This month, we are going to borrow an idea from photography design, which we can also use with our stamping projects. The rule of space is really interesting and can help make your project dynamic!
Here is a blog that gives you an idea of what this is:
http://compositionstudy.com/rule-of-space/I do think that this idea gives both a visually pleasant look and can really help give an implication of movement or action, even if the action is just "looking." So it is good to think about it as you stamp an image of a person, critter, soccer ball or mode of transportation on your project.
To help you understand what I am talking about more, I am going to link to a card I posted on my blog last week.
When looking at the card, you can probably see that I really thought about the Rule of Thirds that we studied earlier in this series. I also thought about grounding as I made my sunny circle, pieces of patterned paper at the bottom and even the embellishments.
But why did I pick that particular point in the Rule of Thirds for the image I used?
http://mylittlestampingblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/everythings-better-with-you-card.htmlThe reason that I did is because that (riderless) bicycle is going somewhere -- and placing it in the upper right, and being a left facing bicycle image, that space gives it someplace to go.
I think it will always look better in the upper right with some space to go, but
what if I had decided to instead put it in the upper left??
Then, I think the placement would have implied that the bicycle is on it's way out of the frame more quickly. I hope this makes sense.
I think this would be a good "Rule" to also combine with some generation stamping, or another way of implying movement, if you want...
If it is a critter or person who is meant to be still, where their head and eyes are facing makes a difference. You want there to be space for them to look. To show an example of this I am going to link to a pretty art journal that I saw Sandy Allnock make.
http://sandyallnock.com/watercolor-techniques-for-art-journalling/In the art journal, she has the area behind the lady filled in with a darker blue color. In front where the lady's eyes are actively looking, she has some stenciling in the space, but no darker blue color. There she creates some space for the lady to look.
For this challenge, I want you to use the Rule of Space in a stamping project. Please upload to the Artsy Inkers gallery (There is a Design Challenges folder when you upload.). Then place a link here to your project.
As we go along, feel free to ask any questions here, or discuss the topic!
I hope you will have fun with this! You have a full month to work on this, and I hope you will choose to share your projects here!
