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Rule of thirds, the Glossary

The rule of thirds is a "rule of thumb" for composing visual images such as designs, films, paintings, and photographs.^[1]

13 relations: Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy, Design, Film, Headroom (photographic framing), John Thomas Smith (engraver), Joshua Reynolds, Lead room, Line of beauty, Painting, Photography, Rabatment of the rectangle, Rule of thumb, Visual arts.
Composition in visual art

Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy

Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy (1611 – 16 January 1668), French painter and writer on his art.

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Design

A design is the concept of or proposal for an object, process, or system.

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A film (British English) also called a movie (American English), motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images.

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Headroom (photographic framing)

In photography and cinematography, headroom or head room is a concept of aesthetic composition that addresses the relative vertical position of the subject within the frame of the image. Rule of thirds and headroom (photographic framing) are composition in visual art and photographic techniques.

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John Thomas Smith (engraver)

John Thomas Smith, also known as Antiquity Smith (1766–1833), was an English painter, engraver and antiquarian.

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Joshua Reynolds

Sir Joshua Reynolds (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter who specialised in portraits.

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Lead room

In photography, filmography and other visual arts, lead room, or sometimes nose room, is the space in front, and in the direction of, moving or stationary subjects. Rule of thirds and lead room are composition in visual art, photographic techniques and rules of thumb.

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Line of beauty

Line of beauty is a term and a theory in art or aesthetics used to describe an S-shaped curved line (a serpentine line) appearing within an object, as the boundary line of an object, or as a virtual boundary line formed by the composition of several objects.

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Painting

Painting is a visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support").

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Photography

Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film.

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Rabatment of the rectangle

Rabatment of the rectangle is a compositional technique used as an aid for the placement of objects or the division of space within a rectangular frame, or as an aid for the study of art. Rule of thirds and Rabatment of the rectangle are composition in visual art.

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Rule of thumb

In English, the phrase rule of thumb refers to an approximate method for doing something, based on practical experience rather than theory. Rule of thirds and rule of thumb are rules of thumb.

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Visual arts

The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, filmmaking, comics, design, crafts, and architecture.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds

Also known as Law of thirds, Principle of thirds, Rule of 3rds, Rule of thirds (photography).