For this project I had to select an example of a Classical composition from Peter Paul Rubens’s painting. In addition, I had to choose an Asymmetrical composition from a Japanese Woodblock print.
Then, I I marked the two compositions in red diagonals using Photoshop.
After marking them, I had to create a still life drawing based on one of the compositions.
I chose a Japanese print in which a woman-figure stands in the middle, while the background is made out of three equal parts, bottom to top.
Arranging objects in my room, I tried to follow the Japanese composition, positioning a table lamp in the centre of my frame, while the background was divided into thirds.
I managed to follow the composition through most of the drawing, adding value and lighting accordingly. Reflecting the drawing in class, I noticed that I I didn’t consider the size and the proportion of the elements in the foreground. By drawing the shade of the lamp more massive on the upper-right part of the frame, I would be able to create a more successful composition.
- Rubens’s Classical-symmetrical composition:
- Japanese print composition:
- Drawing of still life objects, based on the Japanese painting’s composition:
11 X 14 in, pencil
