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Composition is probably the most important thing we need to think about when creating a work of Art. For other types of visual Artist, like abstract painters, photographers or graphic designers, it is their primary focus. However, for artists learning to draw and paint from life it is often an afterthought, in favour of the incredibly difficult task of making our work appear life like.

In this oil painting tutorial, representational artist Alex Tzavaras shares one incredibly simple rule for achieving succesful compositions. He talk about some main things you need to consider, but he explains why rules of composition like the rule of thirds, golden ratio and dynamic symmetry, do not hold the secret to great composition. He also shows you a really valuable exercise which will help you to put all of these priciples into practice

Alex Tzavaras is a contemporary realist artist offering portrait painting and alla prima oil painting tutorials. Alex teaches the traditional painting techniques artists used to draw and paint from life up until the start of the 20th century.

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https://alextzavaras.com