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This course includes:

  • 4 hours on-demand video
  • 31 downloadable resources
  • Full lifetime access
  • Access on mobile and TV
Lifestyle Arts & Crafts Photography Composition

Developing an Eye for Landscape Composition

Learn to successfully see a landscape when painting in oil, watercolor, or acrylic or in photographic compositions.
Bestseller
Rating: 4.8 out of 54.8 (366 ratings)
2,466 students
Created by Jill Poyerd
Last updated 9/2020
English
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What you'll learn

  • Break down the landscape into manageable broad planes.
  • Understand what differentiates landscape from other subject matter.
  • Identify the focal point in a landscape scene.
  • Determine the lines in a landscape and how they lead the eye.
  • Recognize composition design tools used by painting Masters.
  • Learn the common Dos and Don'ts of landscape composition design.
  • Be able to see or design a landscape composition that has the best chance of success.
  • Conduct a successful photoshoot to gather reference material.
  • Reconstruct a troubled composition to increase success.
  • Understand how to create and the benefits of creating a value sketch.
  • Use a Notan design to double-check composition designs.

Requirements

  • No prior knowledge is required.
  • A digital camera (or Smart Phone) and printer (or access to one) are highly recommended.
  • Students will need a pencil, 2 colored writing instruments, a black marker or pen, and several sheets of blank white paper.
  • Some kind of computer photo editing tool that you're familiar with is also helpful, but not necessary.

Description

List price of $49.99 now $24.99

"This has to be the best information I ever got on landscape composition. It is explained in an easy to follow format well supported with great quality video and photos." Diane F.

A landscape composition design can mean the success or failure of a piece of art whether you paint in oils, watercolor, or acrylics; draw; or work in photography. In this course, professional landscape painter, Jill Poyerd, goes beyond teaching the rules - she teaches students how to "see" a landscape and then translate what they see into a successful design. 

Using her approachable, easy-to-understand teaching method and an easy pace, students of any experience level learn by watching visually appealing video instruction and working through over 22 student activities and quizzes. Topics discussed include what makes landscapes unique, the planes theory, focal points, compositional lines, design tools of the Masters, choosing a subject, conducting a photoshoot, reconstructing images, and then using value and notan sketches to check your designs. 

Who this course is for:

  • Any visual artist of any experience level interested in landscape painting or drawing
  • Landscape Photographers

Featured review

Ilmas Futehally
Ilmas Futehally
9 courses
4 reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 56 months ago
Thank you Jill for this course. It has taught me how to "see" rather than just look at paintings and photographs of landscapes. Seeing things through the lenses that you taught in this course have added a whole new dimension to my appreciation of art. I hope to create some - one day, but till then I shall enjoy the view!

Course content

5 sections • 41 lectures • 3h 44m total length

  • Preview13:25

  • Preview03:42

  • Preview06:27
  • What Makes Landscapes Unique - QUIZ
    00:36
  • An Understanding of Values
    02:50
  • The Planes Theory
    02:23
  • The Planes Theory II
    02:51
  • The Planes Theory - QUIZ
    03:19
  • Exceptions to the Planes Theory
    07:23
  • Exceptions to the Planes Theory - QUIZ
    02:55
  • Determining a Focal Point
    05:24
  • Determining a Focal Point - QUIZ
    08:22
  • How a Composition Leads the Eye
    05:00
  • How a Composition Leads the Eye - QUIZ
    04:52
  • Dos and Don'ts of Landscape Composition Design
    06:01
  • Dos and Don'ts of Landscape Composition Design - QUIZ
    04:04

  • Rule of Thirds
    Preview04:13
  • Extreme Horizon Line
    02:50
  • L-Shape
    03:42
  • S or Z-Shape
    02:13
  • Strong Diagonal
    02:32
  • Large Center Object
    04:14
  • Symmetrical Balance
    02:45
  • Asymmetrical Balance
    06:35
  • Triangulation
    03:07
  • Composition Design Tools - QUIZ
    14:07
  • When to Use The Tools
    01:38

  • Quick Recap
    01:14
  • Choosing a Subject
    07:17
  • Planning a Photoshoot
    02:13
  • Photoshoot I - Spring Meadow
    14:11
  • Photoshoot II - Water Scene
    08:43
  • Photoshoot III - Colorado Meadow
    04:35
  • Image Orientation
    07:05
  • Image Orientation - Masterpiece QUIZ
    09:32
  • Reconstruction I - Initial Image Review
    02:49
  • Reconstruction II - Narrowing Your Selection
    08:00
  • Reconstruction III - Final Review
    14:15
  • Checking Your Design - Value Sketch
    08:57
  • Checking Your Design - Notan
    05:30
  • Conclusion
    02:40

Instructor

Jill Poyerd
Professional Artist and Fine Arts Educator
Jill Poyerd
  • 4.7 Instructor Rating
  • 4,851 Reviews
  • 18,502 Students
  • 7 Courses

Jill Poyerd, NWS, is a contemporary realist whose award-winning work can be found in private collections both nationally and internationally. She has been featured in national publications, is the author of the portrait painting book Fearless Portraits, and is a signature member of several prestigious art societies, including the National Watercolor Society. Jill works in both watermedia and oil paints and has exhibited extensively throughout the Mid-Atlantic region as well as in national shows. In addition to her work as an artist, Jill is an active member of the arts community. She has curated many multi-medium group shows, and is the founder and current head of the Fine Art Professionals of Northern Virginia. Additionally, she produces art appreciation videos for her highly successful YouTube Channel where her videos inspire and inform an international audience.

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