![]() ![]() It is OOP and exorbitantly priced these days. Perhaps I need to get it, too!Īnother great book on designing is Dan McCaw’s “A Proven Strategy for Creating Great Art”. I have been eyeballing “Creative Authenticity” on Amazon. I’m glad you enjoyed Ian Robert’s “Mastering Composition”. To quote Tim Gunn, you have to, “ make it work!” So, you may have to adjust your notan or comp. Creative Authenticity Ian Roberts 2004 Serious working artists are the intended. ![]() ![]() Mastering Composition will enable you to explore your true potential as. What looked good in your notan may not work when chroma is added because it has its own visual weight. If you point toward to download and install the Mastering Composition. Ian Roberts shares techniques and principles to dramatically improve your painting. Once you add hue and chroma you really do have to rethink the situation. One thing I have noticed about doing B&W comps is that they are not the final answer. Rather, that what we have done is pleasing to the eye, not uncomfortable. I believe that studying these different systems develops our eye for composition and balance, so that we can problem solve many different ways. He did everything you’re not supposed to do and then pulled it off. Andrew Wyeth used some extremes of composition, with dark shapes on edges, widely separated, etc. You can do whatever you want with a shape, but whatever you do, you have to compensate for it. Second, while I find notan fascinating and perhaps some of the rules useful (connect shapes of the same value) … the most important thing to remember is that there are no absolute rules. So, it does end up being about value in the end. I would like to add my two cents worth.įirst, that while the notan or comp or study is about composition, the composition is made up of values. Sonni … this is a very interesting thread and I have enjoyed reading it and looking at the examples. ![]()
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