Some Rules of Composition - WordPress.com
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RuleofThirds:Divideyourimageintonineequalparts;importantcompositionalelementsshouldbeplacedalongtheselinesorattheirintersections.
SomeRulesofComposition
Thegoalofyourcompositionshouldbetocreatemovementthatleadstheviewer’seyearoundtheframe/fieldofview,andtocreateaharmonious,unifiedimage.Therearemanythingsthatartistsconsiderwhenarrangingacomposition:Emphasis:Everycompositionshouldhaveanarea(orareas)ofemphasisthattheartistwishestodrawthemostattentionto.Thiscanbeestablishedthroughseveralmethods(allofwhichconcerntherelationofelementstooneanother):
Scale:Objectsshouldvaryinsizeandheightinrelationtooneanother(usually,thelargertheobject,themoreattentionitdraws)Value/Colour:Theemphasizedelement(s)shouldbecontrastedwithother,lessimportantelements(eg.focalareaisdarkwhiletherestofthecompositionislight).ColoursthathavemoreintensityorthatarecomplementaryalsoattracttheeyeComplexity/Detail:Generally,theareawithmoredetaildrawsmoreattention
Space:Anareathatismoretightlypackedusuallyattractstheeye(particularlyiftherestofthecompositionislessfilled)
Lookoutforelementsthatarecompetingforattention.Aclutteredcompositiondisruptsmovement(wedon’twanttoconfusetheeyewithtoomanypointsofemphasis!)
CreatingMovement:Theplacementofotherelementsshouldbeworkingtodrawattentiontothecentralemphasisofyourcomposition.Directionalobjectspointinginwardcomplementthedesiredmovement.Otherelementsshouldfunctiontobalancethecomposition.
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