Simple composition

For me, even a simple landscape painting needs to have three basic elements. A foreground, midground and background. How those three elements are handled will

Alphanumeric composition layout examples

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"Composition made by simple forms" 1. Static-dynamic 2. Contrast-nuance 3. Symmetry-asymmetry 4. Metre-rythm 5. Lightness- heavyness 6. Harmony- disbalance

Art+Composition+Rules | Composition

The rule of thirds is a principle of composition that helps you keep your images dynamic. It gives you eight elements to work with -- four lines and four intersections. Placing points of interest along the lines or at the intersections tends to create a more interesting composition.

I have a few recent paintings to share. Here's one of them, Impressions of Noosa. I had mixed feelings about the outcome of this, but it's come to grow on me. Something different at the very least. I also think it's worth sharing paintings that didn't go exactly as planned as this gives you a

As a kid trying to learn to draw simple drawings fascinated me, which was why I love comic books. Another source that I copied over and over were the caricatures done of the cast of “My Fair Lady” by Hirschfied comics. Years later as my tastes matured, I found myself drawn to another artist who did the movie poster of the same play, using equally simple, clean drawings but put together with an amazing complexity: Bob Peak. Born in Colorado in l928, Peak was raised in Wichita. In college he…