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Art academy

Art academy. Ensuring outstanding teaching in art & design. The rules of composition. Composition: This is when you place objects for a piece of art. When putting together a still life composition, there are a number of design rules that can be followed to improve your composition:

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Art academy

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  1. Art academy Ensuring outstanding teaching in art & design

  2. The rules of composition Composition: This is when you place objects for a piece of art. When putting together a still life composition, there are a number of design rules that can be followed to improve your composition: Rule 1: Open or closed composition Rule 2: Using shapes in a composition Rule 3: Creating the illusion of depth Rule 4: Showing reflected light in a composition

  3. Rule 2: Using shape to help composition Throughout all their work, artists use basic shapes to help in the planning of their composition. circle oval square rectangle triangle

  4. Still Life with Peaches, a Silver Goblet, Grapes, and Walnuts by Jean-SiméonChardin

  5. What about the triangle? The triangle frames the whole composition Still Life with Peaches, a Silver Goblet, Grapes, and Walnuts by Jean-SiméonChardin

  6. Creating a Still Life composition using simple shapes in the style of Patrick Caulfield. • Patrick Caulfield was born in West London in 1936. He studied art at Harrow Art College and the Chelsea School of Art. • As a ‘modern artist’ he is often associated with the ‘pop art’ movement, although he preferred to be considered as a formal artist. • Caulfield’s style of still life painting was • very ‘stripped down’ and was often composed of: • Flat areas of simple colours • Thick black outlines • Some of his artworks are dominated by • a simple colour Pottery by Patrick Caulfield

  7. Still Life in the Style of Patrick Caulfield • Features of Caulfield’s Still Life • Flat areas of simple colours • Thick black outlines • Some of his artworks are dominated by a simple colour Wine Glasses (1969)

  8. Still Life in the Style of Patrick Caulfield • Features of Caulfield’s Still Life • Flat areas of simple colours • Thick black outlines • Some of his artworks are dominated by a simple colour Coloured Still Life (1967)| Pottery by Patrick Caulfield

  9. Still Life in the Style of Patrick Caulfield • Features of Caulfield’s Still Life • Flat areas of simple colours • Thick black outlines • Some of his artworks are dominated by a simple colour Glazed Earthenware (1976) Pottery by Patrick Caulfield

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