Arrangement

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When the elements in a picture are kept separately, their shapes also remain unrelated. This makes the arrangement (and picture) dull and uninteresting. Instead, if we move the objects in such a way that their planes cross and overlap, this asymmetric layout relates the forms to one another. Binding the forms, it makes the composition interesting.

While linking the shapes in a picture thus, care should be taken that no shape 'overpowers' or mars another. A shape in the foreground should not completely block off the edges and contours of those behind. The interlinking is meant to blend and merge in a harmonious whole, to create an interesting pattern.





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