Viewpoint, depth and line of sight

In order to develop a composition for my fan art poster on the Great British Bake Off, I played around a lot with depth in order to see how I could create narratives within a single frame.

Roughs for fan art composition, struggled with getting depth
and humour into the piece

I found these roughs very helpful, as they didn't take long but gave me a good sense of what the composition would look like with regards to viewpoint.

What does depth of an image mean? How can this be achieved?

Illusion of distance of a third dimension can be achieved through overlapping an different scales.

Is depth only relevant to image makers who want to make realistic artwork?

No, it can help to convey narratives and create interesting compositions, regardless of style and content.

What is line of sight?

Direction in which the eye travels when looking at a picture.

What does line of sight do for composition?

Creates more pleasure in the piece and more of an impact on certain aspects, it can also create movement within a frame.

Roughs of main components and analysis of others
work

Breaking down work into the main parts and looking at how
they achieved depth and line of sight

Jillian Tamaki:
Everything leaving the frame to the left- leaving her behind
-Creates movement
Follows the western conventions of reading left to right and builds a strong line of sight
-Narrative built through cropping and progression in each frame

Jilian Tamaki

Mobius:

Line of sight and movement works to show how removed he is from the rest of the scene

-Movement is juxtaposed to that of the boats which is leading away

Depth is achieved through the scale of the birds and boats which builds a distance within the image

Movement of water contrasts to the direction of the bird which again removes the central character from the scene and builds a narrative about why he is leaving.

Mobius