What do you think about Gestalt?

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>>3088830

Betty Edwards speaks about it in the 2nd chapter of the first book advised in the Sticky.

> "The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" by Betty Edwards
>https://mega.co.nz/#!6ZsTESZD!cBHFG4pgOWGurLr8SgC79v3Eu-gOjmaH9JAC_XeYQEA

The 4 basic skills of drawing...
1 Edges - shared edges and contour drawing
2 Spaces - negative spaces
3 Relationships -perspective & proportions
4 Lights & shadows – shading
... naturally leads to...
5 The whole – gestalt

>>3089511
I've read it, this book is pretty bad.

>>3089622
It's just a bunch of pseudoscience bullshit

>>3089625
Yes.

But Gestalt seems to be pretty good.

>>3088830
like the general idea? you're using the word weirdly so like, what are you talking about? like a piece of software?

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>>3088830
You're being uncomfortably vague.

>>3090123
>>3090157
I want to have better composition abilities, but gestalt is design stuff, I'm not sure if I should learn it now or trying to find another composition book.

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Dali did some fine gestalt compositions, start by studying his work.

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>>3089625
not using dynamic symmetry to improve your art

no wonder your drawings are still considered shit

>>3091047
what is dynamic symmetry?

>>3091625
a terribly obtuse way of trying to understand composition with straight lines, it's not worth the time of day