“The best designers will use many design patterns that dovetail and intertwine to produce a greater whole.” — Erich Gamma The previous tutorial covered a general overview of the Negative Positive Composition and eight variations. This art design tutorial describes the Movement Device plus all the variations. Movement Composition In two-dimensional art, Continue Reading
Negative Positive Composition Variations in Design
The biggest mistake artists make is to concentrate only on the positive space, the objects which define the painting. Negative space gives the connection between objects — if the negative space is greater than the positive then objects are distant to each other. If spaces are enclosed, they cleanly define objects, if they are open, they allow a flow from one Continue Reading
Pattern in Composition and Eight Variations
"It has been said that everything everywhere affects everything else. This may be true. Or perhaps the world is just full of patterns." - Terry Pratchett The previous tutorial covered a general overview of eight variations of the Two Dominant compositional device. This art design tutorial describes the Pattern Compositional Device plus all Continue Reading
Two Dominant Composition Variations in Graphic Design
“No masterpiece was ever created by a lazy artist.” - Salvador Dalí The previous article provided a Deeper Understanding of Seven Variations of One Dominant Design. In this tutorial we explain and illustrate examples of all eight of the Two Dominant Compositional Devices. Description of Two Dominant Device in Design The eight Two Dominate compositions Continue Reading