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by Latif Maulan on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 2:46pm
Strong composition in a painting
can be very intangible, but these
painting tips will help you get to
grips with it. If the composition in
a painting is done well you don't
notice it initially, you just know
that the painting has something
about it that's particularly
appealing. And when a painting's
composition is done badly (such
as when the subject is slap bang
in the center, or squeezed into a
corner) the painting just feels
awkward.
Initially you'll have to
deliberately work at
implementing these painting tips
in a painting's composition, but
with practice it'll become
instinctive.
Painting Composition Tip 1:
Where's the Focal Point?
The focal point should draw the
viewer's eye to it. Place the focal
point (the thing that's the main
subject of the painting) on one
of the 'intersection spots' from
the Rule of Thirds, then check
the other elements in the
painting, which should lead they
eye towards this point. It doesn't
have to be an overt 'path', such
as a road leading to a house; it
can be subtle, such as a color
repeated in flowers. (Also, don't
try to include too much in one
painting.)
Painting Composition Tip 2: Did
You Use a Viewfinder?
Isolate the key elements in a
scene and check their placement
by using a viewfinder. See
Composition Class: Using a
Viewfinder and Composition
Class: How to Make a
Viewfinder .
Painting
Composition Tip 3:
Are the Values Varied?
Do a thumbnail sketch of your
painting's composition in just
three values: white (light), black
(dark), and grey (mid-tone). Now
check how much of each value
its got. For a strong composition,
you want them to be in quite
different amounts, not similar.
Try this rule to start: "two thirds,
one third, and a little bit." For
example, two thirds dark in tone,
one third light in tone, and a
small area or object that's mid-
tone.
Painting Composition Tip 4:
How Many Elements are
There?
Have an odd number of
elements in the painting rather
than even. For the reasons why,
see Composition Class: Choosing
the Number of Elements.
Painting
Composition Tip 5:
How Are the Elements
Spaced?
It's rare to find neat and orderly
arrangements of elements in
nature. Just think of the
difference between a natural
forest, where the trees grow any
which way, and a plantation,
where the trees are planted in
evenly spaced rows. Varying the
space between the elements in
your composition, the angles
they lie at, and their sizes makes
a painting more interesting.
Painting Composition Tip 6:
Are Any Elements Kissing?
Kissing, in this context, means
just touching. Elements must
either be definitely apart or
definitely overlapped. No kissing
please, as this creates a weak,
connected shape which will
distract the viewer's eye, causing
a momentary pause as they
puzzle it out.
Painting Composition Tip 7: Do
Warm or Cool Colors
Dominate?
It doesn't matter whether the
overall feeling of the color in a
painting is warm or cool, it just
shouldn't try to be both.
Painting Composition Tip 8: Is
There Unity?
Do the elements in the painting's
composition feel they belong
together, or are they separate
bits that just happen to be in the
same painting? Help create unity
by glazing over the whole
painting with a single color; you
can always touch up the
highlights again if necessary.
Painting Composition Tip 9: Is
the Underlying Composition
Obvious?
The painting isn't finished yet if
the first thoughts of someone
seeing your painting is going to
be analytical: "There's the focal
point, with a spot of yellow to
highlight it, that line there leads
my eye in, that object was placed
there for balance, etc".
Painting Composition Tip 10: Is
There Variety?
Don't get stuck in a rut and use
the same composition all the
time, no matter how successful it
is. Vary where you put the
horizon line, where you put the
focal point, swap between
portrait (vertical) and landscape
(horizontal) shaped canvases.
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