1. Composition
By
BTowns
For
One Tree Hill College
Penrose

2. Composition is
how things are
arranged in a
space or the
arrangement of
elements and
their relationship
to the
background of an
image.

3. Key Terms in describing composition

9. See how the
subject matter
in this Michael
Smither art
work
dominates the
space. This is
one way of
showing depth
and
perspective

10. 1-9 represents the objects which are closest to furthest
Using cropping and overlapping
Light
Direction
Negative
space
Overlapping
Positive
space
Cropping
Cropping
Overlapping
Overlapping

11. Student work showing a range of composition methods
Positive view
Negative Space
Overlapping
Cropping

12. Using tone to create dimension/form
Birds eye view

14. In this work by
Michael
Smither the
subject
dominates the
space so
much that
there is very
little
background
visible, just a
little
suggestion to
create a sense
of depth.

15. Student work
White on
black
Dry media

16. Student work
Black wash on
sugar grey
paper
Wet media