and other features at two points in time—before and after (or during) your art studies. This makes it possible to identify systematic changes in these measurable aspects of your work.