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“Art is never finished, only abandoned.” – Leonardo da Vinci Continue reading Art is never finished, only abandoned – Leonardo da Vinci Compositional use of value, contrasts, colors, and shapes can be used to create eye-candy to grab attention. However, once you have the viewer’s notice, you must make sure you work to keep it from wandering to the next artist. Continue reading Creating Memorable Artwork A compelling composition will attract the eye from across a room and attract the viewer. It is often the reason why one painting is preferred over another with a similar subject. The eye is responding to the contrasts between light and dark values, warm and cool colors, hard and soft, shapes and contours, large and small objects. At first glance, paintings are seen as object masses. The mind then interprets these blobs of values, colors and sizes as a still life, portrait or landscape. You have to provide elements of interest for eye to attract the Continue reading Composition for Beginning Artists |
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