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Vexel Article - Guidelines to Creating Successful Vexels: The Rule of Thirds - by Raelynn
Vexelling is like many other art forms in that it shares the same goal: to present an image. Sometimes the subject matter does all of the work, like a painting of a beautiful woman, or a photograph of a stunning waterfall. However, the composition of the subject within the image is very important no matter what the subject is. Here are some simple guidelines to follow when composing your final piece. This article will discuss the first guideline, the Rule of Thirds.
The rule of thirds has been around for a long time, and is most often used now in photography. Even so, it can be applied in many ways to vexels. The rule of thirds starts by first dissecting your image into three ways horizontally and vertically, to get nine pieces in the image. I will outline a number of ways to use the rule of thirds. ![]() Eyes Where the eyes of a subject are placed in the image is very important. The power points or points of intersection, usually the top two, are a great place to put the eyes of the subject. A mistake that is often done is placing the eyes in the center of the image, which gives the subject too much headroom. Please note, this guideline works about 90% of the time, however, if there is action going on in the top of the image, then centering the eyes might be successful. ![]() ![]() Creative Composition The rule of thirds is a great way to experiment with creative ways of composing your image. The goal of the rule of thirds is to stray away from just simply centering your subject. Here is an example: ![]() Notice how the face is placed in the top left third, with the one eye being dissected by a line, and also the lips. The arm is placed in the left third. ![]() Now the image is centered, which leaves awkward space on the left. This is an example of how even though the subject matter is pretty, composing it incorrectly can take away from the image. The off-center guideline is especially useful for vexels of objects. By placing the object off-center, extra visual interest is added because it is not ordinary. ![]() ![]() Soon Ill have some more guidelines on composing image, and I hope this one helps by creating a more creative way to present your image.
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