The way this guy is seated in the video and the video background is an homage to the importance of composition.
2:04 contrast 2:47 isolation 3:32 placement 4:14 convergence 4:54 the unsual 5:38 Principles of Design ∟6:26 balance ∟8:18 movement ∟10:15 rhythm ∟11:26 harmony and unity ∟13:30 emphasis ∟14:28 Variety 15:51 positive and negative space 18:02 planning 19:53 rule of thirds 21:30 diagonals 22:02 odd numbers
I was drawing a portrait, but soon realized that I struggled with the basics of composition and I came back to look for a detail tutorial. This one is the best!
What a truly excellent video! I earned a bachelor of fine arts degree and never had such clear or comprehensive instruction on these subjects at any point during college. Thank you very much.
This single video made me feel like I am a genius now. Great job.
these tips are priceless even if you are not into painting it applies to almost all kinds of imagery such as photography
Informative, in-depth explanation of composition. Thank you for sharing your expertise.
Variety: something commercial radio stations should learn.
Your video gives me the most valuable lesson in art ever! Thank you so much!!!
Create focal points through: 1. Contrast 2. Isolation 3. Placement (Rule of thirds) 4. Convergence 5. Unsual Elements Principles of design: 1. Balance 2. Movement (Guide/engage the viewer) 3. Rhythm (Repetition/Motive) 4. Harmony & Unity 5. Emphasis 6. Variety (combine with harmony) Apart from that: 1. Positive & negative space 2. Planning (Thumbnails) 3. Rule of thirds (The „golden“ rule 4. Static & dynamic composition 5. Odd numbers (3, 5, 7….objects) Thank you so much for this great tutorial!!🙏🏻
Such a good video! I do know some principles of composition but I often find myself being a little overwhelmed when it comes to composing the actual image. That's why I usually start with a rough painting and play around with it until I find something that "works". Whenever I try to do thumbnails I notice it's quite difficult for me to come up with different composition and I think I just found out why thanks to this video! I don't actually think about those individual principles enough and since I've always just "pushed the paint around until it looks okay" I never even let myself play around with things like variety, contrast, unity etc they're always an afterthought... the next time I start an image I will deliberatly create thumbnails based on these principles! I might even make a list and try to combine and emphasize different things based on the everything mentioned in this video!
I spent four years at art collage and did not get half the information you just shared. THANK YOU !
I've watched this video four times, and every time I've learned something new.
i think my art suffers from zero planning and me just wanting to draw and hope it works after
This is so informative! , Thank you for this amazing video!
I learned all of this in very expensive art school. But I forgot most of it and this video brought it all right back !
You are an amazing instructor, this is the best video I've found on this subject. I appreciate the level of detail, explanations and examples used. Thank you.
Thank you for this video, finding this info in such a coherent manor is rare on YouTube. 😊
I have watched several lessons on composition , yours was the easiest to understand , I will try out the things I have learned
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