April 15: Landscape Composition VII

Warmup

Draw some clouds

OR

Finish the Landscape Composition assignment on Teams

Expectations:

C: Voice Level 0 (no talking)

H: Raise your hand

A: Work on the assignment

M: Stay in your assigned seat

P: Work till assignment is completed

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING: How to start creating our final landscapes by thinking about composition.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT: By learning and practicing composition you will create art in which every element is placed intentionally in the most pleasing manner.

HOW WILL MY TEACHER KNOW WHAT I LEARNED: You will continue painting your imaginary landscape and begin adding color.

Imaginary Landscape - Due Today

Criteria

Contains a Foreground, Middle Ground, and Background

Painted in Color

Contains shadows and highlights

Uses Linear Perspective AND/OR Atmospheric Perspective

Has a Focal Point

Uses a compositional principle

Is visually balanced

Effective use of class time

Color Your Landscape

Steps

Draw line art

Choose a base color for the foreground, middleground, and background

Add accent colors

Add dark values to create shadows from a consistent light source

Add bright values painted to create hightlights from a consistent light source

Make a Rule of Thirds Grid on Your Artwork

Click on the tab "View"

>Guides
>>New Guide Layout

In the popup window, adjust your settings to match this example.

This will create a 3x3 grid.

Use this grid to check the position of the focal elements in your composition.

FOCAL ELEMENTS SHOULD BE PLACED AT THE INTERSECTION OF GRID LINES OR ALONG THEM.

Copy and Paste Your Best Thumbnail

You can use the Marquee tool to copy and past your favorite thumbnail into a new document or seperate layer.

The marquee tool looks like this. Use it to click and drag a box around your thumbnail.

Once you hav your thumbnail selected in a box. Hit CTRL+C to copy and CTRL+V when you're ready to paste.

In your new document or layer you can use the Move tool to resize your thumbnail and position it on the new canvas.

Keep Sketching Your Landscape

Does your sketch have a focal area?

Is your sketch balanced?

Does it use a compositional principle like the Rule of Thirds?

How can you change your landscape to improve the composition?

Keep adding detail to your landscape until the end of the period