Composition: Learning to See Creatively
8 Week Class | Available
Composition refers to the harmonious arrangement of the elements within a picture, and is therefore relevant to all mediums! By exploring the principles and elements of design students will learn how to intentionally create pictures with a strong visual and emotional impact. We will begin with exploring the importance of having a strong focal point by learning about contrast, leading lines and framing strategies. From there we will focus on creating emotional impact in our images by exploring different angles and vantage points. Near the end of the course we will review different colour palettes and how using hot or cool colours can change the meaning behind the image and enhance different emotions. Each week, students will be introduced to a new exercise focused on how to see different composition strategies in Master Artwork. There will also be a suggested homework exercise that students can practice with their preferred medium. Homework submissions will then be reviewed in class the following week via a class discussion. Classes will include live lectures via a projector, instructor demo drawings, student critiques, printed handouts and access to a class Google Drive with artwork for reference. All skill levels are welcome as composition is for everyone!
Base Tuition: $396 + Material Fee: $10 = $406 Total
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- What You Will Learn:
- What composition is, how it works, and why it matters
- Framing techniques and leading lines
- How to add depth to a drawing through overlap, line sensitivity and form
- Shape relationships and how they affect the emotions of a viewer
- What a vantage point is and how to use it to create mood in your images
- Colour relationships and how different colours can convey different moods
Lindsey Rosenow
Lindsey is a Toronto-based Artist who has been teaching in Toronto for the last 6 years.
She has taught film making, stop motion and classical animation, script writing, camera editing and video game design at the Toronto International Film Festival. And at the Animation Portfolio Workshop, topics included Gesture Drawing, Structure Drawing, Anatomy, Character Design, Perspective, Layout Design, Composition, Animation for beginners, and Storyboarding. Currently, Lindsey is working freelance with a focus on design jobs for animation as a layout artist and prop designer.
Lindsey is a big believer in progressive learning - she values transferable skills over singular assignments, making sure that all lessons work cohesively with one another.