Illustrator: Golden Section

CATEGORIES: Illustrator, Tutorials, Video Tutorials | Corey Barker | March 02, 2007

Have you ever wondered why a profound piece of art is so compositionally pleasing? The artist probably employed the use of the Divine Proportion, which is a phenomenon that suggests that there’s a mathematical equation that’s consistent with the aesthetics of good composition. Let’s examine a brief history of the Divine Proportion and its use over the centuries.

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