8 1/2 x 11 inchesacrylic on index paper
Painters Tip
Where should we focus the interest in a landscape painting? This is a good question that bears consideration. I do a little exercise with my students at workshops. Most of the time painters don't even think about how to manage the focal area of a painting. Most painters automatically put their area of interest in the middle ground. You can get some pretty interesting compositions by focusing on the foreground of a painting.
Some ways of focusing on the foreground include minimizing the middle and distant areas, using more intense color and texture in the foreground, and placing major compositional elements in the foreground. Don't forget cropping as a possibility too.
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