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FAST NAVIGATION ** Resources ** Why the Rule of Thirds Fails Artists ** Design Techniques to Master Composition ** Dynamic Symmetry ** Golden Ratio (Phi Ratio) ** Analyzed Photographs ** Analyzed Paintings ** Analyzed Sculptures ** Analyzed Cinematography ** Analyzed Video Games ** Street Photography ** Color Theory ** Philosophy ** Inspiration ** Quotes

Resources & Quick References

This is a great section to find free downloads and epic lists for quick reference.

161 of 365 – *Canon of Design RESOURCES (FREE downloads for members)

127 of 365 – Canon of Design – VIRTUAL LIBRARY

14 of 365 – The Simplicity & Beauty of Dynamic Symmetry – VISUAL GLOSSARY

157 of 365 – *Music can Inspire the Mood of Your Image

364 of 365 – *The Symbolic Objects in Art: Yesterday & Today

396. 10 Myths About the Rule of Thirds

403. Score Your Compositions

422. Famous Artist Birthdays and Inspiration

425. Virtual Mentors to Inspire Your Artistic Journey

458. Top 20 Discoveries from Canon of Design

601. *How to Easily Transfer a Drawing to Canvas – No More Squares

Why the Rule of Thirds Fails Artists

This 365 project started out with the title “The Rule of Thirds Killed Design and Left it for Dead,” so that should give you a great idea of the content within this section. I drank the kool-aid like everyone else and thought the rule of thirds was one of the absolute must-know techniques for composition. In the end it only hurt my compositions and made my photos have a cookie cutter feel like others. It was hard, but I have finally broke the habit of plotting on thirds. Check this section out if you want to know why the rule of thirds is a watered down form of composition.

1 of 365 – Introduction

3 of 365 – What Makes Me an Expert on Composition?

4 of 365 – The Simplified Concept Behind the Rule of Thirds

5 of 365 – *Why do They Say it’s a Rule of Thirds Power Point?

6 of 365 – *Composition So Easy a Baby Monkey Could do it

8 of 365 – Using the Rule of Thirds: I am Guilty, Most of Us are

10 of 365 – The Rule of Thirds Inventor: John Thomas Smith

11 of 365 – What happened to design?

13 of 365 – *Analyzing Smith’s Rule of Thirds Statement

24 of 365 – The Rule of Thirds and the Chicken Soup Analogy

25 of 365 – A Misleading Guide to Mastering Composition

36 of 365 – The Rule of Thirds and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

74 of 365 – Composition for Dummies

91 of 365 – *Composition Techniques – Filter What you Find – Part I

93 of 365 – *Composition Techniques – Filter What you Find – Part II

92 of 365 – *Follow the Rule of Thirds

396. 10 Myths About the Rule of Thirds

462. Why is the Rule of Thirds Grid on Pro Cameras?

496. Rule of Thirds vs Dynamic Symmetry Video [Fun Analogy & Tips]

515. Photography Composition and Tips for Beginners [Digging Deep Into 8]

692. Rule of Thirds – The Number One Reason NOT to Use It

Design Techniques to Master Composition

If you study anything, be sure to study the design techniques listed in this section. They will forever change the way you create your art. They will help you reach the master level!

7 of 365 – Canon of Design Essentials- VISUAL GLOSSARY

14 of 365 – The Simplicity & Beauty of Dynamic Symmetry – VISUAL GLOSSARY

15 of 365 – *Capturing Movement in Photography and Painting

17 of 365 – *The Arabesque in Painting – Part I – Law of Continuity

18 of 365 – *The Arabesque in Nature – Part II

19 of 365 – *The Arabesque in Photography – Part III

21 of 365 – *Figure Ground Relationship (FGR) in Photography and Painting – Part I

22 of 365 – *Figure Ground Relationship – Proper use will define your subject – Part II

27 of 365 – *Greatest Area of Contrast (GAC)

28 of 365 – *Simultaneous Contrast in Photography and Painting

29 of 365 – *Editing Your Photography and Painting Quickly

31 of 365 – *Chiaroscuro – Dramatic Lighting in Painting, Photography, and Cinema

32 of 365 – *Unity Within Your Composition – Law of Closure – Part I

34 of 365 – *Unity Within Your Composition – Ellipses – Part II

35 of 365 – *Unity Within Your Composition – Radiating Lines – Part III

38 of 365 – *Gamut – Repetition & Rhythm Within Your Composition – Part I

39 of 365 – *Gamut – Posing Rhythm Within Your Composition – Part II

42 of 365 – *Aerial Perspective Outdoors in Photography and Painting – Part I

43 of 365 – *Aerial Perspective Indoors in Photography and Painting – Part II

46 of 365 – *Aerial Perspective – Smoking Cigarettes in Visual Art – Part III

48 of 365 – *Coincidences Create Unity & Movement – Overlapping Shapes

49 of 365 – *Edge Flicker (EF) in Photography and Painting – Part I

50 of 365 – *Edge Flicker (EF) – Cutting Off Limbs in Photography and Painting – Part II

53 of 365 – Gestalt Psychology Introduction – Part I

55 of 365 – *Gestalt Psychology – Law of Pragnanz – Part II

56 of 365 – *Gestalt Psychology – Law of Similarity – Part III

57 of 365 – *Gestalt Psychology – Law of Symmetry – Part IV (Balance & Counterpart)

59 of 365 – *Gestalt Psychology – Law of Proximity – Part V

71 of 365 – *Finding the GAC in Photoshop

76 of 365 – *The Power of the 90 Degree Angle

78 of 365 – *Aspective View in Photography and Painting

83 of 365 – *Negative Space and Filling the Grid in Photography and Painting

85 of 365 – *Learn to Squint when Creating Your Art

88 of 365 – *Linking the Foreground & Background in Painting

90 of 365 – *Echoing Shapes in Photography

98 of 365 – *How to Design a Photo Shoot

99 of 365 – *Understanding Balance in Composition: Gazing Direction

102 of 365 – *Breathing Room – Art Balance from Top to Bottom – Part I

104 of 365 – *Breathing Room – Art Balance from Top to Bottom – Part II

109 of 365 – *One or Many Focal Points in Art?

113 of 365 – *Light and Shadow in Photography and Painting – Part I

115 of 365 – *Light & Shadow – Part II

119 of 365 – *Get Familiar with Your Photographic Environment

122 of 365 – *Finding Your Artistic Style

125 of 365 – *Contrapposto – A Pose of Beauty

130 of 365 – *Expression is Gold in Photography and Painting

137 of 365 – *Square Composition in Art

147 of 365 – Application & Repetition Leads to Experience

148 of 365 – *Unity Emphasis in Painting

151 of 365 – *L earn How Our Eyes Scan Artwork

160 of 365 – *The Shadow’s Edge in Photography

169 of 365 – *Disguise the Design in Your Composition

175 of 365 – *Haphazardly Filling the Grid

189 of 365 – *Patterns in Art

209 of 365 – *Light Falloff & The Inverse Square Law – Part I

210 of 365 – *Light Falloff & The Inverse Square Law – Part II

228 of 365 – *Photography: Watermark or No Watermark

238 of 365 – *How Mirrors Add Depth, Mystery & Movement in Visual Art

249 of 365 – *How to Create a Window of Depth in Photography and Painting

269 of 365 – *Drawing in Perspective

318 of 365 – *Understanding Camera Light Meters and Squinting

322 of 365 – *How to Design with Clouds

332 of 365 – *Diagonal Coincidences and How to Use Them

336 of 365 – *The Frame Forces Relationships in Photography

353 of 365 –*The Best Emotion Provoking Technique for Photography

374. *Separating Shapes – Bresson Being Inspired by Matisse

417. *Top 10 Techniques to Master Composition

521. *Top 10 Techniques to Master Composition – Part 2

423. *The Problem with Leading Lines – Using Pointing Devices

427. *Mastering Composition: Analyzing Art Books with Tracing Paper

440.*Using Ambiguity to Strengthen the Storytelling of Your Art

441. *The Top Techniques to Create Visual Impact in Your Art

442. *How to Create a Hierarchy in Your Photograph or Painting

452. *Mastering Composition: Analyzing Art Books with Tracing Paper – Round Two

453. *Aerial Composition and Dynamic Symmetry

454. *Number One Hack for Mastering Composition

463. *Magnetic Momentum in Book Covers – Baroque vs Sinister

467. *Photo Shoot Think Sheet

488. *Composition is More Important than Beautiful Lighting

489. *The Simplistic Lighting of Stanley Kubrick

492. *How the Subject’s Gaze Can Control the Frame

503. *Shallow vs Deep DOF: Storytelling in Photography

516. *Creative Framing in Photography

523. *The Design Techniques in Dynamic Poses

528. *Using a Phone to Keep Your Composition Skills Sharp

539. *Photography Composition & Design with Shadows

540. *Pro Tip for Creating Mystery in Portrait Photos

548. *Design Techniques and Keeping the Story Pure

553. Echoing Shapes with Odd Nerdrum (ANALYZED PAINTINGS)

556. *Mastering Composition with No Diagonals (Balance)

560. *Top 5 Design Techniques Inspired by Nature (IG Photographers)

564. *Top 7 Design Mistakes Made by Artists (Beginners and Pro)

566. *The True Fundamentals of Art

571. *Beginner Painters Never Use This Technique

573. Dynamic Symmetry and Design Techniques in Epic Paintings (Paris Video)

574. How to Crop In-Camera to Eliminate Distractions (Paris)

578. *Using Aerial Perspective and Lost Edges in Your Art (Paris Video)

581. *How Master Painters Use Arabesques (Paris Video)

582. *Photographing Sculptures Like a Model (Paris)

591. *How to Avoid Overlapping Mistakes (Paris)

593. *How to Use Design Techniques in Food Photography

595. *Take Amazing Landscape Photos with Design Techniques – Part One

596. *Take Amazing Landscape Photos with Design Techniques – Part Two

604. *Best Composition Tips for Posing a Model

605. *Design Techniques for Quick Portrait Paintings (Fun Video)

616. *Notan – How it Can Benefit Your Compositions

619. *Email Q&A: Redesigning a Reference Photo for Painting

621. *How the Background Affects the Story – Painting and Photos

624. *Light and Dark Technique for Adding Depth (Photo & Painting)

625. *Critique the Composition Not the Style (ANALYZED PAINTINGS)

628. *Master Painters Adding Interest with Patterns

633. Steelyard Composition Principle – Biggest Misconception (Balance)

634. *How to Make an Annie Leibovitz Photo Even Better (Design Techniques)

638. *Controlling Contrast – Magnetic Momentum ANALYZED PAINTING

633. *Steelyard Composition Principle – Biggest Misconception (Balance)

665. *Dynamic Symmetry & Design Techniques – From Drawing to Painting (VIDEO)

662. *Using a Projector to Enlarge Your Art

679. *The Arabesque and Minimalism – Email Q & A

686. *How to Create an Illusion in Art (Law of Pragnanz)

698. *How Did Masters Use Texture? (ANALYZED ART)

Dynamic Symmetry

Dynamic symmetry is the foundation to all great master art. It helps create unity, movement, and rhythm, and every remarkable master painter used it in their work.

5 of 365 – *Why do They Say it’s a Rule of Thirds Power Point?

6 of 365 – *Composition So Easy a Baby Monkey Could do it

14 of 365 – The Simplicity & Beauty of Dynamic Symmetry – VISUAL GLOSSARY

63 of 365 – *Baroque vs. Sinister in Artistic Design – Part I

64 of 365 – *Baroque vs. Sinister in Artistic Design – Magnetic Momentum – Part II

73 of 365 – *GRID DOWNLOAD and USING THE GRID – VIDEO

141 of 365 – *Inspiration from the Grid

155 of 365 – *Composition with Compound Root Rectangles

234 of 365 – The Painters Secret Geometry Giveaway – ##CLOSED##

253 of 365 – *The Perfect Canvas Size for Your Design

270 of 365 – *Using an iPad as a Light Table

340 of 365 – *Dynamic Symmetry Notes

404. *Gustav Klimt Using Dynamic Symmetry, Color, and Patterns

419. *Composition with Overlapping Root Rectangles

428. *Email Q &A: Dynamic Symmetry and Canvas Sizes

431. Dynamic Symmetry: How to Use it in Photography and Painting

432. *Dynamic Symmetry: How to Draw the Grid with Math

436. *How the Masters Used Dynamic Symmetry – Picasso “The Frugal Repast”

437. Email Q & A: How Did the Masters Learn Dynamic Symmetry?

438. *Dynamic Symmetry: Themes of Root Rectangles

444. *How to Self-Critique Your Photo or Painting

446. Email Q & A: Blade Runner Analyzed Cinema

448. *Did They Use the Rule of Thirds in Blade Runner 2049 – Part One

449. *Configuring Our Dynamic Symmetry Grids – Blade Runner 2049 – Part Two

452. *Aerial Composition and Dynamic Symmetry

474. *Dynamic Symmetry, Film and the Sydney Opera House

476. *Dynamic Symmetry: How to Quickly Build the Grids in Photoshop

477. *Dynamic Symmetry: Major Area Divisions (MAD) vs Themes

496. Rule of Thirds vs Dynamic Symmetry Video [Fun Analogy & Tips]

500. *Dynamic Symmetry – How to Keep it Simple in the Beginning [Video]

501. *How to Choose a Dynamic Symmetry Grid for Photography

502. *How Picasso Softens His Dynamic Symmetry Lines

504. *Edward Hopper Using Dynamic Symmetry and Phi Calipers

506. *Dynamic Symmetry: Understanding the Musical Divisions of a Rectangle

507. *Dynamic Symmetry: A Complete Understanding of the Reciprocal

512. *Dynamic Symmetry: How to Memorize the Basic Armature

514. *Dynamic Symmetry: Understanding the Ratios for Painting and Photography

526. *How I Used Dynamic Symmetry in a Self-Portrait

529. *Email Q&A: Developing a Digital Painting with Dynamic Symmetry

533. *Dynamic Symmetry: Understanding Grid Similarities – VAN GOGH

535. Dynamic Symmetry, Jonas Bendiksen & Panoramas

542. How to Design a Book Cover and Abstract Letters with Dynamic Symmetry

557. Dynamic Symmetry: How to Easily Understand Ratios (Super Simple)

572. *Dynamic Symmetry – How to Easily Use Complex Grids

573. Dynamic Symmetry and Design Techniques in Epic Paintings (Video)

575. *Using Dynamic Symmetry to Photograph the Eiffel Tower (Paris)

576. *Dynamic Symmetry and Absinthe Inspired Drawings – Intro, One, Two (Paris)

580. *Dynamic Symmetry and Absinthe Inspired Drawings – Three (Paris Video)

583. Dynamic Symmetry and Absinthe Inspired Drawings – Four (Paris Video)

589. *Dynamic Symmetry and Absinthe Inspired Drawings – Five (Paris Video)

594. *How to Use Complex Grids – Leibovitz Master Copy

600. Dynamic Symmetry Grid Package – Intro for Beginners (ECOSYSTEM)

618. *Dynamic Symmetry and Logo Designs

619. *Email Q&A: Redesigning a Reference Photo for Painting

631. Dynamic Symmetry – Top 7 Misconceptions You Should Know

640. *Dynamic Symmetry – Is the 1.5 Rectangle an Outcast? (Misconceptions)

649. *Refined Grids – Are They More Efficient to Use?

670. *Dynamic Symmetry – Basic, Stacked or Side by Side

671. Dot Bunn – Secrets of Color & Design (Landscape Painting)

665. *Dynamic Symmetry & Design Techniques – From Drawing to Painting (VIDEO)

692. Rule of Thirds – The Number One Reason NOT to Use It

696. Dynamic Symmetry – The Biggest Cliché Ever Heard

Golden Ratio (Phi Ratio, etc)

The golden ratio has been something held in great regard for centuries and centuries. From ancient times, until now, it still amazes those that take the time to understand it. We can use it in our art to help create harmonic proportions, but it can also be misused as you’ll find out in this section.

60 of 365 – *The Golden Rectangle is not a Slice of Cheese

62 of 365 – *The Golden Rectangle is not a Slice of Cheese – Part II

66 of 365 – *The Golden Ratio is Misunderstood…Again.

69 of 365 – *Phi Ratio and the Close-Minded Professor

70 of 365 – *Timeline of Geometry, Phi, and Design

80 of 365 – Using the Phi Ratio Doesn’t Mean You are Part of a Cult

105 of 365 – Phi Lecture by Barnstone Student Ryan Brooker

167 of 365 – *Donald Duck and the Golden Ratio

190 of 365 – PHI CALIPER GIVEAWAY – ##CLOSED##

430. *Email Q & A: What is the Golden Section?

Masters Using Phi Calipers for Golden Ratio Proportions

67 of 365 – *Georges Seurat Using Phi Calipers

171 of 365 – Golden Ratio and Mona Lisa -ANALYZED (Phi Calipers)

306 of 365 – *Bouguereau Using Phi Calipers

359 of 365 – *David Teniers Using Phi Calipers

482. Golden Ratio in Art: Parthenon and Euan Uglow [Techniques]

504. *Edward Hopper Using Dynamic Symmetry and Phi Calipers

510. *The Phi Ratio and the Human Face: Step by Step

Analyzed Photographs

Just as we copy the masters to learn more about them, we should also analyze their work to dig deep into the techniques that make their art so remarkable. This goes for photographers, painters, cinematographers…all visual art.

Annie Leibovitz

2 of 365 – Annie Leibovitz – ANALYZED PHOTO #1

47 of 365 – *Annie Leibovitz – ANALYZED PHOTO #2

61 of 365 – *Annie Leibovitz – ANALYZED PHOTO #3

86 of 365 – *Annie Leibovitz – ANALYZED PHOTO #4

159 of 365 – *Annie Leibovitz – ANALYZED PHOTO #5

187 of 365 – *Annie Leibovitz – ANALYZED PHOTO #6

222 of 365 – *Annie Leibovitz – ANALYZED PHOTO #7

264 of 365 – *Annie Leibovitz – ANALYZED PHOTO #8

532. *Annie Leibovitz Group Photo – ANALYZED #9

280 of 365 – Annie Leibovitz 1993 Documentary

385. *Annie Leibovitz & Star Wars Analyzed

223 of 365 – *Creating Beautiful Group Photos Like Annie – Part I

224 of 365 – *Creating Beautiful Group Photos Like Annie – Part II

455. *One Second Color Correction with Annie Leibovitz Photos

466. *The Leibovitz Recipe: Number One – Figure-Ground Relationship

554. *The Leibovitz Recipe: Number Two (Lighting)

592. *The Leibovitz Recipe Three – Wind

643. *The Leibovitz Recipe – Number Four – Fabric

650. *The Leibovitz Recipe – Number Five – Cutting Off Limbs

660. *The Leibovitz Recipe Number Six – Quirky

484. *Annie Leibovitz: Group Photo Composition [Techniques]

488. *Composition is More Important than Beautiful Lighting

627. Annie Leibovitz Group Photo – ANALYZED #10 (Video)

678. *Annie Leibovitz (ANALYZED PHOTO #11)

704. *Annie Leibovitz – How to Pick the Best Photo of a Series

734. Annie Leibovitz – Quick Critique #1

737. *The Leibovitz Recipe – Number Seven – Eyes Closed

760. *Annie Leibovitz and Dynamic Symmetry (Photo Series Analyzed)

Gregory Crewdson

30 of 365 – *Gregory Crewdson – ANALYZED PHOTO #1

117 of 365 – *Gregory Crewdson – ANALYZED PHOTO #2

166 of 365 – *Gregory Crewdson – ANALYZED PHOTO #3

215 of 365 – Gregory Crewdson – ANALYZED PHOTO #4

505. *Gregory Crewdson Photos are Inspired by a Master Painter

695. *What Makes it a Crewdson Photo? (Artistic Style)

More Analyzed Photographs

12 of 365 – *Peter Lippman – ANALYZED PHOTO

72 of 365 – *David Bellemere – ANALYZED PHOTO #1

275 of 365 – *David Bellemere – ANALYZED PHOTO #2

201 of 365 – *Erwin Olaf – ANALYZED PHOTO

480. *Fine Art Photos by Stephen Shore

481. *How to Pose a Model with an Arabesque [Fine Art Photography]

485. *Photography Composition with Irving Penn [5 Techniques]

486. *The Masterful Set Designs of Mary Howard

487. *The Photography Composition of Horst P. Horst [Techniques]

490. The Masterful Design Techniques of Martine Franck [Cartier-Bresson]

491. *Alexey Titarenko Long Exposure Photography [Hauntingly Beautiful]

494. *Paolo Roversi Photography Analyzed [7 Techniques]

517. *Photography Composition with Francis Frith [Amazing Pyramids]

519. *Saul Leiter and His Painterly Photography Technique

526. *How I Used Dynamic Symmetry in a Self-Portrait

527. How to Create Killer B&W Photos

528. *Using a Phone to Keep Your Composition Skills Sharp

530. *Jeff Wall Photo Composite Analyzed

537. *Marco Grob-ANALYZED PHOTO

538. Nudity in Art: Acceptable vs Pornographic

565. How to Master Manual Mode and Avoid Auto Mode Flaws (Exposure Triangle)

568. *Design Techniques Used by Christopher Anderson

588. *How to Select Your Keepers with Design Techniques (Contact Sheets Analyzed)

608. *Design Techniques Used by Hiro (ANALYZED PHOTOS)

610. *Erwin Blumenfeld’s Unique Photography-ANALYZED

622. Deborah Turbeville Best Compositions (ANALYZED PHOTOS)

629. *Michal Pudelka Best Compositions (ANALYZED PHOTOS)

690. *Bieke Depoorter and Her Artistic Style (Magnum Photos)

707. Joel Sternfeld – Top 3 Techniques (ANALYZED PHOTOS)

709. *Craig McDean Top 5 Techniques (ANALYZED PHOTOS)

715. *Jack Davison’s Top 3 Techniques (ANALYZED)

717. *Bruno Dayan’s Artistic Style (ANALYZED)

720. *The Top 10 Inspiring Film Photographers

738. Nick Knight’s “War” Photo Breakdown

739. *Ernst Haas – Top 7 Techniques (ANALYZED PHOTOS)

740. *Herb Ritts – Top 7 Techniques (ANALYZED PHOTOS)

741. *Beginner Mistakes Made by Pros (Whale Mural Hawaii)

745. *Dorothea Lange – Top 5 Techniques

747. *Patrick Demarchelier – Top 5 Techniques (ANALYZED PHOTOS)

752. *Elizaveta Porodina – Top 5 Techniques (ANALYZED PHOTOS)

754. Peter Lindbergh – Top 6 Techniques (ANALYZED PHOTOS)

Analyzed Paintings

Georges-Pierre Seurat

23 of 365 – *Georges-Pierre Seurat – ANALYZED PAINTING

67 of 365 – *Georges Seurat Using Phi Calipers

Leonardo Da Vinci

33 of 365 – *Leonardo Da Vinci – ANALYZED PAINTING #1

173 of 365 – *Da Vinci – ANALYZED PAINTING #2

247 of 365 – *Da Vinci – ANALYZED PAINTING #3

303 of 365 – *Da Vinci – ANALYZED PAINTING #4

171 of 365 – *Leonardo Da Vinci Using Phi Calipers

Vincent Van Gogh

54 of 365 – *Vincent van Gogh – ANALYZED PAINTING #1

219 of 365 – *Vincent van Gogh – ANALYZED PAINTING #2

250 of 365 – *Vincent van Gogh – ANALYZED PAINTING #3

289 of 365 – *Vincent van Gogh – ANALYZED PAINTING #4

457. *Vincent van Gogh – ANALYZED PAINTING #5

473. Vincent van Gogh – ANALYZED PAINTING #6

669. *Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers (ANALYZED PAINTING)

685. *Vincent Van Gogh and the Importance of Gray (Color Theory)

688. 12 Things I Learned from Van Gogh (Master Copy)

697. *Did Van Gogh Design This Portrait? – La Mousmé (ANALYZED PAINTING)

Edgar Degas

114 of 365 – *Degas – ANALYZED PAINTING #1

194 of 365 – *Degas – ANALYZED PAINTING #2

208 of 365 – *Degas – ANALYZED PAINTING #3

694. *Did Edgar Degas Use His Gut to Design? (ANALYZED PAINTING #4)

721. *Edgar Degas Candid Nude (ANALYZED PAINTING #5)

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

65 of 365 – *William-Adolphe Bouguereau – ANALYZED PAINTING #1

107 of 365 – *Bouguereau – ANALYZED PAINTING #2

170 of 365 – *Bouguereau – ANALYZED PAINTING #3

306 of 365 – *Bouguereau Using Phi Calipers

648. *William-Adolphe Bouguereau (ANALYZED PAINTING #4)

667. *William-Adolphe Bouguereau – Dante and Virgil (ANALYZED PAINTING)

Toulouse Lautrec

79 of 365 – *Toulouse Lautrec – ANALYZED PAINTING #1

338 of 365 – *Toulouse Lautrec – ANALYZED PAINTING #2

435. *Toulouse Lautrec – ANALYZED PAINTING #3

731. *Toulouse Lautrec – The Sofa (ANALYZED PAINTING)

Caravaggio

100 of 365 – *Caravaggio – ANALYZED PAINTING #1

313 of 365 – *Caravaggio – ANALYZED PAINTING #2

Pablo Picasso

103 of 365 – *Pablo Picasso – ANALYZED PAINTING #1

138 of 365 – *Pablo Picasso – ANALYZED PAINTING #2

502. *How Picasso Softens His Dynamic Symmetry Lines

701. Did Picasso Steal From Ancient Romans?

Peter Paul Rubens

124 of 365 – Rubens – ANALYZED PAINTING #1

145 of 365 – *Rubens – ANALYZED PAINTING #2

180 of 365 – *Rubens – ANALYZED PAINTING #3

212 of 365 – *Rubens – ANALYZED PAINTING #4

243 of 365 – *Rubens – ANALYZED PAINTING #5

254 of 365 – *Rubens – ANALYZED PAINTING – Video – Part I

255 of 365 – *Rubens – ANALYZED PAINTING – Video – Part II

256 of 365 – *Rubens – ANALYZED PAINTING – Video – Part III

296 of 365 – *Rubens – ANALYZED PAINTING #6

331 of 365 – *Rubens – ANALYZED PAINTING #7

559. *Peter Paul Rubens – The Fall of the Damned (ANALYZED PAINTING) #8

632. Peter Paul Rubens – ANALYZED PAINTING #9

More Analyzed Artwork

9 of 365 – *Juliette Aristides – ANALYZED DRAWING

131 of 365 – *Juliette Aristides – ANALYZED PAINTING

16 of 365 – *Arantzazu Martinez – ANALYZED PAINTING

37 of 365 – *Frans Snyders – ANALYZED PAINTING #1

40 of 365 – *John Singer Sargent – ANALYZED PAINTING #1

44 of 365 – *Syd McGinley – ANALYZED PAINTING

51 of 365 – *Patinir – ANALYZED PAINTING

58 of 365 – *Pieter Bruegel – ANALYZED PAINTING #1

635. *Pieter Bruegel – The Triumph of Death (ANALYZED PAINTING) #2

341 of 365 – *Jan Brueghel the Elder – ANALYZED PAINTING

68 of 365 – *Shen Zhou – ANALYZED PAINTING

75 of 365 – *Claude Joseph Vernet – ANALYZED PAINTING

82 of 365 – *Hugues Merle – ANALYZED PAINTING #1

89 of 365 – *Viggo Johansen – ANALYZED PAINTING #1

121 of 365 – *Viggo Johansen – ANALYZED PAINTING #2

97 of 365 – *Caspar David Friedrich – ANALYZED PAINTING #1

110 of 365 – *Poynter – ANALYZED PAINTING #1

128 of 365 – *Henri Fantin-Latour – ANALYZED PAINTING

135 of 365 – *Hubert Robert – ANALYZED PAINTING

142 of 365 – *Herbert James Draper – ANALYZED PAINTING #1

149 of 365 – *Giorgio Morandi – ANALYZED PAINTING

152 of 365 – *Paxton – ANALYZED PAINTING

156 of 365 – *Johannes Vermeer – ANALYZED PAINTING

163 of 365 – *Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema – ANALYZED PAINTING #1

233 of 365 – *Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema – ANALYZED PAINTING #2

177 of 365 – *Titian – ANALYZED PAINTING

184 of 365 – *Euan Uglow – ANALYZED PAINTING

191 of 365 – *Michelangelo – ANALYZED PAINTING

198 of 365 – *Whistler – ANALYZED PAINTING

205 of 365 – *Gentileschi – ANALYZED PAINTING

236 of 365 – *Dot Bunn – ANALYZED PAINTING

240 of 365 – *Pierre Auguste Cot – ANALYZED PAINTING

261 of 365 – *Renoir – ANALYZED PAINTING

268 of 365 – *Salvador Dali – ANALYZED PAINTING

271 of 365 – *Raphael – ANALYZED PAINTING

278 of 365 – *Puvis – ANALYZED PAINTING

282 of 365 – *Judith Fritchman – ANALYZED PAINTING

285 of 365 – *Matisse – ANALYZED PAINTING

292 of 365 – *Lucian Freud – ANALYZED PAINTING

299 of 365 – *Tintoretto – ANALYZED PAINTING

310 of 365 – *Delacroix – ANALYZED PAINTING

317 of 365 – *Henrietta Rae – ANALYZED PAINTING

320 of 365 – *John William Waterhouse – ANALYZED PAINTING

569. *John William Waterhouse – ANALYZED PAINTING 2

324 of 365 – *Jean Leon Gerome – ANALYZED PAINTING

327 of 365 – *George Frederic Watts – ANALYZED PAINTING

334 of 365 – *Rembrandt – ANALYZED PAINTING

345 of 365 – *Solomon Joseph Solomon – ANALYZED PAINTING

348 of 365 – *Thomas Eakins – ANALYZED PAINTING

352 of 365 –*Paul de Vos – ANALYZED PAINTING

355 of 365 – *Gustave Jean Jacquet – ANALYZED PAINTING

359 of 365 – *David Teniers Using Phi Calipers

362 of 365 – *Eugene Romain Thirion – ANALYZED PAINTING

478. *Sydney Australia Gallery: The Best Paintings – Part One

479. *Sydney Australia Gallery: The Worst Paintings – Part Two

504. *Edward Hopper Using Dynamic Symmetry and Phi Calipers

505. *Gregory Crewdson Photos are Inspired by a Master Painter

508. *Maxfield Parrish – ANALYZED PAINTING

513. *The One Technique That Made Turner So Successful

518. *Jakob Bogdani – ANALYZED PAINTING

534. Hieronymus Bosch – ANALYZED PAINTING

538. Nudity in Art: Acceptable vs Pornographic

541. *Albert Bierstadt – ANALYZED PAINTING

553. Echoing Shapes with Odd Nerdrum (ANALYZED PAINTINGS)

606. *Odd Nerdrum – Milk to an Alien (ANALYZED PAINTING)

561. *John Collier – ANALYZED PAINTING

563. *Noel-Nicolas Coypel – ANALYZED PAINTING

584. *Emile Levy – Death of Orpheus (ANALYZED PAINTING – Paris)

585. *Beautiful Brushstrokes – John Singer Sargent & More (Part One)

586. *Beautiful Brushstrokes – John Singer Sargent & More (Part Two)

597. *William Merritt Chase – ANALYZED PAINTING

613. *Girodet – Scene of the Flood (ANALYZED PAINTING)

614. *Composition Techniques – Intro for Beginners (ANALYZED PAINTINGS PARIS)

620. *Alexandre Cabanel – Analyzed Painting

623. *Maurice Denis Paintings – Color Theory

630. *Paul Cezanne – ANALYZED PAINTING

637. *Otto Marseus van Schrieck Still Life – ANALYZED PAINTING

638. *Controlling Contrast – Magnetic Momentum ANALYZED PAINTING

641. *Jules Joseph Lefebvre – Diana Surprised (ANALYZED PAINTING)

642. *Painting with More Colors – Odilon Redon Analyzed

644. *Achille Etna Michallon – Landscape Painting Analyzed

651. *Frederic Edwin Church – Landscape Painting Analyzed

653. *Jan Brueghel the Younger (ANALYZED PAINTING)

654. *El Greco – Laocoon and His Sons (ANALYZED PAINTING)

657. *Edouard Manet (ANALYZED PAINTING)

664. *Paul Gauguin (ANALYZED PAINTING)

672. *John Singer Sargent (ANALYZED PAINTING)

674. *Alphonse Mucha, Art Nouveau & More (Ornamental Designs)

676. *Francois Boucher (ANALYZED PAINTING)

682. *Albert Bierstadt – Landscape (ANALYZED PAINTING)

683. *Frank Frazetta – Woman with a Scythe (ANALYZED PAINTING)

687. *Pierre-Auguste Cot – The Storm (ANALYZED PAINTING)

689. *Anders Zorn Top Techniques (ANALYZED PAINTINGS)

699. *Can a Still Life Be Designed? – Pieter Claesz (ANALYZED PAINTING)

700. *Was Pierre-Paul Prud’hon a Master? (ANALYZED PAINTING)

702. *Do I need to Learn Anatomy for My Art?

703. *Puvis “The River” (ANALYZED #2)

705. *Gustave Dore – The Deluge (Analyzed Engraving)

706. *Pierre Puget – Perseus & Andromeda (ANALYZED SCULPTURE)

708. *Pierre-Auguste Renoir – ANALYZED PAINTING

710. *Prehistoric Cave Paintings – What Can We Learn?

712. *Gabriel Ferrier – L’auto Da-Fe (ANALYZED PAINTING)

714. *Antoine Wiertz – ANALYZED PAINTING

716. *Ernest Hebert – ANALYZED PAINTING

719. *El Greco – Saint Joseph (ANALYZED PAINTING)

722. *Gustave Courbet’s Haunting Landscape ( ANALYZED PAINTING)

723. *Ingres-The Princesse de Broglie (ANALYZED PAINTING)

724. Pieter Bruegel – The Harvesters (ANALYZED PAINTING)

725. *Jan Brueghel the Elder – Bathing Nymphs (ANALYZED PAINTING)

726. *Jan Davidsz De Heem – Colorful Still Life (ANALYZED PAINTING)

727. *Angelica Kauffman (ANALYZED PAINTING)

728. *Henri Regnault – Solomé (ANALYZED PAINTING

729. Gustave Moreau – Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra (ANALYZED PAINTING #2)

730. *Titian – Venus (ANALYZED PAINTING)

732. *Suzanne Valadon – The Joy of Life (ANALYZED PAINTING)

733. *Charles Bargue – A Bashi-Bazouk (ANALYZED PAINTING)

736. *Russian Academy Drawings (Artistic Style)

741. *Beginner Mistakes Made by Pros (Whale Mural Hawaii)

749. *John Singer Sargent Sketches – Great vs Mediocre

750. *Adrian Ghenie – Quick Critique (PAINTINGS)

751. Composition & Design Drawing Course (Videos 1-10)

752. *Elizaveta Porodina – Top 5 Techniques (ANALYZED PHOTOS)

753. *Berthe Morisot – Unveiling Her Painting Techniques

756. *Manet vs Redon (ANALYZED PAINTINGS)

757. How to Create Abstract Art with Composition Techniques (Video 1-3)

759. *Inspiring Textures by Master Painters

Analyzed Sculptures

20 of 365 – Laocoon – ANALYZED SCULPTURE

229 of 365 – *Jean-Babtiste Carpeaux – ANALYZED SCULPTURE

483. *Jean-Babtiste Carpeaux – ANALYZED SCULPTURE #2

545. *Charles Bargue Homer Plate – ANALYZED DRAWING

691. *Gian Lorenzo Bernini – Design Techniques (ANALYZED SCULPTURE)

735. *Auguste Rodin – Was He Really a Master? (ANALYZED SCULPTURES)

Analyzed Cinematography

26 of 365 – Alik Sakharov (Game of Thrones) – ANALYZED CINEMA

81 of 365 – *Design Being Used in Cinema

267 of 365 – *The Art of the Establishing Shot in Cinema

277 of 365 – *The Art of the Opening Sequence in Cinema

354 of 365 – *Under the Skin – Artistic Cinema Analyzed

401. *Nosferatu the Vampyre 1979 – Analyzed Cinema

411. Mr. Robot Creates Visual Tension with Composition Techniques

418. *The Revenant – ANALYZED CINEMA

421. *Game of Thrones S06E01 – Analyzed Cinema

446. *Email Q&A: Blade Runner Analyzed Cinema

448. *Did They Use the Rule of Thirds in Blade Runner 2049 – Part One

449. *Configuring Our Dynamic Symmetry Grids – Blade Runner 2049 – Part Two

450. *Blade Runner 2049 – Analyzed Cinema – Part Three

456. *Bloodline Camera Work – Analyzed Cinema for Wedding Techniques

451. Cinematic Test Shots with the Sony A6500 and Mavic Pro Drone

459. *Ozark is Like a Gregory Crewdson Photo – ANALYZED CINEMA

468. *The Third Man – ANALYZED CINEMA

475. *Game of Thrones S07E04 – ANALYZED CINEMA

498. *Vikings S05E01 – ANALYZED CINEMA

525. Solaris by Andrei Tarkovsky – Analyzed Cinema

543. *Game of Thrones S07E07 – ANALYZED CINEMA

612. *The Lighthouse by Robert Eggers (ANALYZED CINEMA)

645. *Joker (ANALYZED CINEMA) – Part One

646. *Joker (ANALYZED CINEMA) – Part Two

677. Create Killer Compositions Like Kubrick – The Shining (ANALYZED CINEMA)

680. *Dune 2021 Composition Techniques -Part One (ANALYZED CINEMA)

755. *Dune 2 – Top 7 Composition Techniques (ANALYZED CINEMA)

681. Dune 2021 Composition Techniques -Part Two (ANALYZED CINEMA)

693. *The Tragedy of Macbeth – Stunning Cinematography (ANALYZED)

718. Which Dynamic Symmetry Grid is Best (CINEMATOGRAPHY)

Analyzed Video Games

424. *Horizon Zero Dawn – Analyzed Video Game

524. *Simon Stalenhag – Analyzed Digital Paintings

529. *Email Q&A: Developing a Digital Painting with Dynamic Symmetry

Street Photography

Street photography is a very fun genre, so if it excites you, then you’ll definitely find some great techniques in this section. If you’re a painter looking to capture the perfect candid reference photo, you should also check out these articles.

203 of 365 – *Street Photography: When to Crop In & Clone Out – Part I

204 of 365 – *Street Photography: When to Crop In & Clone Out – Part II

216 of 365 – *Photography: Sunny 16 Technique

239 of 365 – *Vivian Maier; Nanny, Recluse, Talented Street Photographer

242 of 365 – *Street Photography Techniques & Inspiration – Part I

244 of 365 – *Street Photography Techniques & Inspiration – Part II

248 of 365 – John Free Street Photography Advice

257 of 365 – *A Camera, the Streets & a Lady

276 of 365 – Excellent Street Photography by Alex Webb of Magnum Photos

291 of 365 – *Shooting My First Roll of Film: Start to Finish

295 of 365 – *Martin Parr and His Whacky Street Photography Style

312 of 365 – *Joel Meyerowitz Photography – The Street is Delicious

323 of 365 – *The Elite Photographers of Magnum Photos

328 of 365 – *Seven Techniques to Become a Surrealist Street Photographer

337 of 365 – *Fred Herzog and His Color Theory

370. Color Theory, Monet, and Bruno Barbey – Part I

371. *Color Theory, Monet, and Bruno Barbey – Part II

372. 40 Street Photography Tips from Brutal Self Critiquing – Part I

373. *40 Street Photography Tips from Brutal Self Critiquing – Part II

375.Taking One Photo with William Eggleston

376. NEW Flickr Street Photography Account

379. The Fading Giants of Magnum Photos

395. *The Secret to Josef Koudelka’s Best Photo Compositions

399. Mastering Composition to Get More Keepers in Street Photography

400. * Top 10 Color Street Photographers – with Color Theory

402. *Garry Winogrand and His Photography Compositions

412. *Spontaneity Realized in Street Photography

439. Mastering Composition to Get More Keepers: P.O.V. B+W Street Photography

447. *Street Photography Techniques Used for Fashion Photos

497. *Different Composition Styles in Street Photography

499. *Post-Processing Photos Like Steve McCurry

520. *Email Q & A: Shooting Film

522. *Shooting the Back of Heads in Street Photography

539. *Photography Composition & Design with Shadows

546. *How to Create a Photo Project like Alec Soth

549. *Fan Ho – His Top Design Technique [ANALYZED PHOTOGRAPHY]

550. *The Best Focal Length for Street Photography (Part One)

551. *The Best Focal Length for Street Photography (Part Two)

552. *Street Photography Compositions with the Ricoh GR III (with P.O.V. VIDEO)

562. *Street Photography – Timeless vs Contemporary

568. *Design Techniques Used by Christopher Anderson

577. *Street Photography – Shooting from the Hip: 101 (Paris)

588. *How to Select Your Keepers with Design Techniques (Contact Sheets Analyzed)

598. *How to Create a Photography Project – Part One (Paris)

599. *How to Create a Photography Project – Part Two (Paris)

609. *Street Photography – Shooting from the Hip: 102 (Nice, France)

639. *Jonas Bendiksen – Analyzed Photos (Magnum Photographer)

655. *Street Photographer Food Photos – What Makes Them Work?

658. *Fred Herzog’s Artistic Style (ANALYZED PHOTOS)

666. *Trent Parke Top 5 Design Techniques (ANALYZED PHOTOS)

668. Joel Meyerowitz Top Design Techniques (ANALYZED PHOTOS)

Everything Henri Cartier Bresson

41 of 365 – *Henri Cartier-Bresson Using the Grid

45 of 365 – *Bresson Quoting Bonnard about Instinct

116 of 365 – The Impassioned Eye with Henri Cartier-Bresson

226 of 365 – Henri Cartier-Bresson – ANALYZED PHOTO

232 of 365 – *The Man Who Taught Bresson Geometry

252 of 365 – Henri Cartier-Bresson Quote

286 of 365 – *Henri Cartier-Bresson: Just Plain Love

314 of 365 – *What if Bresson didn’t Shoot with a Leica?

366. Mastering Composition & Henri Cartier-Bresson (Video Response)

368. Film Photography Inspired by Bresson (Waikiki Meetup)

374. *Separating Shapes – Bresson Being Inspired by Matisse

381. How Tall was Henri Cartier-Bresson?

410. *Henri Cartier-Bresson: Geometry Exposed

414. *Bresson’s Most Misconceived Quote

434. *Bresson’s Most Famous Negative Analyzed

460. Dynamic Symmetry, Composition and Henri Cartier-Bresson

472. Proof that Henri Cartier-Bresson Used Dynamic Symmetry in Photography

490. The Masterful Design Techniques of Martine Franck [Cartier-Bresson]

511. *Henri Cartier-Bresson: His Printing and Critiques

549. *Fan Ho – His Top Design Technique [ANALYZED PHOTOGRAPHY]

550. *The Best Focal Length for Street Photography (Part One)

552. *Street Photography Compositions with the Ricoh GR III (with P.O.V. VIDEO)

587. Bresson Photos Reimagined as Satirical Paintings (2020)

684. *Henri Cartier-Bresson (ANALYZED PHOTOS)

707. Joel Sternfeld – Top 3 Techniques (ANALYZED PHOTOS)

739. *Ernst Haas – Top 7 Techniques (ANALYZED PHOTOS)

745. *Dorothea Lange – Top 5 Techniques

Color Theory

Color plays a great deal in our art and in this section you’ll learn how it can positively or negatively impact your art. You’ll also learn about color harmony and how to easily analyze it in a photo.

178 of 365 – *Photography: Should I Convert to Black & White or Keep it Color – Part I

179 of 365 – *Photography: Should I Convert to Black & White or Keep it Color – Part II

181 of 365 – *Photography: Should I Convert to Black & White or Keep it Color – Part III

183 of 365 – *Photography: Should I Convert to Black & White or Keep it Color – Part IV

337 of 365 – *Fred Herzog and His Color Theory

370. Color Theory, Monet, and Bruno Barbey – Part I

371. *Color Theory, Monet, and Bruno Barbey – Part II

400. * Top 10 Color Street Photographers

464. *Our Fascination with Toned Images

470. Vincent Van Gogh – Color Theory

495. *Color Theory Inspired by Birds

547. *Malcolm Liepke Color Theory – ANALYZED PAINTINGS

567. *The Colorful Paintings of Kubrick (Color Theory)

615. Complementary Colors – The Biggest Myth of All Time (Video)

623. *Maurice Denis Paintings – Color Theory

642. *Painting with More Colors – Odilon Redon Analyzed

673. *How Masters Used Green & Purple (Color Theory)

685. *Vincent Van Gogh and the Importance of Gray (Color Theory)

Philosophy

In this section you’ll here my outlook on life and art. Everyone has an opinion, and I’m hoping mine will inspire you to create more art and not worry about what others think.

52 of 365 – The Future of Design in Art

94 of 365 – *Big Names Working the Scene in Photography

96 of 365 – Happy New Year Artists!

101 of 365 – Surfing is an Art

108 of 365 – *Art from Intuition

111 of 365 – *The Shock and Awe in Art

112 of 365 – The Desolate Arcade

123 of 365 – Timing is Everything

126 of 365 – Boxing is an Art

133 of 365 – *Be Original

143 of 365 – Good or Great Photography

146 of 365 – Technology Fails Design