Concept · 4 steps · Structural frame

Composing the Landscape

The full climb — from why the horizon's height decides the whole mood, all the way to composing a scene of your own and saying exactly what it's doing. Four short steps, each with its own toy to play with.

1 Where it comes fromDrag the horizon up and down and watch the mood of the whole scene change. 2 How to do itStack foreground, middle ground and background, then place a clear focal point. 3 Where it gets trickyEmpty, cluttered or cut in half — and the one rule that rescues all three. 4 Out in the wildConstable, Turner and Streeton — then compose your own landscape.

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What Is Landscape?
Linear Perspective

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Capturing Place: Materials and Marks