The Art of Composition

The Art of Composition is a nonprofit, comprehensive skill-based art learning resource for the serious artist, photographer, and graphic designer that wants to learn the true art of design and improve their visual literacy skills. Unlike so many other art and photography websites that offer the same tips, tricks, and rules, the-art-of-composition.com is about separating fact from fiction, revealing the painter's secret geometry, and providing easy-to-apply design techniques for anyone that has a strong desire to create masterful work. Because of the 20th century Modern Art movement in America, far too many artists, and photographers have relied solely on their "feelings" and "instinct" to create compositions instead of developing real design skills through academic studies and careful application. As can be expected, this "creative" approach to design in art has caused disastrous results. For without the much-needed knowledge on the harmonic armature of the rectangle, the contemporary