labeling/instructions.md

# AestheticMCQ annotation — instructions

You will see an image and four candidate **aesthetic profiles**, labelled A-D.
Each profile is five axes:

- **art_style**: Impressionism, Realism, Abstract, Surrealism, Minimalism, Pop Art, Anime, Classical
- **color**: Warm, Cool, Neutral, Earth, Vibrant, Monochrome
- **art_medium**: Oil Painting, Watercolor, Digital, Pencil, Ink, Pastel
- **detail**: Fine, Moderate, Minimal
- **saturation**: Vivid, Moderate, Muted

Pick the single profile that **best** describes the aesthetic style of the image.

## Rules of thumb

- If two feel equally good, pick the *closer* one.
- If none feels quite right, still pick the *closest* — do not skip.
- Base your choice on **aesthetic style**, not on the subject matter.
- Aim for ~15 seconds per item.

## Privacy / data

Your per-item time and choice are logged, along with your annotator ID. We do
not log IP or identity. You can stop at any time and resume later from the
same share URL.