Composition

Composition is the positioning or arrangement of visual elements within artwork. This can be any form of artwork, such as Fine Art, Graphic Design, Photography, etc. 'Henri Matisse' said that, "Composition is the art of arranging in a decorative manner the diverse elements at the painter's command to express his feelings". Composition is very important, especially in ways that you want the viewers eye to be lead around your artwork/photograph.To display understanding of composition my class had a life drawing session. We had to use only charcoal to display only one colour, and focus more on the composition of the image. At first I struggled on where to begin with the life drawing as it was the first life drawing class I had been involved in, but I soon found my stride. Below is my outcomes...