12-16-2013, 06:23 AM
pnate: I'm studying at: Jarrad's school for gifted youngers.... err.. i mean no.. I live in vancouver canada where there aren't any schools that i'd want to attend. funny thing is.. the more i learn to learn on my own, the less I want to go to any school . theres so much information to be had on the internets and tracking down certain peeps.. that being said.. I started drawing in 2010 and up until 2012 I realize I was practicing in a very inefficient way. Oh well!
lately I've really taken to the idea of sharing what I know with people and being really open to anyone has to give back. You can pretty much learn from any person.. just a matter of whether of not you are willing to!
okay.. so the image below is a design (composition) study exercise known as: Matrix Studies!
the value matrix of ANY painting is what gives it its "read". It is what separates mushy looking paintings from the gut punchingly awesome ones.
Images that can be simplified into 2 values (black, white) will have the strongest read. In those 4 paintings by Jamie Jones, he does a masterful job of silhouetting darks against lights and lights against darks.
Of course there is more to composition than just having light on dark and dark on light.. but all of the elements of composition function at a basic shape level... line, value, rhythm, shape, colour, rhythm, movement. Any one of these things only feels significant in a painting when it is contrasting!
for example: a large area of darkness with a small area of white will draw your attention towards the white because of the value contrast. there is also just a single shape against a flat plane.. the shape of the canvas vs the shape of the single mark on the canvas is shape contrast.
thinking about as many ways to create contrast in your painting (while still telling whatever story it is that your trying to tell) will likely create a very strong painting.
here are some that come to mind
light vs dark
big vs small
detailed vs simple
sharp vs soft
pointy vs round
saturated vs desaturated
hopefully this helps someone!
also...two studies i did a little while ago of the same set up at different times of day. crazy to see the change of value ranges and hues/saturations
lately I've really taken to the idea of sharing what I know with people and being really open to anyone has to give back. You can pretty much learn from any person.. just a matter of whether of not you are willing to!
okay.. so the image below is a design (composition) study exercise known as: Matrix Studies!
the value matrix of ANY painting is what gives it its "read". It is what separates mushy looking paintings from the gut punchingly awesome ones.
Images that can be simplified into 2 values (black, white) will have the strongest read. In those 4 paintings by Jamie Jones, he does a masterful job of silhouetting darks against lights and lights against darks.
Of course there is more to composition than just having light on dark and dark on light.. but all of the elements of composition function at a basic shape level... line, value, rhythm, shape, colour, rhythm, movement. Any one of these things only feels significant in a painting when it is contrasting!
for example: a large area of darkness with a small area of white will draw your attention towards the white because of the value contrast. there is also just a single shape against a flat plane.. the shape of the canvas vs the shape of the single mark on the canvas is shape contrast.
thinking about as many ways to create contrast in your painting (while still telling whatever story it is that your trying to tell) will likely create a very strong painting.
here are some that come to mind
light vs dark
big vs small
detailed vs simple
sharp vs soft
pointy vs round
saturated vs desaturated
hopefully this helps someone!
also...two studies i did a little while ago of the same set up at different times of day. crazy to see the change of value ranges and hues/saturations