Drawing Tips For Beginners / Triangle Composition

Triangular composition carries part of the energy through which the worlds are created and at the same time - a cornerstone that you can use to built something new that never have existed before.

- Smokini

There are different triangular compositions according to the type of triangle and its rotation.

DELTA Glyph (triangle that is pointing upwards)

symbolism: masculinity, solar, active, assertive, up and father, harmony

technique: Three main objects attached to the main angles of the triangle or attached to different points along the triangle.

The Baptism of Christ, Verrocchio & Leonardo

"The Baptism of Christ, Verrocchio & Leonardo depicts the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist as recorded in the Biblical Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. The angel to the left is recorded as having been painted by the youthful Leonardo. Modern critics also attribute much of the landscape in the background to him as well. - Wikipedia "

This kind of composition is classical, stable and it`s used very often in the religious scenes of enlightening.

UPSIDE-DOWN TRIANGLE

symbolism: female, lunar, passive, cave, down, mother, water, physical world

technique: Three main objects attached to the main angles of the triangle or attached to different points along the triangle.

The birth of Venus, Sandro Botticelli

Few words about the magnificent painting of Sandro Botticelli - The birth of Venus. "It depicts the goddess Venus arriving at the shore after her birth, when she had emerged from the sea fully-grown (called Venus Anadyomene and often depicted in art)...

Venus embodies sex, love, beauty, enticement, seduction, and persuasive female charm among the community of immortal gods; in Latin orthography, her name is indistinguishable from the Latin noun venus ("sexual love" and "sexual desire"), from which it derives. - Wkipedia"

We see how the upside down triangle is just perfect for this painting. It focuses on the main characters without any background destractions. It is pointing at a beautiful woman at the center and penetrates the stage with female magnetism.

TWO CROSSED OPPOSITE TRIANGLES

symbolism: a bridge between physical and spiritual worlds, nirvana, balance achieved between man and God

technique: objects fill the space inside the triangles

Witches' Flight, Francisco Goya

Francisco Goya completed Witches' Flight in 1798. It was part of a series of six paintings related to witchcraft..

"At center point are three semi-nude witches, their mouths close to their victim, as if to devour him or suck his blood. Below, two figures in peasants' garb recoil from the spectacle: one has thrown himself to the ground covering his ears, the other attempts to escape by covering himself with a blanket, making the figa hand gesture to ward off the evil eye. Finally, a donkey emerges on the right, seemingly oblivious to the rest of the scene. - Wikipedia"

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Smokini