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The nuts and bolts of aesthetics

The nuts and bolts of aesthetics

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The nuts and bolts of aesthetics

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- Now what I want to do here is throw kind of a bonus video at you. I want to share nine important principles of aesthetics, things that are really worth considering every time you're arranging various objects and materials and whatever for a scanned image. Okay, number one, there's good old symmetry, so how about composing your scene with a nice look of symmetrical balance, especially if you're aiming for a no-nonsense and straight-to-the-point presentation? And if hints of playfulness and action, if they're more in line with what you're after, then maybe go more free-form and more asymmetrical. And speaking of asymmetry, there's the concept of unequal spacing, so you see the differences around the old, rusty bolt in this space? I call this dynamic spacing, and it's a means of adding a sense of energy to compositions. And if a less overt sense of energy is your goal, then limit the sense of differences around an object. So this placement is a bit more static with different spaces…

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