Visual Literacy and Studio Practice · Drawing and Composition
Compositional Strategies
A study of the Rule of Thirds, leading lines, and framing techniques to organize visual information.
Key Questions
- 1How does the placement of the horizon line affect the narrative of a landscape?
- 2Why might an artist choose to break traditional compositional rules?
- 3How does eye flow through a piece influence the viewer's emotional journey?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Visual Arts: Creating and Presenting - Grade 10ON: Visual Arts: Foundations - Grade 10
Grade: Grade 10
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Visual Literacy and Studio Practice
Period: Drawing and Composition
Suggested Methodologies
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