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Karin Wells · 07-01-2001, 11:28 PM

Administrator's Note: This thread started in the Techniques section about the Golden Section, but became a philosophical discussion on the subject of Art and Science, so it's being moved here in it's entirety. There didn't seem to be an easy place to break it off.

Please continue to post anything technical in the thread in the Techniques section.

To locate the center of interest with the Golden Section: Divide the height of your canvas by 2.62 and determine a horizontal line through this point.

Then divide the width of your canvas by 2.62 and draw a vertical line through this point.

The intersection of these two lines is a magical spot for your center of interest. (i.e., 8.5 divided by 2.62 = 3.2

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Karin Wells FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA Joined: Jun 2001 Location: Peterborough, NH Posts: 1,114	Using the Golden Section Administrator's Note: This thread started in the Techniques section about the Golden Section, but became a philosophical discussion on the subject of Art and Science, so it's being moved here in it's entirety. There didn't seem to be an easy place to break it off. Please continue to post anything technical in the thread in the Techniques section. To locate the center of interest with the Golden Section: Divide the height of your canvas by 2.62 and determine a horizontal line through this point. Then divide the width of your canvas by 2.62 and draw a vertical line through this point. The intersection of these two lines is a magical spot for your center of interest. (i.e., 8.5 divided by 2.62 = 3.2 __________________ Karin Wells www.KarinWells.com www.KarinWells.BlogSpot.com Last edited by Cynthia Daniel; 11-29-2001 at 08:03 PM.