Composition Basics For Beginners

Tips you can put into practice right now for your abstracts or realistic paintings

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 3.7

- Be able to identify different compositions
- Be able to choose different compositions or their work
- Be able to try different compositions to see it suits their work

What you'll learn

Be able to identify different compositions

Be able to choose different compositions or their work

Be able to try different compositions to see it suits their work

Be able to pick good compositions

Have a great knowledge of what composition is and how it works

* Requirements

* Have a love of art
* Be able to try different compositions for their artwork.
* Be willing to try different compositions

Description

Composition is essential for a good painting. Abstract or realistic, this course will give you a strong idea of how to use composition to create better paintings. The arrangement of the shapes on the canvas can make your painting a success. While understanding composition is a challenge, there are easy ways to learn the basic so that you can have successful compositions. Included are tips on composition that have been tried and proven successful. Learn about different compositions and try them out yourself. This is a fun way to learn composition techniques that will help you create great paintings. Exercises that you can try and a pdf that you can download to help your memory are included.

Who this course is for:

A beginner in art or one that wants a refresher of different compositions

Course content

1 sections • 13 lectures

Introduction 13 lectures

Introduction Preview 02:04

An introduction to what the course is all about.

Placement of shapes Preview 01:53

How your shapes are arranged on your canvas is one of the first steps to a great composition.

Arrangement of shapes Preview 02:29

Let's start with movement Preview 02:55

Movement that leads to the focal point is essential. Learn how to do this here.

Movement - Big and small Preview 02:55

Creating movement is another part of composition and there are several ways of accomplishing this. Let's arrange big and small shapes this time. Have a look!