Arranging your painting subjects with a viewfinder

Posted: Jan 12, 2011 |

Setting up your subjects in an arrangement is an important step you have to take before you can start drawing because a bad arrangement isn't going to miraculously transform into a masterpiece when you put it on paper. When you arrange your subject, you want to make sure you use a simple background and a variety of forms and can see all the items clearly. Cluttered scenes or objects lined up in rows just aren't that interesting to look at or draw.

A viewfinder is a simple tool that can make your arranging job much easier. Viewfinders are valuable tools that help you zero in on what image you want to draw.

After you have your viewfinder ready, look through its window at your subject like you'd look though the viewfinder of an old camera. The viewfinder frame allows you to visualize your current setup as a possible composition for your artwork by isolating the image so you can judge its overall effect. Try several arrangements of your items and use your viewfinder to look at the subject from several points of view (for example, from the left, right, top, bottom, and so on) to see what strikes your fancy. You may rearrange a few more times as you draw thumbnail sketches.

The shape of the viewfinder's opening must correspond to the shape of your drawing. Here are two ways to check:

Stand back from your paper and look through the viewfinder. Make sure the edges of the paper visually touch the edges of the window in your viewfinder.

Lay the viewfinder on the corner of your paper. Lay a ruler or other straightedge diagonally across the paper so that the corners are connected. If the straightedge passes exactly through the corner of your viewfinder, it'll work.

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