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Using Notan and Rebatement in Composition and Design

Yup...It's Really Pretty Simple
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Length Under 3 weeks
Effort 1 hour per week
Price $ 52
Subject Design, Art
Level Any
Languages English
Video Transcripts English

The subject of Composition and Design is broad and there are a variety of compositional tools that have been used over time to emphasize ideas, stories, and religious thought.

In this course we will focus primarily on two areas: Notan, which deals with light and dark and the visual structure, and the very flexible tool of Rebatement, which works with the underlying architectural structure.

Using images from master artists, as well as some of my work, we will analyze why a painting works and what tools were used to create vivid images.

Finally, you will learn how to use both Notan and Rebatement to create strong visual images that will read across a room.

In addition, I will teach you how to make your own viewfinders that you can use in your studio and in the field.

This class is useful for any visual artist as well as for any lover of the arts.

Who this course is for:
  • Painters, whether it be traditional or abstract, Photographer, Graphic Artists, Quilters, or anyone who wants to make the most powerful compositions of their work.

What you'll learn

  • Design in an efficient and logical manner.
  • Analyze compositions and make them the best they can be
  • Design without size restrictions
  • Make compositional design tools that you can take and use in the field
  • Take old work and 'fix' them so they are more visually interesting
  • Make strong, dramatic designs that will read across a room
  • Create impactful designs that will grab your viewers and engage them
  • Give your work a punch that will be hard to forget

Course syllabus

Welcome Introduction to Composition NOTAN: A Tool for Composition Rebatment: Compositional Structure What it is Rebatement: Using Rebatement Squares in a Rectangle Rebatement: Analyzing 3 Master Artists' Use of Rebatement Rebatement: Some Practical Examples Summary of Rebatement Making Your Rebatement Viewfinders Image Attributions

Meet the instructors

Elizabeth Tucker

Artist and Teacher

Originally from upstate New York, I moved to Southern California in my early 20’s. While I've always worked with my hands in the needle arts, it was my husband who encouraged me to begin drawing and painting when he gave me an easel as a gift. Knowing I wanted to pursue a classical tradition I sought out teachers who would help me develop my skills in still life and portrait work and enrolled at LAAFA (Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art) and Art Center College of Design for more instruction in Anatomy. I continued my education with Ryan Wurmser and Aaron Westerberg and then went on to become a Certified Instructor in the Michael Wilcox School of Color.

For over 5 years I taught in a children's program of a well known Southern California art school and now teach privately out of my studio as well as conducting workshops and classes on both the east and west coasts of the United States.

I am a juried member of both the Pasadena Society of Artists and Women Painters West and I'm the current president of the Angeles Crest Art Guild. I'm happy to say that I've won several awards for my work.