Composition

RULES TO LIVE BY

Composition

• The organization of the elements of art using the principles of design

#1. Don’t Center Everything

• Object placed in the center of the page is boring.

• A straight line in the middle of the page is

boring.

#1. Don’t Center Everything• Off center

changes the feeling of the picture and adds interest

• Move the horizon line up or down to change the picture

#2. Create Variety• Objects the same

size and placed along the same line are monotonous.

• Varying the placement and size can break monotony.

#3 Use The Rule of Thirds

• Use the rule of thirds

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#4 Don’t line up things on the bottom edge of

the paper• This is what small children do.

• Put space between the bottom of the objects and the bottom edge of the paper

• Use a horizon line.

• Use perspective

#5 Don’t Put the Sun in the Corner of your Drawing

What’s wrong with

this?everything is lined up at

the top of the page

the drawing doesn’t use the entire paper- too much negative space

the images don’t really relate to each other realistically

just as bad as putting it at the bottom of the paper

What’s wrong with

this?in the corners

the objects don’t relate to each other again

too much negative space?

no idea of ground and sky

What’s wrong with

this?objects relate to each

other, but they are placed right in the middle with too much negative space

the negative space shouldn’t just surround the objects

no horizon line

What’s wrong with

this?too crowded?

not enough negative space?

the best of the examples