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"Landscape Composition Rules"
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Author: Johannes_Vloothuis, Contributing Editor

15. Do not start your visual path from a corner.
Fig. 22. This is bad design. As you can see, the river originates from the bottom left corner of the canvas.
Fig. 23. By widening the mouth of the river, we've solved the problem of originating from the corner.
Common Errors and How to Avoid Them

16. Avoid duplicating forms, lines, movement, and size. This will make them compete and conflict with each other.

Fig. 24 .Observe these two paintings. (Left)The birch tree on the left has a twin. One of them should’ve leaned a different way and their width should vary. Fig. 25. (Right) the two horses are the same size and in the same position.
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