14x18 inches
oil on canvas
silver frame
1000.00
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Painters Tip
Proportion and Scale
It can be very difficult to place complicated objects in a busy composition. Here is what I do. I take the largest element and place it first, where I want it to be and then build in the composition around it. That is a fairly simplistic approach because there are all kinds of complicated issues involving scale, proportion and perspective, but it really does work fairly well.
The other thing I do is constantly compare objects in the scene to each other. Is one wider, shorter, taller than the one next to it? What is the basic shape of the object? Thinking of major elements as flat shapes at first, will help you to figure out their proportions compare them to other objects.
Lastly, use a long brush handle or a dowel rod to compare sizes of objects when you are painting from life out on location. It is so handy when viewing distant objects and comparing them in width and height. It also helps you with scale in your painting’s picture plane.
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