Weekly BobBlast Issue 355
Tunnel Vision Composition - Everything Leads to the Vanishing Point
Welcome Back to Another BobBlast!
This BobBlast features the second of my four favorite graphic compositions I use when painting my ethereal landscapes.
The previous BobBlast demo showed the Horizontal composition - everything happening on the horizon line.
The featured composition this week is full of visual drama and strong contrast: Tunnel Vision Composition.
This graphic composition is exactly as it is called… everything leads your eye to one lighted point, whether you're looking out through a tunnel (light at the end of the tunnel) or you are at the bottom of the Grand Canyon with high mountainous cliffs on both sides. You are illustrating a Vanishing Point and that focal point may be the setting sun, a wedge of sky or a gap in the forest of trees. Even urban scenes have a vanishing point, using buildings and sky scrappers and the pedestrians' point of view… all the way down to the red stop light.
The end result is a simple, yet powerful graphic design with a memorable impact. This week's Tunnel Vision painting demo shows my preference for dark shapes on both sides, leading to one bright focal point.
Practice many versions of this Tunnel Vision design. Go towards the light!
Watch the demo! In this BobBlast, I paint the Tunnel Vision composition - the initial sketch and a painting. It's a simple approach with a strong graphic design.
Stay tuned for the next BobBlast Landscape Composition: Cantilever!
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