Tell Better Tales with Composition

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  • Опубликовано: 13 мар 2024
  • Visual stories can be told in a much clearer way with good use of composition.
    Learn how to tell the story of the Red Riding Hood through effective use of 4 compositional techniques (also known as principles of design in art).
    1:00 Foreground, Middleground, Background
    1:50 Symmetry
    2:48 Framing
    3:54 Contrast
    You can easily pick up these techniques even if you're just a beginning artist or art critque.
    Some have noticed that this video looks similar to a book which I have read a few years ago. It could have influenced my thought process and how I teach visual language in classes. But the content in this video is not found in the book.
    Nevertheless, do check the book out, it’s an excellent entry point into composition:
    Picture This: How Pictures Work by Molly Bang
    www.mollybang.com/Pages/pictu...
    Enjoy, and have fun!
    Credits:
    Artworks made in Midjourney
    Voice by Clipchamp.com
    Edited on Keynote
    Artists mentioned in the video:
    / baoluuart
    grahambunct...
    www.klervie.fr/

Комментарии • 357

  • @sylvainst-pierre8725
    @sylvainst-pierre8725 2 месяца назад +678

    Love the video. It's most likely based on the book '' Picture This'' from Molly Bang that i recommend to anyone who wants to understand composition and its impacts. It is a brilliant book that i took back out a few weeks ago. It has more information than this video but i prefer video and narration. For some reason it is easier for me to retain the information. Thank you for this post.

    • @LearnAboutArt
      @LearnAboutArt  2 месяца назад +66

      I highly recommend that book too. I made this video for my students to learn composition, and did not refer to (or even thought about) the book throughout the process of making the video.
      Nevertheless, it is an excellent book, will put it in the description.
      Thank you for watching!

    • @jeffolsen4983
      @jeffolsen4983 2 месяца назад +5

      Agreed: A great book. THEE BEST boiled down book about composition eVer.

    • @victoryv116
      @victoryv116 2 месяца назад +2

      Thank you so much ..as a beginner ..it's very difficult for me to understand composition ...now I will go buy the book

    • @catianamunoz5655
      @catianamunoz5655 Месяц назад

      "I" not "i".

    • @El_papa_de_Rambo
      @El_papa_de_Rambo Месяц назад +2

      The voice and art are all AI.

  • @saramations
    @saramations 2 месяца назад +420

    Idk, if red hood can’t see a gigantic wolf to her left, then that’s her issue. 1:40

    • @goteamslugs
      @goteamslugs 2 месяца назад +26

      Hee hee. It's more metaphorical - or she's friends with the wolf. Or she has something planned. =}

    • @the_jolly_bunny
      @the_jolly_bunny 2 месяца назад +4

      @@goteamslugs Yeah It was more metaphorical

    • @goteamslugs
      @goteamslugs 2 месяца назад +2

      @@the_jolly_bunnyYep.

    • @frankboff1260
      @frankboff1260 13 дней назад

      lol

  • @quentinrt6980
    @quentinrt6980 2 месяца назад +254

    This channel is not only informative for art students, but also filmmakers! There is so much overlapping so I've been wanting to educate myself on painting. Thank you!

    • @LearnAboutArt
      @LearnAboutArt  2 месяца назад +5

      So glad to hear that! Thank you too!

  • @dk.pAppEr_
    @dk.pAppEr_ 2 месяца назад +77

    As someone who’s been struggling with composition lately, this video helps a lot, especially with how simple the composition is as demonstrated in this video

  • @scarcat2469
    @scarcat2469 2 месяца назад +285

    I hate to tell y'all this but the voice and artwork in this video are AI

    • @pinkynecktie5546
      @pinkynecktie5546 2 месяца назад +20

      :(

    • @LearnAboutArt
      @LearnAboutArt  2 месяца назад +26

      Yeah i mentioned it in the description

    • @ANGI-ew3bp
      @ANGI-ew3bp 2 месяца назад +5

      How can you tell?

    • @Alderberanirgal
      @Alderberanirgal Месяц назад +12

      And can you tell us why that matters? More specifically, why you say, "I hate to tell y'all..."?

    • @moonimochi
      @moonimochi Месяц назад +79

      ​@@Alderberanirgal in the art community, using AI is looked down upon, as it steals from others' work.

  • @todddavidson9580
    @todddavidson9580 День назад +1

    I needed this right now. Thank you for making this.

  • @alemcn
    @alemcn 2 месяца назад +51

    Taking a semester in art school versus watching this video !!!
    Thanks for finally making me understand composition ❤😮❤

  • @Doubleaa500
    @Doubleaa500 2 месяца назад +26

    Wow!! I feel like designing random "objects" like characters and scenery just to move around and arrange a scene and write about it!! This is very inspiring!!

  • @Lulababyyy
    @Lulababyyy 2 месяца назад +94

    Greta info!! My suggestion is if the Voice can be human, not ai generated will be better.

    • @staretimecomics
      @staretimecomics 2 месяца назад +43

      Good ears. Didn't realize this was AI. Just thought this lady was a weirdo.

    • @TheRealDanTheManYT
      @TheRealDanTheManYT 2 месяца назад +36

      I KNEW IT
      It keeps getting harder to spot. That's so frustrating.

    • @soysource3218
      @soysource3218 2 месяца назад +18

      @@TheRealDanTheManYT
      I didn't notice except for some strange errors.
      AI advancing so fast is scary.

    • @BenCaesar
      @BenCaesar 2 месяца назад +10

      Yes unfortunately the voice really takes away from the video, if wasn’t for the positive community in the comments I wouldn’t watch it

    • @mmcsarte
      @mmcsarte 2 месяца назад +6

      the 'art' is ai too...

  • @TadpoleArtz
    @TadpoleArtz 4 дня назад +1

    Perfect and simple, thanks

  • @MsGnor
    @MsGnor 2 месяца назад +28

    Brilliant video, beautiful artwork, thanks for sharing & crediting amazing illustrators. Feeling that Wolf energy ~ blazing eyes & sharp fangs ~ look out little RED!!! ❤🙏🐺🐾🐾🌳

  • @lunayen
    @lunayen 2 месяца назад +13

    I'll keep them in mind for my next drawings, thank you. 😊

  • @adeldola904
    @adeldola904 16 дней назад +1

    perfect .Use the same explanatory style and presentation method; it is very effective in conveying the information. I watched the video more than five times and never felt bored.

  • @bruce-le-smith
    @bruce-le-smith 2 месяца назад +12

    great stuff, I've heard a lot of these concepts in photography and graphic design videos, but I liked hearing them from the perspective of illustration and storytelling, thanks!

  • @raerae6422
    @raerae6422 Месяц назад +3

    First time ive seen compositions explained in this way. Very informative.

  • @sylvainst-pierre8725
    @sylvainst-pierre8725 Месяц назад +4

    Watched this video three times and its so good. 5 minutes of superb information. Thanks for publishing this.

  • @Gaston-Melchiori
    @Gaston-Melchiori Месяц назад +1

    i am making a comic (just the idea, the art is made by a very talented woman) and aranging the characters on the pannels is hard, specially if they are moving, this is very helpfull for conversational pannels. i am saving this.

  • @AllBlacksNZ
    @AllBlacksNZ 2 месяца назад +11

    Simply the best. Thank you.

  • @rocketmanhunter1017
    @rocketmanhunter1017 2 месяца назад +7

    this channel is extremely underrated thank you so much for your videos, its is very informative.

    • @LearnAboutArt
      @LearnAboutArt  2 месяца назад +1

      I appreciate that! Thank you 🙏🏼

  • @melindedemmers264
    @melindedemmers264 2 месяца назад +10

    Thanks for explaining and showing. 👍🏼

  • @naimanicholson-lovejoy2725
    @naimanicholson-lovejoy2725 Месяц назад

    This is only what I've been looking for forever!

  • @nourhan1539
    @nourhan1539 2 месяца назад

    Just wow we need more of that about the story making

  • @keiokayy
    @keiokayy 8 дней назад

    Such a helpful video with great visual queues

  • @SDW90808
    @SDW90808 2 месяца назад +2

    Best video ever! I’m working on a poster of Josephine Baker and this is incredibly helpful. PS: No fluff; pure content. Thank you!

  • @cristianafelecan6780
    @cristianafelecan6780 2 месяца назад +1

    Learnt so much from this short video. Thank you!

  • @Xitaychin
    @Xitaychin 10 дней назад

    Very clear, thank you!

  • @fify7076
    @fify7076 2 месяца назад

    I really love the way you explain it so easily for me to understand! It's really hard to focus sometimes, and even then, it's not always explained so well in a way that I'd understand, sometimes they're too vague, and then I'd have more questions than answers...
    So I'm really thankful for you making this video! I was able to eagerly learn something new today, and it's motivating to pick up on my art skills again

    • @LearnAboutArt
      @LearnAboutArt  2 месяца назад

      Thank you for your kind words! Keep making art :)

  • @konstantinosoikonomou5297
    @konstantinosoikonomou5297 2 месяца назад +7

    Great video! The concepts are clearly presented and the use of examples that allows us to compare the different alternatives makes it easy to understand and remember. Many thanks!

  • @boyandbelugee1882
    @boyandbelugee1882 2 месяца назад +2

    Thank you for this excellent lesson!❤

  • @bevgordon7619
    @bevgordon7619 2 месяца назад +5

    This is a great videos. Valuable lessons that are straightforward and really engaging with the beautyfull images! One little niggling thing: Big Bad Wolf’s eyes- the pupils didn’t always line up to be looking at Little Red.....Also, I like the leaves, branches, tree trunks when used for Framing were mirror images- and it works! I feel, because that way they don’t detract from the characters

  • @the_jolly_bunny
    @the_jolly_bunny 2 месяца назад

    This video was pure GOLD!!!!

  • @Max10_B
    @Max10_B 2 месяца назад +1

    best most concise composition tutorial. kudos. been referencing film stuff lmao.

  • @HotHeadCringe
    @HotHeadCringe 2 месяца назад +3

    Wow! Such an incredible channel.

  • @Major_Tom82
    @Major_Tom82 2 месяца назад +457

    This whole video is based on the book 'How Pictures Work' by Molly Bang. At least have the decency to credit her in your video

    • @DragonNya69hehe
      @DragonNya69hehe 2 месяца назад +35

      Thanks for the comment. Hate when channels do this

    • @myrrhis01
      @myrrhis01 2 месяца назад +38

      I hear an AI voice reading this. There are multiple instances where the reading is not human. We should expect the full-scale use of AI to loot creative processes and the existing work of artists and actors. It makes money for the people who publish these videos

    • @lavenderlilac6227
      @lavenderlilac6227 2 месяца назад

      Yep. Even the ART in this is AI.
      @@myrrhis01

    • @LearnAboutArt
      @LearnAboutArt  2 месяца назад +226

      Hi. I have that book in my cupboard, and the last time I read it was a few years ago. However, throughout the production of this video, I did not refer to it for a single second, and I did not credit it because it wasn’t even on my mind when I produced this video.
      Also, these are basic visual language skills that are taught in art schools, and red riding hood is a very accessible story that helps anyone who wants to learn visual composition learn it easily. I made this video for my grade 8 students, and when I completed it, I thought Hey why not let other people learn it too? So I posted it.
      I just flipped through that amazing book. The content looks similar to this one because visual language is universal. Do check the book out and you’ll notice that not a single page was copied directly here.
      Finally, I have not monetized my videos at all, because I truly believe that education should be made free. Everyone can and should learn about art and the visual language so that we can pursue our innate human nature of making, creating and expressing ourselves.
      I will put the title of the book in the description as it is an excellent book to learn about composition.
      Hope that clarifies some of your doubts. It’s ok if you are not convinced. Thank you for stopping by :)

    • @Major_Tom82
      @Major_Tom82 2 месяца назад +35

      ​@@LearnAboutArt. I can tell you have the book in your cupboard because you copied everything from it. Claiming that "'these are basic visual language skills and red riding hood is a very accessible story" are very poor arguements. One of the main reasons this visual decronstructing skill is taught in art schools is because it was so well documented in Molly Bang's book wich was first published in 1991 . And she also uses Red Riding hood throughout the entire book!!! Claiming you just happen to have made a video using the EXACT same techniques in combination with the EXACT same story, Red Riding hood is ludicrous. I can fully understand the wish to make something accesible for your 8th grade studends, and also the wish to share it afterwards with the rest of the world. But passing it of as as your own work, or claiming these are "'basis visual language skills" only show a disrespect for the original author. It's shamefull, especially for a youtube channel dedicated to art, monetized or not. You can do better, give credit where credit is due...and not just when people call you on it.

  • @LoveImprov100
    @LoveImprov100 2 месяца назад +5

    Thank you for presentation. Very structured and well thought analysis of composition and meaning. ⭐

  • @phuongquyenle1627
    @phuongquyenle1627 2 месяца назад

    This is one of the best and interesting channels I've ever known. This makes me understand more about art and their implied meanings

  • @user-fc7is6jo2e
    @user-fc7is6jo2e 2 месяца назад +1

    Very well done! Bravo!

  • @leandrosantos6211
    @leandrosantos6211 12 дней назад

    What a great video!

  • @danielvaega
    @danielvaega 2 месяца назад +2

    Well made, informative, smooth. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @kevinramirez5308
    @kevinramirez5308 2 месяца назад +3

    Once again, a wonderful video.

  • @anissasmith7566
    @anissasmith7566 Месяц назад

    Fantastic video! I’m building a lesson plan on teaching my fourth grade students how to create a picturebook, and I can’t wait to incorporate this resource. I would love to see more of this type of video !!

  • @bwolff7364
    @bwolff7364 2 месяца назад +4

    I'm commenting to make sure it's documented that @Major_Tom82 pointed out that molly bang wrote the book before Let's talk about art did

  • @pvillez
    @pvillez 29 дней назад

    Excellent tutorial, thank you!

  • @JAOM
    @JAOM 2 месяца назад +1

    Wow fantastic. I have a short story channel and I have to come back to this video again and again. Great, thanks.

    • @LearnAboutArt
      @LearnAboutArt  2 месяца назад

      Thank you so much, have a great time with your channel too! Have checked it out, so much cool information!

  • @DoloresJNurss
    @DoloresJNurss 2 месяца назад

    Very well explained! Thank you!

  • @MocEmma
    @MocEmma 13 дней назад

    Thanks a lot for this explanation 😊

  • @AndreaNk333
    @AndreaNk333 2 месяца назад +1

    Me encantaaa, gracias!!

  • @alexandrosft562
    @alexandrosft562 2 месяца назад +1

    Beautiful and informative video! Thank you for sharing this info.

  • @sabatheus
    @sabatheus 13 дней назад

    Brilliant. Subscribed!

  • @charlesemcshane7372
    @charlesemcshane7372 2 месяца назад

    Excellent lesson!

  • @toadsoup
    @toadsoup Месяц назад

    Fantastic video. This technique really illustrates the lesson well.

  • @oksana_cherry_jam
    @oksana_cherry_jam Месяц назад

    Wow! Amazing video! Thank you!

  • @inkmatcha
    @inkmatcha 2 месяца назад +1

    This was such an insightful video :) I learned a lot and can’t wait to apply it in my work!

  •  2 месяца назад

    Me encanta, es muy útil, incluso para mis alumnos de fotografía. Gracias.

  • @rvatriple
    @rvatriple Месяц назад

    This was really interesting, thanks! I like photography and that's been my door into trying to better enjoy all kinds of visual art.

  • @Metal-Spark
    @Metal-Spark 2 месяца назад +19

    This is a very good video but please don't use AI voice generation, especially when the topic is to do with artwork. Artists are currently fighting a battle against AI and using it to create videos like this, even though the information is good, is completely out of touch.
    Your use of AI voice makes me suspect that the artwork is also generated, which again, is terrible optics for a channel that's supposed to be uplifting artwork.

    • @robotoncloud9
      @robotoncloud9 2 месяца назад +1

      Red Riding Hood looks especially at risk of being AI art when closer up. What's going on with the arm and the hood makes no sense.

    • @possumguts
      @possumguts 2 месяца назад +1

      they confirmed in one of the top comments that it's midjourney

    • @bluethan806
      @bluethan806 2 месяца назад

      The fact that they liked this comment without actually responding to it…

  • @angeldogstarot
    @angeldogstarot 2 месяца назад +3

    That video is one of the best pieces of video art I’ve ever seen on RUclips! Brilliantly helpful, thank you

  • @humairanaeempasha2362
    @humairanaeempasha2362 2 месяца назад

    Wow this video is gold!

  • @dar-77111
    @dar-77111 Месяц назад

    Muchas gracias 💜

  • @alirezaakhavi9943
    @alirezaakhavi9943 26 дней назад

    really amazing! thank you so much for the great videos! :)

  • @surcettinr2600
    @surcettinr2600 Месяц назад

    I saw the thumbnail and description and instantly thought of Picture This...

  • @digitalprincesses
    @digitalprincesses 2 месяца назад

    Fantastic video, really building knowledge and understanding! Thank you for sharing 🙇💌

  • @nightowl334
    @nightowl334 Месяц назад

    Ahhh I love the video! Not only very informative but also extremely visually pleasing🥺

  • @robertdufour2456
    @robertdufour2456 2 месяца назад

    A wonderful presentation!

  • @kamu747
    @kamu747 25 дней назад

    This was well done. The AI skill exhibited here to make the video was superb. Keep it up.

  • @Handotr
    @Handotr 2 месяца назад +1

    Great video. Very informative

  • @jessikacaroline72
    @jessikacaroline72 2 месяца назад

    Perfect! I really loved it!❤

  • @tataru1298
    @tataru1298 2 месяца назад

    I looove this art!

  • @abhilashasarmah9403
    @abhilashasarmah9403 Месяц назад

    this is great teaching. thankyou. :)

  • @shaylagoogle3097
    @shaylagoogle3097 2 месяца назад

    Wonderful video. It brings me back to art class. Will be using this for my next art project. 🤗🎨

    • @LearnAboutArt
      @LearnAboutArt  2 месяца назад +1

      Aww so glad that it reminded you of art class!

  • @eterno5981
    @eterno5981 2 месяца назад +1

    The music in the background is awesome as well

    • @LearnAboutArt
      @LearnAboutArt  2 месяца назад

      Artlist.io has great music!

    • @eterno5981
      @eterno5981 2 месяца назад

      @@LearnAboutArt thank you, that was helpful

  • @LeviAckerman-cl6iy
    @LeviAckerman-cl6iy Месяц назад +1

    Thanks for disclosing that the artwork is AI in the description, most won’t even do that.

  • @Ethereal_Journey_Official
    @Ethereal_Journey_Official 3 дня назад

    Thx! That can help me!

  • @strukovets
    @strukovets 2 месяца назад

    really cool lesson, many thanks!

  • @saravidovic902
    @saravidovic902 2 месяца назад

    This is the best video ✨✨✨✨

  • @guylainemorinstudio7869
    @guylainemorinstudio7869 2 месяца назад

    Very interesting. Thanks.

  • @wtsh4796
    @wtsh4796 2 месяца назад

    very attractive and clear explanation! i feel respected for my valuable time

  • @dagoelius
    @dagoelius 9 дней назад

    The AI missed an opportunity with framing negative space, should be the shape of wolf paw print.

  • @gabbywilliamson76
    @gabbywilliamson76 2 месяца назад

    Very helpful video. Thank you

  • @AliciaMarkoe
    @AliciaMarkoe Месяц назад

    thank you 🦋

  • @justonefyx
    @justonefyx 2 месяца назад +13

    This is from Molly Bang's book 'How Pictures Work'

    • @window8050
      @window8050 2 месяца назад

      surprised they didnt even mentioned it

    • @LearnAboutArt
      @LearnAboutArt  2 месяца назад +5

      Because I did not refer to it throughout the video production process, from scripting to video editing.
      I could have been influenced by it as I was introduced to it by my art teacher when I was a student many years ago, and I read that book again a few years back.
      Seems like there are similarities, but definitely no plagiarism. Visual language is universal.

    • @justonefyx
      @justonefyx 2 месяца назад +2

      @@LearnAboutArt It's plagiarism to take someone's ideas and pass it off as your own. How hard is it to say, "I'm going to summarize Molly Bang's thesis on composition. For more information, check out the book 'How Pictures Work'.

    • @LearnAboutArt
      @LearnAboutArt  2 месяца назад +3

      @@justonefyx My dear, the content that I covered in the video (the 4 compositional techniques) cannot be found in the book. I just flipped through the book yesterday. If you can find it, do tell me the page number. Thank you!

    • @gristen
      @gristen 2 месяца назад +3

      ​@@justonefyxmolly bang did not invent the concept of composition, she just broke down and analyzed existing concepts. artists have been utilizing composition techniques for as long as there has been art

  • @mohammadtausifrafi8277
    @mohammadtausifrafi8277 2 месяца назад

    That wolf is extremely well drawn.

  • @rebegre
    @rebegre 2 месяца назад

    Such a great video! ❤

  • @Perry10007
    @Perry10007 2 месяца назад

    Wow super interesting! Thank you!

  • @WajidAli-nk4lx
    @WajidAli-nk4lx 2 месяца назад

    Just love it.

  • @katalins.murphy2825
    @katalins.murphy2825 2 месяца назад +1

    The best video on composition I've seen on RUclips so far!! I love that it's full of examples and no nonsense just help. Thank you!

  • @ojotlacuilo8521
    @ojotlacuilo8521 2 месяца назад

    Great! Thank you 🙂

  • @mariafroes6155
    @mariafroes6155 Месяц назад

    so good video

  • @dan_dah
    @dan_dah 2 месяца назад

    This is such a great video 🙌 simple and visually top 😊

  • @harshbidhuri2316
    @harshbidhuri2316 2 месяца назад

    amazing video

  • @user-tk1jj1cp9x
    @user-tk1jj1cp9x 2 месяца назад

    Great video.

  • @alideep9656
    @alideep9656 2 месяца назад

    Thank you

  • @mirzaangon
    @mirzaangon 2 месяца назад +1

    this might be the most creative use of Keynote (that’s what you used to make the video I believe?) to make a video I have seen. Bravo!

    • @LearnAboutArt
      @LearnAboutArt  2 месяца назад +1

      Thank you! Yea I used keynote to animate them :)

  • @rottenbutterfly9675
    @rottenbutterfly9675 2 месяца назад

    This is so helpful❤

  • @thelostone1728
    @thelostone1728 14 дней назад

    More vedios like this plz

  • @ThuyVu-tx6wo
    @ThuyVu-tx6wo 2 месяца назад

    Cảm ơn kênh chia sẻ.

  • @mastermill79
    @mastermill79 2 месяца назад

    Thanks lady 😊

  • @thibault_aquarelle
    @thibault_aquarelle 2 месяца назад

    Very nice to see a video on composition which is actually helpful, without golden ratio bullsh*t 👍👍

  • @goteamslugs
    @goteamslugs 2 месяца назад +2

    Thank you! Very informative. That wolf reminds me of the film adaptation of Ralph from Rampage. God bless and have a nice day! ^u^

    • @LearnAboutArt
      @LearnAboutArt  2 месяца назад

      Have not heard of it. After googling, wow it looks cool!

  • @ucanthanh6674
    @ucanthanh6674 2 месяца назад

    Great video