Composition and the Principles of Art
When I’m trying to get across a piece of imagery, I start with, well, an image. I don’t mean just getting a basic mental picture; I mean taking the time to take that picture and compose it, as if it...
View ArticlePrinciples of Art and Process
Yesterday, I mentioned the design principles of art, and how I use them to create the mental pictures that I turn into my descriptions. So how do I get from principles to composition, and from there to...
View ArticleProcess: From Image to Text
I promised earlier this week that I’d talk about how I get from the image in my head through the principles of art to the image I write, when writing action in stories and games. As with the image...
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Impractical Applications (Art in Action)
Earlier this week, I talked about setting up descriptions (particularly in action scenes) with the help of the design principles of art. It’s a pretty visual topic, though, so I think providing an...
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