good golden rectangle article with pictures even

[jann1033]

http://emptyeasel.com/2009/01/20/a-guide-to-the-golden-ratio-aka-golden-section-or-golden-mean-for-artists/

 

[Suburbanmom]

Very interesting! Thank you for sharing it.

 

[Disneyfreak92]

That was interesting. Thanks for posting the article!

 

[RBennett]

Maybe I was just too tired when I read that, but I am THOROUGHLY confused. I kept looking at the rectangle and squares and it was saying "If you take out the square, you have the same thing left over." And I kept thinking, no you don't!! If you take out the square you have almost a perfect square left. Maybe it's too technical for me. I may just have to stick to the rule of thirds. In ANY event, I appreciate the new reading and the new idea/technique just the same!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Geez, Janet. I just mastered the rule of thirds, now you throw this at me?

 

[jann1033]

i kept going over this in a composition book i had, even asked hub if he could figure it out so once i saw pictures here i figured it was easier to get at least for me..don't ask me to explain it but i can understand the "put an x thru the photo and shoot the subject so it's 1/2 way down the line which looks pretty much like the rule of thirds places to me so all this for nothing ???
i figured out the bit with the diagonal line...if you noticed farther down they just took a square with the sides the length you want the side of the rectangle to be, cut it in 1/2 the put a diagonal corner to corner, the length of that diagonal line would be how long the golden rectangle top and bottom would be when you add that to the square's top or bottom ie if the square is 7"x7" the g.rectangle would be 7" + the diagonal line's length (for the top and bottom) and 7" on each side

 

[jann1033]

repoussoir
http://emptyeasel.com/2009/02/10/repoussoir-a-classical-and-contemporary-art-technique-for-better-compositions/
here is another good one, much easier. and one for the rule of thirds...this site is more actually for painting but the same composition would apply, just may be harder to do since it calls for more forethough unless you want to paste something in later

rot esp the part about "teasing" it, i keep reading how you basically want to pull your viewer's eye back and forth around your painting/photo and this would help do it
http://emptyeasel.com/2009/02/03/the-rule-of-thirds-why-it-works-and-how-to-use-it-in-your-art/
ok one more on the path principle of directing the eye then i'll stop for the day
http://emptyeasel.com/2008/10/21/6-time-tested-ways-to-create-visual-paths-of-interest-in-your-paintings/

 

[Pea-n-Me]

 

[jann1033]

what? you lookin at me?