Let's see... Photography... Composition...
Oh, this site looks helpful.
The rule of thirds... Frame within a frame...
Again, it's so interesting how you can apply the same composition techniques for both art and photography...
I learned from one of the photography books I bought that taking photos and drawing pictures involve similar techniques.
Really?
Yeah, it even said that it's good to study the works of famous artists.
I was also surprised when I learned that for the first time. I mean, they even share a lot of the same names.
Actually, it's pretty common for artists to take their own photos and use them to practice, study and improve their composition.
I didn't know that!
Oh, is that why you take so many selfies? Do they help improve the composition of your drawings?
Oh, about those...
They're just for fun.
Ena here craves attention.
What? Yeah, they're for fun, but I do not crave attention!
Still, photos, huh...
I've taken some of the buildings or scenery I want to use later as references.
But I've never really thought about using photos to study composition.
You know what, maybe I'll try it out.
Especially if it'll help improve my art.
Alright, I have the path in the distance at the center, and the trees towards the front in frame...
Yeah, not bad...
This gives it a lot of depth.
But this shadow seems a bit out of place. Where it is now, it's gonna be the first thing people see.
I should've come in the morning...
This shadow was probably in the perfect spot.
But this still helps a lot, so I'll keep it.
Oh, I forgot...
The pictures I took with my phone of the light poking through those trees turned out really well.
(Which reminds me of that assignment Mr. Yukihira gave me. The one about “light”.)
(He told me that I needed to work on my composition more if I wanted to do my subject justice.)
(And how the way the light peered through looked odd.)
*Sigh*
I wanna redraw it, but I still haven't figured out what's wrong with my composition.
To be fair, I sorta just winged the lighting for some parts...
Having a picture of something similar would be really helpful. Then, I'd be able to compare it side by side with my piece.
Wait, this was only meant to be a quick test, but it's actually helping a lot...
Alright! Let's try to find some similar trees.
Oh, there was also a pond somewhere around here. I'll snap a few photos of that while I'm here too.
I came all this way, so I should take as many as I can to get some good references for composition!