Painting

Composition is a kind of grammar of art. Only when the grammar is correct can we draw a harmonious and beautiful work and convey the author's intention to the audience. From the viewer's point of view, only by understanding the basic "grammar" can we correctly interpret the connotation of the painting. Others only see long legs, beautiful breasts and rich buttocks, but what you see is composition, brushwork and genre ... this is more than ten blocks apart.

In addition, composition is also the basis of photography, and it is easier to shoot good soap tablets by learning composition, killing two birds with one stone.

Generally used to show the vastness and calmness of nature, such as mountains, plains and coasts, it is also very common in landscape photography.

Vertical lines, contrary to horizontal lines, have a strong sense of tension, and the juxtaposition of multiple vertical lines will produce a sense of rhythm.

This is one of the basic forms of composition. It is common in natural scenery composed of horizontal lines on the ground and mountains and trees. A picture composed only of horizontal lines and vertical lines gives people a sense of rationality, calmness and stability, but it will be different if it is changed to diagonal lines and curves.

A special combination of horizontal and vertical lines. It also gives people a feeling of calm and steady.

Diagonal lines can show movement, and if only diagonal lines are used to compose a composition, it will show a cheerful and gorgeous dynamic effect.

Diagonal line is a special diagonal line and the most stable diagonal line. Diagonal line is also a hidden datum line in canvas, and many painters draw sketches from diagonal line.

Straight lines are rigid and rational, while curves are soft and emotional. Curves are suitable for depicting female portraits and quiet scenery.

S-shape and C-shape are special curve forms. The scenery extends to the distance in the form of S or C, and the picture has a sense of rhythm, which is often used to depict rivers, paths and so on.

The upward triangle is the most stable, and the picture composed of triangles will appear stable. But success is also stable, and failure is also stable. If the picture is too stable, the picture will lose its sense of movement and vitality, which is very old-fashioned. Triangular composition is also often used in portraits.

The triangle mentioned above is "solid", and here it is a hollow triangle, that is, an empty triangle. The unique sense of stability of the triangle interacts with the light pleasure brought by hollowing out, which makes the picture look no longer dull and heavy, but just stable.

Although the stability is not as good as the upper triangle, it still has a certain balance effect and a relaxed sense of movement.

Triangles of different sizes will have a strong sense of movement when combined together.

A diamond is also a deformation of a triangle, similar in nature to an inverted triangle. Its lower part has little contact with the ground, which makes it very stable and light. There is a stable sense of balance hidden in the movement.

This composition spreads in all directions from a central point, which not only plays a guiding role, but also has the dynamic effect of openness, momentum and impact.

Hands meet and become the center of the picture, and the picture spreads around.

Thanks to Zaddiker Bailey, this painting by Yang Van Ike may be more in line with the symmetrical composition. Sometimes a painting may involve a variety of composition methods, and because there is no conceptual standard for composition, sometimes everything is meaningful. According to the viewpoint of the basic course of painting composition, I will keep this legend for the time being.

As above, the three hands intersect to form a central point, forming the effect of spreading around.

Objects in the distance gradually get smaller and eventually become a little bit. The trend or lines of the object are in an X-shaped layout, which has a sense of depth. Guiding the line of sight from all around to the center is suitable for expressing the sense of space in the picture.

Also known as word segmentation or sawtooth composition. Generally, it is a perspective method to draw the ridge line of the close shot with diagonal lines and the ridge line of the middle shot with diagonal lines in the opposite direction.

Overlooking the panorama from a height. This composition is different from the scenery you usually see. This composition can not only create a sense of distance, but also be used to express stories of wars and festivals.

An enclosed space surrounded by walls or trees. Can produce a sense of security, but also can produce a closed sense of suffocation.

Also known as framing. Peek at the opposite scenery through the cracks in trees, doors and windows or buildings. This kind of composition has a strong sense of space, and the inconspicuous scenery instantly becomes vivid, which is a very common composition.

In a picture with strong contrast between light and shade, light is often the center of the picture, giving people a warm feeling.

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Painting constitutes a basic course, art, etc.