My experiments with colours: "THE DESERT ROSE"

Monday, November 11, 2013

"THE DESERT ROSE" - A Study on Composition

The term composition means putting together, with a conscious thought. In visual arts, particularly in still life painting, composition is the placement or arrangement of visual elements in an aesthetically pleasing way. A great composition do not happen by accident, but it is attained and achieved by exercising certain compositional techniques.

This is one of my first attempt to create a painting with my own composition. There are numerous approaches or compositional techniques to be consider to create a good painting. These are the few compositional factors I relied on during the creative process.

1. A subject with a good light source.
2. Scale the drawing according to the subject.
3. Crop the image so that it can easily convey the story within the edges of the canvas.
4. Controlled and effective usage of lines so that our eyes naturally follow the lines.
5.Keep the balance of positive and negative spaces.
6. A conscious use of colour scheme.