Composition for Artists - Ep.09 Leading the Eye

In this lesson I discuss methods for controlling the viewer's eye when looking at an image you've made.
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[@alexandrefreitas2569]

I'm waiting for the contrast lesson as well! Great lesson serie, thanks Sycra!

[@friz_official]

year 2016 ; still waiting for episode 10.

[@mikeeuy4122]

2018 update: nothing yet

[@DhruvSiwachchangeCoolurl]

Nothing.

[@ITB716]

@@DhruvSiwachchangeCoolurl 2019

[@looniemoonie5955]

2020

[@agustriyanto2996]

29 Oct 2019

[@rinkuhero]

where is the contrast episode!

[@SEKOPASA]

PLease continue this series i learned alot. Thanks for time and effort.

[@mediapajaoy]

episode 10 must be really epic, it's taken over 6 months to come up with it...

[@copped469]

6 months.. that's cute

[@Your_Raks]

6 months? That's cute.

[@pumpkinblood420]

That's probably one of the most interesting things I have learned so far in art.

[@Alumx]

This episode was pretty funny xD you sounded like an evil artist who's showing his power to control viewers eyes at his will Really useful episode, can't wait for next one :3

[@drinkwoter]

Unfortunately we waited and waited

[@yancur]

Indeed what happened to the Contrast video? It would be really great if you continued this series..

[@fay9333]

hello Sycra, THANK YOU SO SO MUCH. I've finished this series, the foundation of light and shadow, drawing methods and I've put a bunch of vids together to watch/practice too. i've learnt a lot! thank u!!

[@kupotenshi]

So much gold in this episode! The thing about a character's eyes leading the viewer is very interesting.

[@PeaceDraws]

Interesting, I didn't know I have to learn psychology to draw something - meaning that your awesome video amazed me again! You're putting so much time and effort in your art and videos, that's just fantastic. You're always leaving me speechless for some moments. Well, everybody has a different opinion on things like kargrim obviously does, but I really believe that your tricks are very useful to keep everyone's eyes on the picture. I am so happy that you're doing these videos. They help alot!

[@therealr0bert]

I knew you could get peoples attention with contrast but wow a lot of useful info in this vid way more than I expected

[@TylersArtShack]

This is such a great series! It is actually helping me out a lot! Sycra you have a huge knowledge and understanding of art. Thank you for sharing!

[@FF-ic9iu]

Hullo Sycra, I've been studying your composition 'classes' and they're amazing!... Such rich material and clear explanations. I'd love to see the rest that you planned for it. Do you have any plans for continuing it? by the way: thanks a lot for the material so far, it's awesome :)

[@lisafred1362]

Thank you Sycra. Very interesting.

[@Piguiy]

Yes. Absolutely. Anything you draw, be it good or bad is teaching you something and is a step towards improving Even if it wasn't, doing something you enjoy is always worth it.

[@bradleysmith9924]

So clever how you designed your concept art to lead the eye to loop to the same point.

[@pattigracewillman4932]

great teaching tutorial for understanding leading the eye and all the understanding composition theory. thank-you, terrific!

[@NoImKorean]

Sycra, PLEASE make a video on a guide on how to paint sketches. Thumbs up if you want him to too!

[@DaetB]

Nice technique ti keep the viewers atention... Love your videos....

[@furbuleo]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. and eagerly wait for the next chapter. The year 2019. we are waiting

[@gmiezis]

Thank u so much! These series are very helpful! You make it look easy!

[@NeonFXx]

4:52 Ah, so *thats* why I was looking there...

[@elijahmayorov596]

Thanks a lot Sycra, that's one of the best playlists I found on your channel. Btw, it would be great to see continuation =) ... seriously!) and just in case if u by chance see this msg, there is the question: Are this rules/tricks as important in another types of art as in illustration (and maybe fine art); concept art for example (I know u may be fed up with questions about concept art, so sorry =) )

[@PinkHairedCoder]

What about composition in comics? Would you want to lead the viewer to the next panel?

[@naraksama3903]

year 2019. I still wait for Ep. 10.

[@adamdecoder1]

CONTINUE THE SERIES!!!!

[@okonomiyaki4U]

Nice vid! As allways! Looking forward to the next one!!!!

[@TanideTV]

Thanks for the vid Sycra!

[@mariejobin]

Thak you for this very helpful lesson, it's so well explained and illustrated!

[@Floatharr]

The armor plate on her chest points directly away from her face which I found distracting, I spent most of the video staring at the detail on the clothing. Rules of composition always felt made up to me so I find it hard to learn and utilize. Has anyone *actually* done research to see how viewer's eyes are affected by composition and theorized as to why this happens? That I'd like to see.

[@greymushroom1]

Hi, I have seen other tutorials about drawing but never one body perspective/ angles. could you do a vid based around drawing body at different angles and perspective.

[@bhabanism]

excellent series, i am photographer. useful to me as well!

[@kasparline]

I love you Sycra))

[@darcytaggart3072]

I feel like Yoda... I have so much power. Look here you will!

[@locustpilot3858]

2:01 It's weird but I keep going from the spot to over on the left, checking to see if anything is there yet. Then I zip back to the dot and then I go back into the grey to check again.

[@proofofevidence]

hey sycra, I have a question, I'm hoping maybe you read this and might answer it. I've been watching lots of videos about leading the eye in composition, and I do understand the gist of it. but I have a big issue with it: the eye doesn't ever follow these lines technically, but the eye always saccades around a still image. therefore I have a hard time completely buying what people say about using leading lines.is it that they really mean 'the mind's eye' or 'the focus of the viewer"? because to be frank, the human eye literally never follows a stable object. it always saccades, and a small image like these ones involve saccades directly from one side of the image almost to the entire other side. thanks if you can give any insight on this. -jay

[@Jollimark]

thank you for these helpful videos ^^

[@SillverBel]

Hey Sycra, can you show us some of your traditional works that you do in your sketchbook and whatnot?

[@PuddingSoup]

That's pretty co. I think i shall start doing that.

[@ramtin-s8722]

awesome series, what happened to contrast? The golden ratio would be nice too

[@HalobravoJJGaming]

I wonder if there is a picture that is made with tons of things to push your eyes off the page.

[@annakornacka3188]

Ok, this blew my mind!

[@newbiadk]

great video learned a lot

[@TheQueenOfStupidity]

Totally manipulating!! XD I have got to think about that every time I look at a painting falls in love with imediately!

[@banne4348]

So clever!

[@jeanetteandersson1478]

you are the best thing ever happend to me

[@HeadShinobi]

Ye the golden ratio/ mean wud b great please!

[@blackkatze4773]

ah this is really cool :D it helped a lot, thank you so much (: but there are so much more compsition stuff out there, like this stuff with triangles and circles ... i tried to find it in the internet but the only thing i really found is grouping objects in a triangle-form is oftnen used for religios stuff because of the trinity XD doesnt help much

[@Sentient.Sentinel]

man just up and left us heartbroken

[@GoldenPlaypen]

Thank You

[@Limonenmixgetraenk]

And Ms Sunny's finger is pointing directly out of the page.

[@RachelShearman]

Great advice! Thanks :D

[@Kris-sz1ox]

I still want the contrast episode :((

[@Japgunner]

Haha! Thanks very cool. Learned a lot!

[@danecustance2734]

Thanks.

[@shinchanthebest]

4:58 I am *speechless*

[@Kenszaid]

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ..briliant

[@123Kinow]

What kind of sorcery is this?

[@jjathan6939]

Still waiting for contrast

[@rffffification]

Same, Kargrim.

[@javadf6366]

amazing Tnx

[@kelZ55]

Episode 10? :

[@rodvinsky]

Lol.. the eye is trying to escape! don't let it get away!!

[@ondrafrajer87]

F A N T A S T I C !

[@pedronovak1]

ep 10 = 2020 still waiting

[@chrisp187]

MY EYE IS TRAPPED!!!...but just one. the other one is wondering around.

[@Fawriel]

Holy crap.

[@somahobbies8696]

3:38 BABY FISHMOUTH!

[@blackkatze4773]

why dont you draw one day the sketch, the other day(s) make the lineart, and following this since you are ready? hurry in a picture is not really good if you are not a master of art know what hes doing ervery pencilstroke

[@gabryellgaby7958]

i didn't even saw the wolf

[@TNTJustMe]

I keep catching myself looking away on purpose xD

[@kargrim321]

And I think this is bullshit. You will look on her face because there's smth wrong with it. Some flat nose and enormous chin. And you start wondering "what the hell happened to that face? Was it smashed with hammer or smth?" And when you get tired of thinking about face, you'll look at that nice clothes. And there's nothing to do with that "pointing" geometry of picture. Her fingers are pointing out of image, but I don't want to look there.

[@TentacleBees]

you're like an evil genius

[@wollie4649]

you might not have noticed this... but your brain did

[@yurikolovsky]

This deserves 2 likes from me