Composition Part 8. Golden Rule Placement of Your Main Subject
This is Part 8 of 21 of my series on Composition
According to the National Geographic Society, the Golden Ratio "is a unique mathematical relationship. Two numbers are in the golden ratio if the ratio of the sum of the numbers (a b) divided by the larger number (a) is equal to the ratio of the larger number divided by the smaller number (a/b). The golden ratio is about 1.618, and represented by the Greek letter phi."- National Geographic.org
Ok. There is that. Looks like algebra to me. So what does it mean? Read the whole page on the link above to get a bit of understanding (?) and good luck...
The basics of it is that it is a naturally occurring and aesthetically pleasing to the eye way to configure the most balanced composition of order to your design. It is sort of a variation on the Rule of Thirds, using spacing, and blank spacing using the ratio. The thought in practice example is the spirals of a seashell spiraling out.
Some variations on the theme are:
- Golden Rule
- Golden Spiral
- Golden Mean
- Golden Triangle
- Golden Rectangle
- Golden Ratio
Do you use this technique in your work or will you start now?
More suggested reading on Art Ignition about the Golden Ratio.
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