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Mrs. Carson
Lessons
Composition Techniques Composition: an orderly arrangement. Simple, single object Complex, 2 or more Arrangement: to create harmony. Selection:choose what you want Placement :decide where to put it Tools of composition: Center of interest: one object bright color change of value, dk among lt. Lt among dk contrast in size: big among small small among big detailed Balance: formal: equal weight on each side informal:: comfortable with one another radial: outward movement from a central point. Movement direction: linear path-actual repeated movement=rhythm and repetition with variation. detail to detail or light to light Space Positive/Negative object is positive, space around object is negative. Composition Exercises Contour drawing Thumbnail sketches Color Theory color wheel color schemes color perspective Background, middle ground, foreground emphasis. Big, medium and small object , triangle layout. tic-tac-toe. Focal point: high vs. low High key -low key value Warm –cool composition Interior lighting, Rembrandt Style Exercises Realism Representational Impressionism Abstract Non-objective
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