Monday, January 17, 2011

Composition

The dictionary says: "Composition is the art of combining parts or elements to form a whole".

Every render must have a focal point where the artist places the most interesting shapes and elements to create the center of interest. 

Start with visual thinking - putting your thoughts about what you feel down on paper. Decide on either a horizonral or vertical format.  Make some rough sketches of what you want your render to look like,  This is visual thinking: You are developing your composition, creating a center of interest by balancing the elements, moving or eliminating objects, deciding your values, and trying various combinations of foreground, middle ground and background.  

Your sketches can be only a suggesitive as you wish. Their main purpose is to arrive at a good working composition. Besides, they are fun to do!

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