Developing an Eye for Landscape Composition (Udemy.com)
Learn to successfully see a landscape when painting in oil, watercolor, or acrylic or in photographic compositions.
Created by: Jill Poyerd
Last updated September 2020
What you will learn
- Break down the landscape into manageable broad planes.
- Understand what differentiates landscape from other subject matter.
- Identify the focal point in a landscape scene.
- Determine the lines in a landscape and how they lead the eye.
- Recognize composition design tools used by painting Masters.
- Learn the common Dos and Don'ts of landscape composition design.
- Be able to see or design a landscape composition that has the best chance of success.
- Conduct a successful photoshoot to gather reference material.
- Reconstruct a troubled composition to increase success.
- Understand how to create and the benefits of creating a value sketch.
- Use a Notan design to double-check composition designs.
How it compares
Against the other 275 rated Udemy courses in Photography on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 80% of them
- Reviews736#74 of 276 by number of reviews
- Length3.8 hourslonger than 60% of them
- Last updatedSeptember 2020earlier than 63% of them
Course Description
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99"This has to be the best information I ever got on landscape composition. It is explained in an easy to follow format well supported with great quality video and photos."Diane F.
A landscapecomposition design can mean the success or failure of a piece of art whether you paint in oils, watercolor, or acrylics; draw; or work in photography. In this course, professional landscape painter,Jill Poyerd, goes beyond teaching the rules - sheteaches students how to "see" a landscape and then translate what they see into a successful design.
Using her approachable, easy-to-understand teaching method and an easy pace, students of any experience level learn by watching visually appealing video instruction and working through over 22 student activities and quizzes. Topics discussed include what makes landscapes unique, the planes theory, focal points, compositional lines, design tools of the Masters, choosing a subject, conducting a photoshoot, reconstructing images, and then using value and notan sketches to check your designs.
Who this course is for:
Any visual artist of any experience level interested in landscape painting or drawingLandscape Photographers
Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
736 Reviews
Jill Poyerd
Jill Poyerd,NWS,is a contemporary realist whose award-winning work can be found in private collections both nationally and internationally. She has been featured in national publications, is the author of the portrait painting book Fearless Portraits, and is a signature member of several prestigious art societies, including the National Watercolor Society. Jill works in both watermedia and oil paints and has exhibited extensively throughout the Mid-Atlantic region as well as in national shows. In addition to her work as an artist, Jill is an active member of the arts community. She has curated many multi-medium group shows, and is the founder and current head of the Fine Art Professionals of Northern Virginia. Additionally, she produces art appreciation videos for her highly successful YouTube Channel where her videos inspire and inform an international audience.
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Reviews
By Marie on 11/22/2020
Very well explained, lots of examples, pleasant speaker's voice. I am really enjoying the course
By Rose Tageant on 11/22/2020
This lecture has opened my eyes to a whole new way to frame images and to look back on my own photo's and dissect and identigy the tools that made my images work. Great information here much appreciated
By Hamza Sitel on 11/15/2020
I am glad I took this course because let's be honest I would've never thought about all this stuff on my own. it was such an aye opening course as someone who is interested in landscape photography. I'll make sure to redo the entire course to make sure I get the maximum of it and also to help memorize all the information provided. the instructor is very good and knows what she is doing, her voice really helped me relax and focus on what she was saying.
By William Reeve on 11/8/2020
Learned a lot.
By Ana Maria on 11/8/2020
The course was nicely explained. Now I have a better orientation when I sketch my drawings before painting them. I do recommend it!
By Nikita Chicherin on 10/20/2020
Plenty of useful information for landscape photographers
By Ave on 10/19/2020
Naw thank you so much for these inputs ! theyre diamonds , i wasnt expecting this tutorial to become a game changer. the way it was taught and explained, quizzes and such just amazing
By William Brown on 10/19/2020
This course is tailor made for everyone interested in landscape painting. The course covers all aspects of preparing a landscape composition for painting. Starting with an idea, image, or photo the instructor takes you through the process of critically looking at your composition with respect to its focal point, lines of interest, and its likely impact on the viewer when painted. Provided with the course are detailed descriptions and demonstrations of six landscape composition design tools which are used to validate and enhance a landscape composition in order to achieve its maximum impact as a painting.
Landscape paintings have special needs which if left unaddressed by the artist can make a painting less appealing than it otherwise would be. If you use photography to capture images for landscape paintings, then this course is for you. Making a photograph interesting and taking a digital image to serve as the basis of a landscape painting are not one and the same thing. The two do overlap, but landscape images used for painting require special consideration. This is one the featured topics demonstrated in the course, and one that I found particularly interesting and beneficial.
The major takeaway from this course is a comprehensive methodology for planning, designing, and preparing to paint the best landscape painting you possibly can.
By Pam Blevens on 10/14/2020
Excellent, comprehensive course on composition! I have gone through the course once without doing all the exercises. I will go back through the course again & do all the exercises. Thank you for a wonderful course!
By Ariane Gaffuri on 10/11/2020
Excellent course. I learned a great deal. Many thanks.
By Michael McCaffery on 10/10/2020
Good match, very useful, learned a lot.
By Abhishek Alchemist on 10/9/2020
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