October 20, 2014 What is Composition?. October 21, 2014 (10/20/14) What is Composition? What are the...

October 20, 2014

What is Composition?

October 21, 2014

(10/20/14) What is Composition?

What are the 3 Compositional Guides?

October 22, 2014

What are the two types of compositional movement?

October 23, 2014

When using the Golden Section, what are 3 key things to

remember?

DEVELOPING A COMPOSITION

Composition is the design/layout of an image. It is how the Elements & Principles of Art are arranged.

It should be manipulated in sketches before starting a painting (thumbnails).

Composition

Strong Composition is important regardless of subject treatment.

When creating a composition - Think about focal point Address

fore/mid/background Manipulate the Elements and

Principles of Design

Composition

Compositional Guides

Golden Section (uneven cross)

Rule of ThirdsMonumental Triangle

Golden Section

The Golden Section is a Law of Proportionality. It is a Law that occurs frequently in nature and its use is particularly useful in Art. First developed by Vitruvius, it is most famously known from Leonardo Da Vinci's 1509 drawing 'The Divine Proportion‘. (Bottom Left)

Essentially the law states that two unequal parts of a whole must be in relationship to each other to create a satisfactory image to the eye.

Golden Section (Golden Mean)

Off-Center CompositionGrabs viewers attention and holds it

Focal point is never in the center of the page.

Rule of Thirds

Creates a place of emphasis or focus within the composition.

Divide the art into three parts vertically and then horizontally; where the dividing lines meet (there are four points) are the pleasing places to put the focal points.

Chris Peters

Monumental Triangle

Composition is arranged within a triangle shape

Creates stability (on it’s base) or energy (on a point) within the composition .

Often used with figure drawing

Robert Leedy

Dave Myers

Georgia O’Keeffe

Compositional Movement

Linear Eye moves across the picture plane in a line

Circular Eye moves around the picture plane in a circle

Eye Movement: Linear

Vincent Van Gogh

Eye Movement: Circular

Claude Monet