The surest way to have zero success in visual arts or writing is to draw/write what's in your heart. Good art follows a small set of rules.
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These rules are kind of an open secret. Easy to find out, yet few seem aware of them. On top of my head, I can list 10 of them for painting
Everytime I draw something, the response is directly proportional to how many rules I was following. 8/10: great success. 3/10: no one cares
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Sounds like Ben Franklin's list of virtues, with tally marks to make sure he was abiding by them appropriately, in his journal.
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Interesting.. could you pl share some of the 3/10s or point me where I can see them? Curious. Tx.
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Following the rules feels like cheating. Easy, low-effort success. But rather unsatisfying.
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I will also note that "art by the rules" doesn't have to be formulaic. Rules aren't templates, like SWE best practices aren't a framework
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What are the rules in the case of drawing? How would you go about figuring out the rules in a general situation?
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Follow the rules = redundancy, Break the rules = entropy. According to Cybernetic Aesthetics the sweet spot seems to be around 6.5/10.
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Funnily enough, the ratio between novelty and the expected is part of the rules. The rules are higher-level -- not a formula.
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