Best kept composition secret - the 30-70 rule

[@deborahrech7429]

Excellent material and presentation. I didn’t find the initial photo that interesting but after cropping and rearranging the big trees from the middle, really liked your finished painting. I had heard of the 30-70 rule but you applied it in several ways that I didn’t expect. Thank you and I agree, “hats off” to the USPS.

[@ahsyaing]

Thanks for sharing…Now I know more more about 30-70 rules in drawing.

[@user-fp4ih8wo7ella]

Yes, it's help.... you make things simple..... thanks, Erik ....

[@annemorgan2928]

Wow, excellent video. Thank you very helpful. Boy, I agree with you. A teacher said about oil painting,that It takes 2,000 mistakes to become a good painter, so you better get going. And, watercolour is harder than oil….so maybe 2,500 painting. I’m on it. 🇨🇦

[@michelleflick1937]

Thanks, Eric. I had not heard of this 70/30 before. Now I will notice this.

[@lindathaxton1994]

You do watercolor so well & teach so well - thank you 🙏

[@saconner6299]

Thankyou for explaining this composition rule, it was exactly what I was struggling with lately. Lovely painting, as always!💖

[@Cafewatercolor]

I'm so glad! Thank you 🥰

[@condorreades2148]

Thank you, Eric, for your gratitude for postal workers.

[@joshuawilsonanderson]

This is so helpful. Thank you Eric. Your videos are a blessing, especially to a beginner like me.

[@davetroock9522]

Lost track of you for awhile! Glad you popped back into my path - your videos are highly educational, and it’s nice to see an artist blend a lesson seamlessly with an actual beautiful example of how the composition idea outlined can work. Keep up the great work!

[@Cafewatercolor]

Thank you 😊

[@RaiderForce1]

Eric I have enjoyed your channel for some years now. I finally did a watercolor today 😊

[@lilianrokushima2272]

Thank you Eric, sharing paintings and tips. It’s amazing .

[@tedkeasey8625]

Thank you for the 30/70 tip. It will help me a lot in compositions. I may have heard about this tip before, but I sure don't remember it. Your teaching is great.

[@mirjanapantovic5151]

Hvala.Divan rad i divan karakter slikara.

[@dawnabsolom2168]

Thank you Eric, you're explanations are very helpful.

[@frenchgrama]

Great tip!! It made sooo much sense - thanks for sharing

[@johncitizen3361]

Great tip, this is why the rule of thirds generally works for placement of horizon and focal points. As an experienced photographer I feel like I have an advantage when it comes to composition, it’s just everything else I need to work on 😂

[@johncitizen3361]

BTW as you say we call these “rules” but there are times when breaking them can work very well but like most things you need understand why they work before you can break them in a deliberate and effective way.

[@slvva]

The best explanation about composition I found in David DuChemin's book 👍 You probably know who I'm talking about. Finally I understand how it works and it starts to be more intuitive than fallowing rules. No book about drawing or painting have such a perfect explanation.

[@karacrawford7393]

You are a thoughtful man! Love the technique training and the reminder to be conscious of our surroundings including services done for our benefit.

[@slvva]

Very well explained!!! Lots of people read from left to right and we visually read a painting this way too. Proportion and colours complete the rest. I also learnt that more realistic it doesn't mean lots of details. Realism is light and shadow 👍

[@patriciaward8189]

Wow! Great lesson with lots of valuable information. I started painting at age 70 and still have so much to learn. Really enjoying your videos.

[@anietamccracken2182]

Thank you both for the tribute to our mail carriers and the excellent, clear and helpful content

[@Shirleyschen11]

Thank you, Eric for your detailed instruction. I have been struggling with watercolor without an instructor. Your specific guidance and examples are very helpful. Thank you!👍👍

[@LahleWolfe]

It is wonderful to have a starting point. Thank you for this valuable lesson.

[@terrichien9266]

Thanks! You gave effective answer that help me a lot!

[@robinlandry518]

Thank you for your videos. I enjoy how you explain the subject clearly...often clearer than more popular videos.

[@bjornjohansson4911]

Thank you Mr Yi Lin, for many good tutorials, and good hints. I love to hear your backlaid comments, during the shows, and I admire your fast actions wet on wet. I am an old swedish engineer, that spent many years as a part time photographer in the black and white era. I agree, with the 70/30 rule, as well as the "golden section"-rule. It really has impact of a picture. In photo I used 120-roll film, and there were only 12 pictures possible, so I was keen to find most of the composition before shooting anything. Later cropping, would harm contrasts, heavier grains and such. Such picture cropping is still in my mind, and that is the first I ever watch in a scene, as well as closeness to the interesting part of the view. But at that time, I did not ever focus at colors. I gave it up many years ago, when everyone started to bomb the world by masses of digital pictures. However art painting and watercolor, makes me design any composition, and gives the richness of vibrant colors, so I begin to love that media. Anything is possible, and I don't have to rely what the camera has got. I really appreciate this lection, sir. Another however: I envy your orange trees. My ex-wife used to grow lovely plants indoors, and I remember the beautiful leaves of those, as well as the coffee plant. Such are not even possible to to grow outdoors in Sweden, so enjoy their delights. ;) I wish you all happiness.

[@maynahho3370]

Love your tutorial and tips, Eric!! Your videos and hints is a refreshing reminder whenever I paint. It helps me a lot. Thank you very much.

[@engleharddinglefester4285]

I LIKE that intro with the moving bits. Really nice!

[@karmi8821]

Thank you. 30/70 rules is something i need to learn.

[@kristinalea8177]

This is such a great explanation Eric, thank you!

[@lgoodeill22]

Thank you for sharing this! 😊

[@jillbooker7970]

Thank you for sharing your wisdom Eric! As a beginner I really appreciate tips like this 👍🏼👏🏼

[@barbaragemin5117]

Thanks for reminding us about composition and going into detail about it Eric. So important. Always a pleasure to follow your demos.

[@luciartmex8964]

Thank you for your tutoriales. I ´d been learning a lot.

[@kkriseidraws]

will always be thankful for these free lessons💗

[@markwilkinson2019]

Thanks Eric 👍🏼

[@mmaneevone]

Very enjoyable! Thank you!

[@wulfseig1864]

Thank you for this video. I appreciate your explanation of the 30-70 rule. I didn't even think of the house as being 30% light 70% dark. I was just thinking size. This was very helpful.

[@shahzadqurashi7728]

Thank u so much for this vital information

[@dpadmanaabh]

your videos are very helpful. thank you

[@ChristopherSparks]

I wondered what "ketp" in thumbnail was, it was "kept"!!! Great video anyways❤️

[@manishabhatnagar2471]

It’s a very good and interesting video. Thank you

[@simon3030able]

When I took Art at English grammar school, to exam level (in 1971!), my teacher talked about the Golden Mean, I guess these days it might be called the Rule of Thirds, which I guess is pretty close to your 30/70 rule. Thanks for the really clear explanation, I love your graphical approach, I guess your day job helps here. Nice pic, not something I would normally paint, but it would be worth a go.

[@Cafewatercolor]

yeah, they are pretty similar, however, to me the rule of 3rd is more about the whole picture. While 30/70 is more of a shape and size ratio. :)

[@simon3030able]

@@Cafewatercolor hi, after I commented, I thought exactly that! Still great rules, applied correctly....

[@mikesamovarov4054]

Exactly! I think he's talking about rule of thirds. Not sure 30-70 rule exists...

[@aliciamolloy5948]

Thank you so much Eric for this very helpful lesson.

[@saharm2454]

Thank you.. thank you very much.

[@trevorgoodman5463]

Eric, mate! Thank you so much for disclosing the 30/70 secrets. At last I know why my painting is “not quite right”. Cheers mate. Take care.

[@garyfang4451]

Great video, thanks for sharing!

[@annej.morgan1346]

Eric, thank you for putting all your thoughts out there! As a beginner, I struggle with H20 color! This video, however, explains soooo much! I will not give up, darn it! Thank you for the informative descriptions!

[@belindahall5220]

Excellent video and most helpful! Love the painting:)

[@patriciavazquez4596]

Hello from La Paz Baja California Sur, México. Thanks for your tips.

[@karennaturallyartby]

Thank you so much - even us seasoned artists need to review rules frequently

[@kathrynakatiff5120]

Thanks!

[@maggieskitchen-]

Very interesting and helpful, Eric. I heard the golden rule in math, 0.638, seems it’s kinda of universal.

[@zbigniewgomski3754]

Świetna pouczająca lekcja .

[@HalfWarrior]

Thank you Eric! Awesome insights and advice!

[@brucemckenziefraser139]

Thanks for producing this video 👍 Beware of the two typos in the title, "ketp" and "secrete." I love your videos and calming voice 😌

[@Boss-py1dx]

Thank you a lot for all explications which help us..👍

[@rashone2879]

Superior presentation. Most outstanding for me is realizing I don’t take enough time to analyze the composition, tend to skip over value studies, even though I have a lot of failed paintings. And I actually understand the principles of composition...just too eager to get on with the painting.

[@barbaralee915]

Eric, that guitar behind you looks incedibly large! Am I imagining things??

[@sharonmcmichael4690]

Thank you!

[@mikesamovarov4054]

I heard of 20-80 rule. But this is very interesting....

[@mikesamovarov4054]

Is this 30-70 rule is more like a rule of thirds (1/3)? It's obvious when you look at camera grid, it's divided in thirds horizontally and vertically.

[@эдгармкртчян-и1б]

Merci beaucoup

[@michaelthornton5113]

Your painting is more eye pleasing than the reference photo. Thanks Eric! I actually preferred the shorter version of the trees, maybe when your mind makes an edit to a scene you should trust it. How mush time compressing is in the video, I can’t paint nearly so fast (yet). Where and how can I slow down the process and still get the effect?

[@seekinggod6639]

Here's a hint. The Golden Ratio is .... pretty close and probably more precise than 70 / 30.

[@socratesthecabdriver]

Sensei, I would have picked the road to ration and tried to fit in the double treetops just a bit of the sky on either end, and then I would of ended up having to change too a warmer and do a bunch of the same mistakes, unless I had some brainstorm and knocked it out while a even wetness was a fact and ready for a next step 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Sensei I just subbed thank you 🙏🌊🔱🌪🌪🌪

[@randomnickify]

Best kept secret that's actually on the first page of every art book...in bold font :)

[@djkurka]

The guitar behind looking at you sad because she is 50-50

[@Cafewatercolor]

Haha, well I'll say the head and the neck is about 30 70 😂

[@billdiuguid328]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@robot7759]

33-66, or 1:2.

[@veenasalunkhe3847]

Do u take classes sir

[@francoishofer9254]

Merci !

[@Cafewatercolor]

Thank you! ☺

[@Tat2TankT]

Badass work, Thanks for sharing bro 😎 always look forward to seeing your videos your one of the watercolor masters in my book

[@qutub-ul-walikhan2459]

Your paintings are good but you do not paint in detail, like photo.