 2 compositional elements to consider when creating your next painting Values: Dominant Non-Dominant Accent and then converted to colour concept Colour: Dominant Non-Dominant Accent PLEASE NOTE: Values are your priority. Colour is less important the % points I have placed for each value is just a figure out of my head to reduce the chance of an even split eg a painting that is 50/50 dark/light will probably be dull and visually lacking. As you can see in some of my notan sketches Why do we need a dominance in our painting? The principle of dominance plays a major role in where emphasis occurs in a design. use dominance to tell the viewer what is important, what to look at. it adds character, visual dynamism Dominance gives a painting interest, counteracts confusion and monotony. Dominance can be applied to one or more of the elements of design to give emphasis and should always be considered. Be aware that it is often the subordinate element that demands most attention. Repeated elements without some form of dominance can create monotony and confusion. HOMEWORK, for your next painting design:
What did you learn? what were your happy with? what didn't work, what could work better for you? write it down, comment below NOTAN SKETCHES
PAINTINGS BASED ON NOTAN STUDIES
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There's lots to learn from making a sketch from life:
SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT: How light is this element compared to that (there's that relationship thing coming up again!)? How do I make something look like it's far away? What makes an object stand out from another? Most often it's value - dark against light and light against dark! But just as important, it's all the values in between!! You'll only get this from observing and sketching!! practice practice practice - repeat repeat repeat - study your subject properly
FROM AN EARLIER LESSON: this one's all about relationships while I was sketching and observing, I was asking myself:
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