What is Composition? 🎨

Composition is how all the parts of a painting fit together—like arranging pieces in a puzzle to make the picture look great!

To understand

• Think of a Movie Scene 🎬 – In movies, directors decide where characters stand and what objects are in the background. Painting is the same! You decide where things go to make the picture exciting.
• Rule of Thirds – Imagine the painting is split into three equal parts (like a tic-tac-toe board). The most important things should be near the intersecting lines to make it look balanced.
• Big vs. Small – Important things usually stand out and are bigger, while background objects can be smaller.

What is Perspective? 👀

Perspective is how we see things in a painting—whether they look close, far, small, or big! It helps paintings look realistic instead of flat.

• Overlapping Objects – If one thing covers part of another, it looks closer!
• Size Matters – Things far away look smaller, and things close look bigger.
• One-Point Perspective – Observe a road disappearing in the distance (it gets smaller and meets at one point). This happens in paintings, too!
• Lines Point to One Spot – Train tracks, fences, and roads all shrink toward a vanishing point—this trick makes art look more 3D!

Fun Activity! 🎨

• Draw a simple scene (like a city street).
• Challenge yourself to make buildings smaller in the background and bigger in the front.
• Now arrange objects to make a cool composition—like putting the sun near a thirds intersection or placing people in a balanced way!

1. “Tiny vs. Giant” Perspective Challenge 👀

Objective: See how size affects depth in a painting.
Activity:

• Have students draw a simple road or a hallway.
• Ask them to add objects like trees or people—making things close bigger and things far smaller.
• They’ll see how adjusting size creates a realistic sense of depth!

2. “Vanishing Point Adventure” – One-Point Perspective 🎯

Objective: See how lines lead to a vanishing point.
Activity:

• Draw train tracks, a straight road, or buildings in a city—all shrinking toward a single point in the distance!
• Let them color and decorate their scene while keeping the perspective realistic.

3. “Storytelling with Composition” – Rule of Thirds 📸

Objective: Understand composition by placing objects strategically.
Activity:

• Draw a tic-tac-toe grid over their canvas.
• Guide them to place the main focus (like a house, a tree, or the sun) near an intersection point instead of the center.
• This makes the painting look more balanced and professional!

4. “Overlapping Objects” – Depth Trick! 🏔

Objective: See how layering makes a painting look 3D.
Activity:

• Have students draw a mountain range or a group of houses.
• Teach them to overlap objects so one appears in front of the other.
• This trick makes paintings feel less flat!

5. “Bird’s Eye vs. Worm’s Eye View” – Playing with Perspective 🔍

Objective: Explore different viewpoints in art.
Activity:

• Ask students to draw a simple scene from above (bird’s-eye view) and then from below (worm’s-eye view).
• Example: A city from above vs. looking up at tall buildings from the ground.
• Helps them understand how perspective changes how we see things!