ediesaul wrote:
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When looking at the Hudson River School of painting with the beautiful landscapes and the small people, would you say that the people can be easily missed? Of course, I don't compare myself to the greats, but I do try to learn technique from them. So, a question might be: must the subject take "center stage" or may the environment overwhelm the subject, or does, then, the environment itself become the subject with the people just as reference points for perspective?
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Good point. The Hudson River school, while making figures usually small knew how to use contrast and composition to eventually lead your eye to them. You might try squinting with one eye to see how they used contrasts to guide the eye. Always steal from the best--at least to start.😊