Composition is the way in which an art piece has been accumulated and made, including paintings, sculpture, photography etc. A key word which consist of composition is 'visual art' as it is the different steps, like materials, of a piece and how it has been layered. There are a number of different element of art to develop composition.
Form
Shape
- Form of an object
- External boundary
Colour
- Categories called red, blue, purple, orange etc.
- Originating from spectrum of light (wavelengths)
- Information contained in visual light
Texture
- Surface quality
- Two dimensional (visual properties)
- Three dimensional (physical properties)
- Message and emotion
Tone
- Contrast of lightness and darkness
- Shading emphasising form (3D effect)
These elements are some of the ways composition is accumulated in your work as they are the different layers of which a piece comes together creating a good effect in your art work.
