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Author Name: Ruediger Schmidt
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WebSite: http://DrawingSecrets.com
Category: Visual Arts, Arts and Crafts, Crafts, Painting, Drawing
Description: A great composition makes the difference between weak artwork and 
your interesting, eye-attracting drawing. This short essay teaches you basic 
principles of composition you need to acquire.
Keywords: learn to draw online, learn principles of composition, learn to draw, 
learn drawing online
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A superior composition makes the difference between an ordinary artwork and 
your interesting, eye-attracting drawing.  So once you find out online how to 
draw, it is vital to learn some fundamental ability  about composition and its 
guiding factors. 

 Guiding Factor 1: Balanced Pictures

 A good way to guarantee that your composition is balanced is to think of your 
drawing as a scale.  If there is a bit on the right, you need something to 
balance it on the left.  If there is a lot happening on in the top half of the 
picture,  you need something to equilibrate the bottom half of the picture. 

 If you can not balance your composition the eye of the viewer  will be 
withdrawn out of the picture, as an alternative of being into the picture. As 
an artist you want to keep the viewer  looking at your effort for as long as 
possible. 

You can use objects, or tone, or color to balance a drawing. If you have dark 
areas, they need to be balanced with lighter areas;  big objects in a drawing 
can be well-adjusted  by slighter fine objects or by similarly large objects.

 An additional way to balance in your work is be definite that you do not put 
the main objects in your drawing too close to the edge.  Alternatively, having 
the prime focus  in the centre can result in an uninteresting composition. 

 Stability can be symmetrical (top and bottom or left and right, both are same 
-  resembling a mirror image) or unsymmetrical.  Symmetrical balance is more 
easy to accomplish,  but asymmetrical balance is more fascinating.

Principle 2: Find Pleasing Compositions

 There are a number of methods to craft lovely compositions  but you will, in 
all likelihood, find that as you become experienced, creating a pleasing 
composition will become second nature.  You will have learnt then to alter  
composition of any picture with easiness.

 While initiating on drawing lessons,  noticing and re-creating satisfying 
compositions can be done easily  rather than creating them from scratch. One of 
the most helpful tools in creating  a enjoyable composition is a view finder. 

Cut two L-shaped pieces of cardboard and hold them together to form a 
rectangular frame. Then hold that frame between yourself and the scene you will 
be drawing  and move it around till you get hold of an appealing and pleasant 
composition. 

 This is the drawing corresponding of 'zooming-in' when taking a snap  and it 
will help to make certain that you do not include  too many details in your 
sketch.  You can also employ the viewfinder to confirm that the format you use 
( landscape or portrait) will be thematically appropriate for your drawing.

Principle 3: Create Pleasing Compositions

If you are more experienced it makes sense to try to create scenes to have a 
pleasing composition. 

 So you can put together scenes having some depth, that is to say, scenes that 
have a foreground, middle ground and background. Overlap some of the objects to 
emphasize this depth. An odd number of objects is often more pleasing than an 
even number, just as asymmetry is generally more interesting than symmetry.

 You could try applying the 'Rule of Thirds' to make sure  that your 
composition is not very static or unexciting.  Using a plethora of shapes and 
textures and taking care of the negative space ( the space around your item/s) 
will also prevent your drawing from being boring and static.  Additionally, be 
cautious of objects that tend to just touch  as this can be upsetting.  Objects 
should overlap or there should be space available  between them to avert this 
kind of disturbance.
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