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Fixing Weak Composition
Examples of poor compositional choices and suggested fixes
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Horizon Half-way up the Paper
FIX: If foreground is of interest, move horizon up. If sky is of interest, move horizon down
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Dominant feature halfway across paper
FIX: Move to side and restore balance
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Large area divided into two equal strips
FIX: alter shapes and sizes
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Important feature resting on boundary
FIX: Plan ahead
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Strong values predominant on one side
FIX: restore balance with added emphasis on other side
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Dominant features lead eye out of picture
FIX: Make sure object(s) of interest carry eye into heart of painting
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More than one center of interest
FIX: Create a single point of interest with a single pathway leading to it. Block excursions off the boundary.
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Roadway edge originates at corner of format
FIX: move edges to sides, reduce roadway dominance, break up long roadway with, for example, shadows
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Objects strung out in a disconnected line
FIX: Overlap structures to create an interesting shape
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Unnecessary detail; e.g. long line of regular fencing
FIX: Simplify (alter reality for artistic purposes)
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Similar/Identical items
FIX: Alter size, shape, position, color etc to add interest and focus
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Objects viewed face-on
FIX: Adopt a viewpoint with perspective and some overlap
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Two issues: Regular fencing and intersection at a corner
FIXES: Move stream and simplify fence
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Two Competing Centers of Interest
FIX: Concentrate on one, sacrifice the other
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Viewer’s eye is drawn away from center of interest
FIX: Alter reality by rearranging elements to draw eye toward center of interest ( including background mountains)
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Object leads eye away from scene
FIX: create movement into the picture
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Unrelated lines coincide
FIX: Move tangent items to intersect each other ( e.g., sky-roof, and two silos)
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Multiple Flaws Compare Flawed (upper) with Fixed (lower):
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Flawed vs. Fixed Flawed (fixed): Houses strung out (grouped)
Head on view of houses (side views; shadowed sides for contrast) Strong vertical church tower in dead center (moved to left; balanced by tree on right) Church tower exactly behind timbered gable (stands alone) Strong white road of uniform width cuts through entire picture (non-uniform, broken by shadow) Red truck driving out of picture (moving into picture)
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