Introduction

If some of you have studied art academically, whether it’s through art school or a university degree, you may know that most art disciplines are grouped into three main areas: drawing, where students learn to work with tone and shading; fine art, where we focus on color theory; and finally, composition, which is what we’ll focus on today.

So, what exactly is composition?

I believe it’s the most complex and crucial discipline in art. It’s not just about how skilled you are in shading or how masterfully you apply paint. Composition is about how you think and how you guide the viewer’s eye through your work.