Compositional Designs By Robert Burridge
Gr.9/10 Review: Three Types of Balance RadialAsymmetricalSymmetrical
1. Vertical Vertical lines can create the feeling of… Height Movement up and down Boredom (b/c it is repeated) Melting / dripping Trapped
2. Diagonal Diagonal lines are… Very powerful in a composition Can create the feeling of… Going Down / a fall Moving up / a struggle
3. Horizontal
4. Cruciform Cruciform can give the feeling of… an imposing object / figure freedom (spreading your wings) crucified (like on a cross) makes your eye more up and down and right to left.
5. Curves Curved lines can… make you dizzy feel soft / warm imitate organic subjects
6. Overlapping Frames Overlapping Frames can create the feeling of… confusion overwhelming
7. Rule of Thirds
8. Meander
9. Tension
10. Cantilever
10. Pyramid Configuration Triangular Composition
11. Framing Your Subject
Which Compositional Design Do You See?