Composition is technical, creative, and incredibly subjective. Marshall teaches us how to learn composition and suggests artists and resources that will help you learn more about it. Marshall talks about breaking apart master paintings to learn how to compose, focal points, contrasts, metaphors, harmonic armatures like the golden ratio, among many other things. Marshall has years of experience teaching this subject so there's a lot to absorb and be inspired by when it comes to composition.

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Stan Prokopenko and Marshall Vandruff are art instructors. If you love the arts, particularly the craft of drawing and painting and imagemaking… and you want to level up your skills or even make a living with your skills, we are here to answer your questions. We’re here to offer you advice, refer you to our resources, share your love of the craft and maybe inspire you! Learn to Draw http://www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff http://www.marshallart.com. Subscribe to the podcast at http://bit.ly/DraftsmenPod

CREDITS:
Hosts Stan Prokopenko (http://www.stanprokopenko.com), Marshall Vandruff (http://www.marshallart.com/)
Editing Charlie Nicholson
Audio Engineer Charlie Nicholson
Intro Animation Cody Shank (http://codyshank.com/)
Intro Jingle Tommy Rush (  / tommyrush  )
Music Used with Permission Intro The Freak Fandango Orchestra