i love how you mentioned creative illustration by Andrew Loomis. first time i read it i didn't understand a single thing and now am actually watching your videos to understand how art pieces function and how to actually make my work visually pleasing. thanks a lot for your work.
This got to be the best video I have ever seen on composition. Most often than not people just keep repeating the rule of thirds and golden ratio but you actually went on to explain in detail all these cool different types. You definitely studied a lot of Loomis and it was worth it! Wonderfully instructive!
This is actually the first video on composition I've managed to find that breaks the rather abstract themes down in a way that I can apply practically. This is a HUGE help, thank you so much for the work you put into this!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video. I do my best to provide something a little more practical, even if the video is on a pretty subjective subject :) Glad you feel it worked!
00:00 Introduction of Credits, Composition and Books 01:15 Introduction of all Composition types 01:25 THE CIRCLE - causes the eye to follow the curve 02:31 THE RECTANGLE - trap the viewer's eye inside 03:04 THE PYRAMID - show stability and balance 04:14 ICONIC - used for Formal or RELIGIOUS subjects 05:14 THE CROSS - LIKE ICONIC but feel a little formal 05:51 THE SLIDE - causes the eye travel along it, give the image a sense of speed, like gravity pulling you down. MAKE the images dynamic and a touch uneasy. TITLING the camera to create "dutch angle" that gives feeling something's wrong, uneasy feels 06:36 Z ARRANGEMENT - like THE SLIDE but add two bars to keep the subject anchored 07:15 L ARRANGEMENT - like THE RECTANGLE but unbalanced if you're not careful. In my opinion, it can create contrast 07:59 H ARRANGEMENT - like THE PYMARID but lack of religious 08:25 Y ARRANGEMENT - like THE PYMARID and THE SLIDE function that creating the eye travel along it 08:51 C ARRANGEMENT - like the L SHAPE and THE SLIDE function that create uneasy feels 09:20 V ARRANGEMENT - like THE PYMARID but INVERTED the functions 09:50 X ARRANGEMENT - create dynamic, excellent, NATURAL focal point and trap the eye in that point 11:22 COMPOUND CURVE - bring the viewer's eye along with it to the focal point 12:00 RADIAL - like COMPOUND CURVE but instead of bringing easy feel, it makes an explosion, dramatic 12:58 SYMMETRICAL - like MIRROR effect (in After Effects) or water REFLECTIONS, make your painting heavily SYMMETRICAL gives that sense of power and ancient majesty 13:56 RULE OF THIRDS - balance the eye 15:19 GOLDEN RATIO - please the eye 17:47 exercise - Combine 19:54 Outro
Thank you so much for this video! It was so interesting and well explained, I’ve been looking for so long for something like that so I’m really happy to have found your channel. The explanations were clear and the exemples made them even more understandable. I’m looking forward to watching the other videos you made on this subject :3
Great summary, I'd say its not only useful for painting, in game design there are many points where these can be employed as well, even though its an environment you can move thru, there are many moments where the viewer is likely to be looking in a certain direction & you can frame in compositions from those perspectives.
Thanks! Ya, I've done concept design for games before and use many of the same ideas, as do the game designers making their greybox levels. It's all about how the human brain likes to break up information, whether it's moving or just a still image. Anyways, thanks for watching and glad you dug it!
@@ArtOfSoulburn Great stuff, thanks for sharing your wisdom, the vid was well paced & very informative. I wish you the best with your channel & your art adventures.
Haha! Ya, I know some people live and die by the golden ratio, but for me, I don't think it's necessarily some sort of magic number (as you point out, many times you can find a way to fit it to an image after the fact), but many people use it and there's no reason not to use it, so have at it to anyone who wants to :)
very interesting. Just wondering, did you make that alien with the Y shaped head to have something with a Y shape in it or did you just come up with that weird face and it did fit the Y shape somehow without the intention to do so, but then, what did you think about the composition in this one?
Great question. So for this painting, I used this technique to do it: www.neilblevins.com/art_lessons/photobooth_mirror_sketch/photobooth_mirror_sketch.htm So I didn't decide to do Y shaped and then made the painting that way. However, when I was moving the camera around to figure out my composition, something made me stop at that particular point and say "Ya, that's cool looking", which is likely because I have seen so many paintings of that format. So yes, sometimes you plan to use a certain composition, but other times you make a composition and it ends up looking like one of the types simple because you've ingested that sort of composition in other artwork you've seen before.
@@ArtOfSoulburn ahaha, that is interesting!!! I used to scribble around on paper and then draw faces into the scribbles, fun times, but with 3d and sitting in front of a monitor that is lost. Thanks for reviving my interest in such abstract techniques.
What wasn’t mentioned here was that a strong composition sorta keeps you eye in the work. Meaning you dont have line or lines guiding your eye out of the frame. A lot of modern art suffers I feel from this. Including the works shown here.
That concept is spoken about in another one of my compositional videos here: th-cam.com/video/MX59j9yhezw/w-d-xo.html This one is purely on categorizing types of compositions.
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i love how you mentioned creative illustration by Andrew Loomis. first time i read it i didn't understand a single thing and now am actually watching your videos to understand how art pieces function and how to actually make my work visually pleasing. thanks a lot for your work.
Cool, ya, those books are certainly a product of their time, but there are some good ideas in there, glad you liked my modern spin on the material!
Less than 3 minutes in and it was already a goldmine of information. Excellent video worth years of education. Thank you!
Thanks, glad you like it!
This got to be the best video I have ever seen on composition. Most often than not people just keep repeating the rule of thirds and golden ratio but you actually went on to explain in detail all these cool different types. You definitely studied a lot of Loomis and it was worth it! Wonderfully instructive!
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the video and found it informative!
Bro it is 😭! , With examples and all , gotta get me that Loomis book again
i agree!
This is actually the first video on composition I've managed to find that breaks the rather abstract themes down in a way that I can apply practically. This is a HUGE help, thank you so much for the work you put into this!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video. I do my best to provide something a little more practical, even if the video is on a pretty subjective subject :) Glad you feel it worked!
This is a brilliant, simple, straightforward introduction to composition types. Valuable pointers to get started. Cheers.
Thanks Harold! Glad you liked it!
This might be one of the best videos on composition I have ever seen!
Thanks so much ninja!
Brilliant. Clear and concise. Excellent video.
@@maureenfranks4899 Thanks Maureen!
My glob, I’m doing a painting and I’ve been searching up videos in compositions but i feel like this video really helps me a lot, thank you so much!!!
Thanks, glad you found it so helpful.
00:00 Introduction of Credits, Composition and Books
01:15 Introduction of all Composition types
01:25 THE CIRCLE - causes the eye to follow the curve
02:31 THE RECTANGLE - trap the viewer's eye inside
03:04 THE PYRAMID - show stability and balance
04:14 ICONIC - used for Formal or RELIGIOUS subjects
05:14 THE CROSS - LIKE ICONIC but feel a little formal
05:51 THE SLIDE - causes the eye travel along it, give the image a sense of speed, like gravity pulling you down. MAKE the images dynamic and a touch uneasy. TITLING the camera to create "dutch angle" that gives feeling something's wrong, uneasy feels
06:36 Z ARRANGEMENT - like THE SLIDE but add two bars to keep the subject anchored
07:15 L ARRANGEMENT - like THE RECTANGLE but unbalanced if you're not careful. In my opinion, it can create contrast
07:59 H ARRANGEMENT - like THE PYMARID but lack of religious
08:25 Y ARRANGEMENT - like THE PYMARID and THE SLIDE function that creating the eye travel along it
08:51 C ARRANGEMENT - like the L SHAPE and THE SLIDE function that create uneasy feels
09:20 V ARRANGEMENT - like THE PYMARID but INVERTED the functions
09:50 X ARRANGEMENT - create dynamic, excellent, NATURAL focal point and trap the eye in that point
11:22 COMPOUND CURVE - bring the viewer's eye along with it to the focal point
12:00 RADIAL - like COMPOUND CURVE but instead of bringing easy feel, it makes an explosion, dramatic
12:58 SYMMETRICAL - like MIRROR effect (in After Effects) or water REFLECTIONS, make your painting heavily SYMMETRICAL gives that sense of power and ancient majesty
13:56 RULE OF THIRDS - balance the eye
15:19 GOLDEN RATIO - please the eye
17:47 exercise - Combine
19:54 Outro
Excellent presentation!
Thanks Sophie!
I first knew you from your megastructure illustrations which I cherish so much. Now I'm learning composition from you.
thanks utrix! Glad you enjoyed the megastructure work!
Ooh I knew i recognized the name from somewhere
Always glad when a new Neil Blevins video pops up! Thank you for teaching us!
My mind was going wild with ideas, watching this. i feel like i now understand composition!
Awesome, glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you, Neil!
Great stuff! Especially the mixing section was very interesting. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you so much for this video! It was so interesting and well explained, I’ve been looking for so long for something like that so I’m really happy to have found your channel. The explanations were clear and the exemples made them even more understandable. I’m looking forward to watching the other videos you made on this subject :3
Thanks siddd, glad you've enjoyed the video so much, and hope you enjoy the others in the series!
Great summary, I'd say its not only useful for painting, in game design there are many points where these can be employed as well, even though its an environment you can move thru, there are many moments where the viewer is likely to be looking in a certain direction & you can frame in compositions from those perspectives.
Thanks! Ya, I've done concept design for games before and use many of the same ideas, as do the game designers making their greybox levels. It's all about how the human brain likes to break up information, whether it's moving or just a still image. Anyways, thanks for watching and glad you dug it!
@@ArtOfSoulburn Great stuff, thanks for sharing your wisdom, the vid was well paced & very informative. I wish you the best with your channel & your art adventures.
I learned something new today, thanks to you.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
your videos are always so informative and have been super helpful to me on my artistic journey thank you!
Thanks, glad you've enjoyed them!
Excellent
Absolutely amazing video….
….and subbed!
Thanks, glad you liked it!
loved this, thanx
Thank you for sharing your knowledge 🙏
Cool material, thanks
Amazing video! I learnt a lot.
Thanks dew, glad you liked it!
Exellent stuff as usual. Thank you!
Thank you very much, I learned a lot from this.
Awesome, glad you liked it!
You have discovered the secret to Golden...
You can fudge it on top of anything.
Haha! Ya, I know some people live and die by the golden ratio, but for me, I don't think it's necessarily some sort of magic number (as you point out, many times you can find a way to fit it to an image after the fact), but many people use it and there's no reason not to use it, so have at it to anyone who wants to :)
Great video!!!
Another great video Neil, keep it up.
Love your work. Thanks for making these.
Thank you so much! Really helpful :)
Thanks Cupcake, glad you liked it!
Great video
Thank you so much !!!
my morning coffee meditation ~~>
Thank you ❤
very interesting !
very interesting. Just wondering, did you make that alien with the Y shaped head to have something with a Y shape in it or did you just come up with that weird face and it did fit the Y shape somehow without the intention to do so, but then, what did you think about the composition in this one?
Great question. So for this painting, I used this technique to do it: www.neilblevins.com/art_lessons/photobooth_mirror_sketch/photobooth_mirror_sketch.htm So I didn't decide to do Y shaped and then made the painting that way. However, when I was moving the camera around to figure out my composition, something made me stop at that particular point and say "Ya, that's cool looking", which is likely because I have seen so many paintings of that format. So yes, sometimes you plan to use a certain composition, but other times you make a composition and it ends up looking like one of the types simple because you've ingested that sort of composition in other artwork you've seen before.
@@ArtOfSoulburn ahaha, that is interesting!!!
I used to scribble around on paper and then draw faces into the scribbles, fun times, but with 3d and sitting in front of a monitor that is lost. Thanks for reviving my interest in such abstract techniques.
@@TripTilt It's a lot of fun to try and get happy accidents back into your digital work. It can still be done, just requires more work :)
I only use the rule of thirds and it always works out
Haha! Well maybe this will expand your options, but ya, rule of thirds is certainly useful.
THANK YOUU !!! THIS VIDEO FUCKING ROCKS !!!
Thanks centbent!
What wasn’t mentioned here was that a strong composition sorta keeps you eye in the work. Meaning you dont have line or lines guiding your eye out of the frame. A lot of modern art suffers I feel from this. Including the works shown here.
That concept is spoken about in another one of my compositional videos here: th-cam.com/video/MX59j9yhezw/w-d-xo.html This one is purely on categorizing types of compositions.
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so its all letters
Haha! Well, I suppose, although I assume some letters will work better than others :)
All it positions.
Fibonacci was Italian
He was indeed, but the earliest investigations into the golden ratio happened thousands of years earlier by the greeks from what I've read.
I love how pseudoscientific this is
Haha. While there are a few scientific truths in here, certainly the link between art and science is a murky one :)
@@ArtOfSoulburn guess what rectangle we think is the most beautiful? It's not the golden rectangle. So what is the point now then?
it is art yknow lol
Nothing particularly new. The same disconnected unstructured approach to composition that you see everywhere else. Unusable
Lol