I've been doing this new thing where I draw the amature of the rectangle on a canvas, then just draw everything in a still life as if it mostly fits in there already. Totally works for still life paintings since nobody actually knows what the original scene looked like, BUT:
The canvas is already some kind of rectangle. Most people use a simple composition method called "rule of 3rds" where you divide it in a 1/3rd grid, then put stuff at the intersections. The AotR is where you draw guiding lines from corners and edges: http://www.dynamicsymmetryart.com/the-armature-of-the-rectangle.html …
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The best thing about the AotR is that most people don't notice the painting has been organized along those lines, yet it seems like it's composed and organized. It also works no matter what the aspect ratio, which doesn't work for Ro3rds on say 1:1 or super wide canvases.
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Thanks! It makes sense now. This is cool.
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