Composition

Focusing on harmonic relations between lines, color, and dark and light patterns, this manual influenced generations of artists. Practical and well-illustrated, it conveys its insights in a convenient workbook format.

Beginnings
The Three Elements: Line, Notan, Color
Line Drawing: Japanese materials and brush practice
Principles of composition: Ways of creating harmony
Line: Composition in Squares and Circles; Composition in Rectangles-Variation Pottery forms; Landscape Composition; Composition in Representation
Notan: Harmony-building with Dark-and-Light; Two Values, Variations-Design; Two Values, Landscape and Pictures; Two Values-Gothic Sculpture, Japanese Design books, Applications of two values; Three Values; More than three values
Color: Color Theory; Color derived from Notan; Color schemes from Japanese prints and from textiles
Composition: In Design and Painting
Conclusion