I
have been taking art lessons from E.
Thor Carlson to
help with my fractal designs. I have learned a lot about
fractal image
composition
by studying traditional art techniques.
Here is how I have applied some of these traditional techniques to fractal image
creation.
Lesson
one - The Rule of Thirds
One
important concept in composition is called the "Rule
of Thirds".
The canvas is divided into thirds both horizontally
and vertically, and one of intersections of these
lines becomes the focus
of the image, instead of the center, to give a
greater visual energy.
Center
focus of image lacks power
Canvas
is divided into thirds
Focus
of the image when relocated to upper right third
gives the image more
perceived motion. This can also be applied to photography
where the center of a subject's face can be moved from
the center
to one of the intersection points.
Lesson
Two - Stay out of the corners
For
images that have diagonal elements running down across
the canvas it is tempting to have them run to the corners,
but this robs the image of visual energy.
Diagonal elements running corner to corner
Moving
the diagonal element out of the corners and combining
with the Rule of Thirds gives greater visual impact.
Lesson
Three - Don't leave both shoulders empty
The
"shoulders" are the areas at the upper corners of the
image. When both are empty of foreground elements it
gives the appearance the image is sliding down off the
canvas.
Both "shoulders" are empty
Repositioning
the image so that one of the shoulders is filled with
foreground elements give the image more presence and
authority.
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