For years I thought the reason my paintings weren’t great was because I couldn’t find the perfect view, or the perfect photo. I looked enviously at other artists paintings wondering how I could find those views. Then it suddenly hit me. They don’t find perfection, they paint it. Thank you so much for your excellent explanation. I now make the painting be what I’m looking for rather than what I’m looking at, but I’m sure many painters will benefit from this.
This demo is so much better than reading about the armatures in a book and hearing the artist's explanations. Also, Kyle's paintings are lovely. I can see how the bones of paintings can often be so subtle as to be hidden from the viewer. Thank you!
I went to his website and really love Kyle's work. It's an impressionistic style that really "speaks" to me. I'm wondering if he spends a lot of time thinking about all these composition decisions or if it just comes intuitively? I finally began painting and sketching about 7 years ago, after retiring. It was always a passion for me but life got in the way. Life still gets in the way and I'm not painting as much as I would like to. It's a goal of mine for 2024. To put me a little first. Because I lost decades in my artistic journey, I'm finding myself bogged down with "learning" and trying to catch up. This means I'm painting less. Maybe more painting failures would be a better teacher for me?? I'm an avid photographer and I'm thinking that composition comes a bit naturally to me. Hmmmm.....
Composition is a difficult subject to understand for most artists, but it doesn’t have to be. These are basic composition concepts, but using only one would still create a mediocre composition. I’ve analyzed master paintings with a dozen techniques in one🤯 The steel yard concept isn’t a good one to have in the toolbox. Visual weight is balanced from the vertical/horizontal centerlines of the painting. So steel yard can create imbalanced compositions and excessive negative space. Also, there’s nothing wrong with a centered composition, especially when using design techniques to create balance, movement, rhythm, etc. When the subject is always placed on a third it tends to look very generic and can create imbalanced compositions.
For years I thought the reason my paintings weren’t great was because I couldn’t find the perfect view, or the perfect photo. I looked enviously at other artists paintings wondering how I could find those views. Then it suddenly hit me. They don’t find perfection, they paint it. Thank you so much for your excellent explanation. I now make the painting be what I’m looking for rather than what I’m looking at, but I’m sure many painters will benefit from this.
Thank you . This was very informative! And you are a brilliant teacher and artist. 😊
This demo is so much better than reading about the armatures in a book and hearing the artist's explanations. Also, Kyle's paintings are lovely. I can see how the bones of paintings can often be so subtle as to be hidden from the viewer. Thank you!
Love your approach! Awesome demo! I follow Kyle on Patreon for years and always will. ☺️🥂
This was the most informative tutorial on Art School Live, and I have seen them all. I am more than impressed and very grateful .
After watching this. I went straight to his youtube to suscribe and to his instagram, to.follow you. Amazing! Thanks a lot to.share
Same here!
Excellant and very usefull presentation about Composition! Thanks!
So important to learn about this composition - will definitely practice this. Thanks
This demonstration was fabulous. ❤
Fantastic! Thank you for sharing.
Wow! Kyle is a WEALTH of information. A lunch time instruction well spent! Thank you!
Great knowledge!
I started plein aire painting after being inspired by Kyle Buckland’s utube videos. Thank you!
I went to his website and really love Kyle's work. It's an impressionistic style that really "speaks" to me. I'm wondering if he spends a lot of time thinking about all these composition decisions or if it just comes intuitively? I finally began painting and sketching about 7 years ago, after retiring. It was always a passion for me but life got in the way. Life still gets in the way and I'm not painting as much as I would like to. It's a goal of mine for 2024. To put me a little first. Because I lost decades in my artistic journey, I'm finding myself bogged down with "learning" and trying to catch up. This means I'm painting less. Maybe more painting failures would be a better teacher for me?? I'm an avid photographer and I'm thinking that composition comes a bit naturally to me. Hmmmm.....
Awesome guy u r❤👍👏
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Composition is a difficult subject to understand for most artists, but it doesn’t have to be. These are basic composition concepts, but using only one would still create a mediocre composition. I’ve analyzed master paintings with a dozen techniques in one🤯
The steel yard concept isn’t a good one to have in the toolbox. Visual weight is balanced from the vertical/horizontal centerlines of the painting. So steel yard can create imbalanced compositions and excessive negative space.
Also, there’s nothing wrong with a centered composition, especially when using design techniques to create balance, movement, rhythm, etc. When the subject is always placed on a third it tends to look very generic and can create imbalanced compositions.