Composition

Composition is the way in which elements of artwork are combined or arranged. A well-composed painting is clear, concise, and interesting. All the pieces will appear to work in perfect harmony. There are some basic rules to follow to make your composition more pleasing to the eye. These will be covered in this course.

This class starts with a short slide presentation, demonstrating different rules of composition.
Working on small tonal studies, the student will be able to try different design principles without committing to a larger canvas.
Once you have a general understanding of composition, we will move on to larger scaled colour paintings.