Class 2

Proportion Perspective Composition

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Proportion Perspective Composition

Sizes-angles–propor9ons•  Sigh9ng:measureandcomparelengths,propor9ons,andangles.– Theyholdarulerorpencilatarmslengthwhilemakingcomparisonobserva9ons.

Sigh9ngforpropor9ons

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•  Line1-Picka“base”dimension-Alinethatformspartoftheobjectthatisnottoolongortooshort.Putthepencil9patthetopofthelineandyourthumbonthepencilattheboJomoftheline.Drawthislineonyourpaper(exactlengthisanapproximateguessatthispoint)

•  Line2-Movepenciltotheroofatit’stallestpoint;it’sabout½theheightofLine1.Markthisdistanceonyourpaper,aboveyourfirstline.

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•  Line3–DistancetofarcorneristhesameasLine1.Markthisdistanceonyourpaper.

•  Line4–ThedistancefromLine1tothepeakofroof(samelengthasLine1).Markpeakonyourdrawing.

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•  BlueLines–ShowwherefarcornersintersectLine1(e.g.,topoffarwallisabout1/3waydown).LightlydrawthemthemandthendrawthefarwallatLine3mark.

Perspec9ve•  Depth/Distanceisindicatedby

–  rela9vesizesofobjects–  overlappingobjects–  Blurringorlightening(faraway)orsharpening(close)objects

•  TIP–Youdonothavetothinkaboutperspec9veifyoumeasurepropor9onscorrectlybecause–  Correctpropor9onswillgivethecorrectperspec9ve.

Perspective - Simplification

•  Lessdetailasobjectsgetfartheraway•  Removedistrac9ngelements

–  distrac9on=anythingnot100%necessarytoconveythebasicideaofthedrawing

•  Mergebackgroundobjects–  Rowoftelephonepoles-Drawfirst1or2,thentherestbecomea

singleline

–  Treesorbuildingsbecomejaggedlinesofirregularheights

Perspective - Simplification

•  Distantobjectsgetsmallerandlighter

Composition – Basic Techniques

•  Direc9on

•  Balance

•  Placementoffocalpoint

Direc9onHorizontal-Ver9cal–Diagonal

•  Whatisthebestorienta9ontoconveythesceneandmood?

Balance•  Balance–Theplacementofobjectsinanaesthe9callypleasing

arrangement•  Usedifferentsizes,groupings,overlapping•  Theprominentsubjectshouldbeoff-center•  Asymmetricalbalance–Somepeoplelikesymmetry,butmost

peopletendto–  Rateasymmetricalpain9ngsasmoreinteres9ng–  Looklongeratasymmetricalpain9ngs

Wheretoplacethefocalpoint•  Formulasforaesthe9callypleasingcomposi9ons

•  Ruleofthirds(led)•  GoldenRa9o(right)

Putfocalpointatintersec9on

•  Ruleofthirdsiseasiesttouse.•  Remembertouseitwhentakingphotographs,too!

Composition - Rule of Thirds

Composi9onHelperMakeaViewfinder

•  Aviewfinderincludesaclearplas9cwindow.It'salsoclearlymarkedwithlinesforthe'ruleofthirds'tohelpwithcomposi9ons.

–  precutmat–  clearplas9c–  tapeorglue–  blackmarkertodrawlineson

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