composition

Composition is the arrangement of visual elements in a work of art.Another word for it is "putting together" and can be for any kind of art...Basically putting it all together and it can be like symmetry and just making sure it is level and in line with everything.leading the eye through the piece of art..

Rule of thirds
This is a guideline for visual artists and photographers and is thought to be a simplification of the golden mean,which is a ratio that has been used for centuries as a composition..When two things are in the proportion of 1:1:618,they are said to be the golden mean.
Dividing the parts of an image according to this proportion helps to create a pleasing, balanced composition.




Rule of odds 

The "rule of odds" states that by framing the object of interest with an even number of surrounding objects, it becomes more comforting to the eye, thus creates a feeling of ease and pleasure.So its all about deciding on how many elements or items you want in your composition,and making it an odd number creates more of a dynamic piece..
These makes it so that your eye and brain cant pair them up or group it together and keeps your eye moving across the composition..



In the picute on the left,you can count how many brushes in the pot there are easy...the one on the right,not so easy,but makes more of a better composition in the rule of odds..as it takes you longer to look at it and more interesting in an odd way..the one on the left seems quite boring and uninteresting to look at in some way or another,just because of one slight change it changes the whole concept of the painting..how odd.


Line composition is one of the many elements of deisign in compostition..The visual path that enables the eye to move within the piece..They are also strongly influenced by tone, color, and repetition in relation to the rest of the photograph..
Vertical creates a bold statement  
Horizontal indicates stability but in a much more calming way..
Diagonol creates a sense of energy of motion!..
Organic lines introduce a sense of chaos and complexity..
Curved lines create a sense of flow within the image..
Joe rosenthal
                                                               
Huroshi Sugimoto..


Charles sheeler


Robert Mapplethorpe
 

As I was looking through my mums old art stuff..I came across an intrested frame and I noticed it had lines of composition on it and when I asked her about it she said she used it to see where the balance,lines and symmetry is in a photo or piece of art.. or before she was about to paint..It really interested me and I was very happy and lucky to have found this as we're working on composition at the minute... 

 

I tried it out on some pictures I got up on google images 

making negative a positive

What is Positive and Negative Space?

So positive space is simply an object..something solid,you can hold,touch,feel..Negative space is the area around it,the emptyness..

Here is the best way to describe it..

If you are seeing a vase, then you are seeing the white area as the positive space. The black areas become the negative space. If you are seeing faces, then you are seeing the black areas as the positive space, and the white area as the negative space.

                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                 

                       

 

frankzilla

Promoting the creative industries

At first i looked at the article we recieved,which had all the information i needed to know about the change in creative industries,including IT,Gaming,Art,Music,Film, and Fashion..These are some of the lines i picked out:

"Key strengths of business in the creative sector are nurtured."

"cutting edge training"

"£71 billion a year to the uk economy"

continue to grow this industry"

"a powerhouse with the uk economy"

I needed a big "out there" line for the poster to stand out to people and draw them in !

To start off with i looked at backgrounds and began with the union jack as it is a great starting point,showing off the flag and drawing people in.I looked at loads on google images and as i finally reached a final image,i used layer effects in photoshop and with a dark blue back ground and the image,i faded them together and after messing around with the saturation making it slightly brighter,it comes out like this..

I then went on to add the big title and the image on top,the image of the road leading into the middle of the union jack which i thought was a great touch,after changing the colours on the road to make it fit in the poster as it was an odd dark brown colour before hand.

These posters i have done are aimed towards the IT and gaming industry..

My initial idea was to create my own made image of a computer screen on illustrator from scratch which i did do,and then put in the images i got off the internet in the computer screen to make it look like a realistic computer..

I then looked back and realised it was too much and there was too much going off for a poster especially if it needs to relate to a propaganda poster ..so i calmed down a little and just made the whole poster the screen,with all the different computer games as small tabs on the screen and the word document with typography in,mentioning some of the main facts about the gaming industry..

Now this one is focused on the music industry..i wanted to make sure i tried different things rather than just sticking with talking the creative industry as one..i got an image of the earth and some headphones off the internet,changed the saturation and levels and curves slightly and it went quite well..but i just hate the fact im using images off the internet..

So i tried starting my own image from scracth from illustrator and it worked out quite well..

PASS

P-PULL
A-AIM
S-SQUEEZE
S-SWEEP

FRANKBOBBINSINTITUTE

Student ID card

                                                                   Using photoshop i managed to create strong bright colours in a normal photo,by changhing the saturation.Changing the levels and curves to strengthen the highlights and shadows.

I created blur effect so the eye leads straight to the part that is focussed.

By addintg my signature to the ID card i thought it wouldnt make it look so edited and just gives it that finishing touch.

The pink mess!this is where i started to use drop shadow effect on the layers creating more of a 3d effect so that its not as flat.