In your Higher Exam you can talk about the following areas of Scale to gain marks when analysing work.

• dimensions of the work (the actual size of it)

• proportion of elements within the work — for example in proportion, out of proportion, realistic, distorted

• description of scale — for example large, small, miniature, life-size, larger than life

• effect on mood and atmosphere

• effect on visual impact 

When answering a question it's good practice to have structure for each point you make. 

What - Name the visual element or expressive effect 

Where - Describe exactly where in the painting it is 

Why - Analyse what the impact of the element used has on the overall visual impact or mood and atmosphere of the piece.

Key - What - Blue, Where - Red, Why - Purple

The artist has painted the large dominant figure of the man tending the plants to fill most of the surface of the building, he is larger than everything else in the painting this gives him importance and ensures he is the focal point of the artwork.

The artist has created an artwork on the side of a building at an enormous scale, this contrasts with the realistic scale of the urban surroundings, this creates a focal point in the urban landscape, the mural will be visible for miles.

The artist has painted the proportion of the man and the plant life on the same scale and this is representative of realism, if viewed outwith it's context within the landscape then this painting would look like a realistic scale.

The artist has painted the artwork at an overly large unconventional scale, and has chosen to paint the top of the building blue as well both of which make the man look like a giant who is taller than the building with his head in the sky.