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How to make Better Compositions: Take your art to new height
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How to make Better Compositions: Take your art to new height

A detailed guide to various aspects of creating compelling compositions in visual art
Created byMandar Marathe
Last updated 1/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • Create better compositions
  • Avoid common mistakes in composing a drawing or painting
  • Understand the importance of thumbnail sketches
  • Learn a sure fire way to create compelling compositions

Course content

2 sections • 9 lectures • 32m total length

  • Introduction to composition2:08

    This lecture gives an overview of things that we cover in the course. It also says that this course will be useful for fine artists, graphic designers, illustrators, photographers and all others who are curious about composition.

  • Definitions And Abstract Shapes4:30

    Here we go through few definitions about color and also talk about identifying abstract shapes in the scene to create thumbnails.

  • Armatures And Common Mistakes7:37

    In this class we talk in detail about the common armatures for solid composition and the common mistakes that need to be avoided for good composition.

  • Eye Movement5:11

    Here we talk about how to orchestrate the viewer's eye movement the way we as an artist want it to go and how to bring the attention to the focal area.

  • Viewfinders1:30

    This lecture explains what viewfinders are and how they are used for composing good art.

  • Framing And Cropping7:55

    Here we learn how framing and cropping a scene is necessary to create good compositions.

  • Conventions in Composition1:46

    Here I tell you about rule of thirds and golden ratio.

  • Summary of Composition class1:50

    This lecture summarizes all that we have learnt in this course.

Requirements

  • Just some curiosity is enough!

Description

In simple words, composition is the arrangement of shapes in the picture. It is one of the most elusive and neglected aspects in art but is one of the most crucial ingredients of every good work of artwork.

This artwork could be a drawing, painting, illustration, graphic design or a photograph. In this class we'll go through 

  • Conventions in composition
  • Armatures that hold the shapes in the painting together
  • Common mistakes in composition
  • Orchestration of eye movement using composition
  • Framing and cropping vast scenes into effective compositions
  • Importance of thumbnail sketches in developing compositions

If you are interested in drawing, painting, illustration, design or photography, this class will give you lot of useful information, but even if you are just curious about what composition is and how it helps in creating better artworks, this class will help you understand that.

So, I invite you to enroll in this class and take you art to higher level of mastery. See you in the class!

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Tags: art, fine art, illustration, digital illustration,drawing, painting, graphic design, creativity, photography, landscape, still life, oil painting, plein air painting, acrylic painting, watercolor painting

Who this course is for:

  • Fine artists
  • Illustrators
  • Graphic artists
  • Designers
  • Photographers
  • Anyone curious about how composition works

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