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In week one, instructor Steve Huston will introduce you to the basics of composition. You will explore the main visual components that make up a successful image, such as line and shape, while studying the definition of art. Steve will show you several books from Bruce Block, John Truby, and Edgar Payne as valuable references for this subject of study.
Throughout this course, you’ll have access to the NMA community for feedback and critiques to improve your work as you progress.
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Bruce Block, The Visual Story.
John Truby, The Anatomy of Story.
Edgar Payne, The Lone Packer.
Edgar Payne, Composition of Outdoor Painting.
Edgar Degas, The Dance Class, 1874.
Bill Watterson, Calvin Hobbs.
XIR33380 Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 222x210 cm; Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany; (add.info.: l'enlevement des filles de Leucippe; abducted from their wedding ceremony;); Giraudon; Flemish, out of copyright
Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Wildens, The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus, 1618.
Peter Paul Rubens, Lot and His Daughters, 1613-14.
Venus in front of the mirror
*oil on panel
*123 x 98 cm
*1614 - 1615
Peter Paul Rubens, Lot and His Daughters, 1613-14.
Titian, Diana and Actaeon, 1556-69.
Titian and Workshop, Madonna and Child in a Landscape with Tobias and the Angel, 1535-40.
Caravaggio, The Crowning with Thorns, 1602-04.
Caravaggio, David with the Head of Goliath, 1600-01.
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1. Learning Recommendation
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1. What is Composition?
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2. Understanding Structure & Gesture
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3. The Visual Components
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4. The Importance of Line
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5. The Importance of Shape
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