Design & Composition: Decide Before You Paint
Most painting problems aren’t paint problems. They’re composition decisions you never made. Learn a simple pre-painting system so you know what the painting is about before the brush goes down.
Most painting problems aren’t paint problems. They’re composition decisions you never made.
This class gives you a pre-painting decision system: where things go, what stays, what gets cut, and what matters.
What you’ll practice
- Fixing the five composition mistakes that show up constantly
- The alternative rule of thirds
- Scale decisions: close-up, medium, long shot
- Finding the “why” and building around it
- Shadows and lead-ins to guide the eye
- Simplifying a scene down to three big shapes
- The pre-painting blueprint checklist
How it works: 27 lessons, 2+ hours, 5 assignments, self-paced.
Best taken after: Drawing Fundamentals and The System.
