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Description
An (Over)Simplified Visual Flow and Rhythm Tutorial!

Visual Flow and Rhythm is very important to the composition of any piece of art!
it is also...
...paradoxically...
very difficult to remember to remain aware of! ;_;

Visual Flow:
How do the shapes/lines of the image direct the viewer towards the subjects of focus?

Ex: I used the perspective lines of the background and blood trail along with the eyeline between the two sets of figures to lead the eye around in a triangular pattern.

If you find something feels 'off' about an image or piece of art you are working on check the 'Visual Flow' of the picture.

You may find that your sightline:
Cuts off abruptly
Directs to an irrelevant area
Skips over or past areas you mean to be emphasized

Areas of Focus:
The Eye wants to focus on the area's of highest CONTRAST in an image

This can include Contrast of many different Visual Elements
Light and Shadow
Color Hue
Color Saturation
Object Shape
Brush stroke direction/shape, ETC
Length of View Time:
The Eye will linger the longest on the area of highest PERCIEVED DETAIL and contrast in the image

There are many ways to give the illusion of extra details in the use of brush strokes or custom brushes, without painstakingly rendering everything.
(You can, of course, painstakingly render everything if that is your preference!)
BUT!
I hear you say, the FLOOR is highly detailed! Why doesn't the eye just focus and stay there instead?

Because the design of the floor is inherently lacking in CONTRAST
The bricks are all uniform in size and shape
There is little color variation
There is little variation in light and shadow.
And that's it! There are of course more in-depth studies of this particular facet of visual design! This is just a simplified version of the highlights as I understand them!
I hope it helps a bit!

Description
An (Over)Simplified Visual Flow and Rhythm Tutorial!

Visual Flow and Rhythm is very important to the composition of any piece of art!
it is also...
...paradoxically...
very difficult to remember to remain aware of! ;_;

Visual Flow:
How do the shapes/lines of the image direct the viewer towards the subjects of focus?

Ex: I used the perspective lines of the background and blood trail along with the eyeline between the two sets of figures to lead the eye around in a triangular pattern.

If you find something feels 'off' about an image or piece of art you are working on check the 'Visual Flow' of the picture.

You may find that your sightline:
Cuts off abruptly
Directs to an irrelevant area
Skips over or past areas you mean to be emphasized

Areas of Focus:
The Eye wants to focus on the area's of highest CONTRAST in an image

This can include Contrast of many different Visual Elements
Light and Shadow
Color Hue
Color Saturation
Object Shape
Brush stroke direction/shape, ETC
Length of View Time:
The Eye will linger the longest on the area of highest PERCIEVED DETAIL and contrast in the image

There are many ways to give the illusion of extra details in the use of brush strokes or custom brushes, without painstakingly rendering everything.
(You can, of course, painstakingly render everything if that is your preference!)
BUT!
I hear you say, the FLOOR is highly detailed! Why doesn't the eye just focus and stay there instead?

Because the design of the floor is inherently lacking in CONTRAST
The bricks are all uniform in size and shape
There is little color variation
There is little variation in light and shadow.
And that's it! There are of course more in-depth studies of this particular facet of visual design! This is just a simplified version of the highlights as I understand them!
I hope it helps a bit!