Composition - 123¶

• Areas Of Visual Detail, Areas Of Visual Rest

• Clumping or Grouping

• Contrasts In Composition

• Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Shapes

• Using Details To Make Something Look Big

• Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Shapes
• Big, Medium, Small
• Large, Medium, Small
• 1^st Read, 2^nd Read, 3^rd Read
• Layer 1, Layer 2, Layer 3

• BG, middle person, small stuff

• Largest，Support shapes（primary shapes），Another level below，super tiny detail.

Sometimes, 3 reads aren’t enough. In this example, I split it one step further with 1^st read being the largest shapes, 2^nd is more support shapes that make up the primary shapes, 3^rd is another level below that, and 4^th read shapes are the super tiny detail.

http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_education/primary_secondary_and_tertiary_shapes/primary_secondary_and_tertiary_shapes.htm

https://www.creativeshrimp.com/the-secret-of-high-quality-art.html

So basically, the primary shapes will define the silhouette and the secondary shapes will define the individuality of the character or object and the tertiary shapes will define the emotion or the story.

Uniform pattern are boring not because they are predictable, but because they are unnatural. Nature is chaotic not regular. So a regular pattern looks fake. Even in human hand made environment, patterns are chaotic because city, house, building, car do have a life, and thus all shaped and look different.

Contrasts In Composition¶

Part 1 : Contrast To Create Visual Interest¶

• Contrast In Value
• Contrast in Color
• Contrast in Size
• Contrast in Pattern (Order)

• Contrast in Position (Space)

  • This creates areas of detail and areas of visual rest. To learn more about this principal, visit my lesson in Areas Of Visual Detail, Areas Of Visual Rest.

• Contrast In Hue/Saturation

• Contrast In Shape
• Contrast In Edge Quality

Part 2: Contrast To Create Emphasis Or A Focal Point¶

• Contrast In Value
• Contrast in Color
• Contrast in Size
• Contrast in Pattern (Order)
• Contrast in Position (Space)
  • This creates areas of detail and areas of visual rest. To learn more about this principal, visit my lesson in Areas Of Visual Detail, Areas Of Visual Rest.
• Contrast In Hue/Saturation
• Contrast In Shape
• Contrast In Edge Quality