Concept Art Theory – Understanding Composition | Leanne Reed. In order to create the best composition of a piece, several several rules should be adhered to. Many professionals work by a series of tried and tested rules that work for the best aesthetics and outcome for a piece of concept art. Without a good understanding of composition any piece created, no matter how great the skill involved, will always be lacking a certain something. One of the oldest rules is the Golden Ratio - a 1:1.618 rectangle which is then divided into squares, by doing this it reveals the location of the strongest focal point. Further from the golden ration is the rule of thirds, this is achieved by dividing a frame by three on each side to create a grid.
The diagonal and S-line rule are great for adding movement and speed to a piece. Another powerful rule is the use of framing. Things to Avoid Clutter - clutter can be distracting in a composition, it draws the eye away from focal points. Digital Painting & Concept Art with Photoshop. If you are completely new to Photoshop, you may want to go through these lessons, they provide a fantastic starting point for beginners: Photoshop Guide You must consider many things while painting: Layers, Exposure/Lighting, Shadows, Highlights, Surfaces, Materials, Textures, Translucency, Reflections, Composition, and Color Temperatures Article by Arne Niklas Jansson The onion (Thinking in layers) Before laying down a stroke, there's a number of things you need to think about.
Feel volume and angle of the form. Note that this mainly goes for realistic styles. Light stuff There's really just one kind of light. Note that all surfaces have speculars, because speculars is just reflected light. Depending on where the eye/beholder is, it'll see different light and different specular spots on a curved surface such as this. Photo - Speculars do exist on cloth, diluted and subtle. When light hits a surface and bounces, it also change color. (Too orange to be some sort of skintone anyways.) Shadows. 5 Fundamental Skills Every Artist Should Master. As an artist, your job is to immerse your viewers into a world that you have built and guide them safely through it. Artists have much in common with storytellers. Storytellers have several tricks that they use to keep their readers coming back for more. Like storytellers, artists can use similar tricks to help them produce more compelling artwork. In this article, we will explain 5 fundamental skills that every artist should master.
The most important aspect of art to me personally is the composition. This is the simplest and most used composition technique, one that I use a lot myself. The main idea behind this is to place your most important element/object on one of the intersections where the lines converge (the +'s), as well as along or near the vertical line of wherever your focal may lie. It is believed that when this is used and your subject/focal sits on one of these spots, it creates more interest in your picture rather than having it centered.
Everything has a perspective. 23 dirt brushes by apofiss - Rihards Donskis. Three Simple Brushes by skuttling. Pencil_Vol02_DITLEV by Ditlev - Jan Ditlev Christensen. Sketchlings Swatches by sketchling - Kim Taylor.