4.3 - THE RULE OF THIRDS AND THE 7 DA VINCIAN PRINCIPLES

The Rule of Thirds

is used by visual artists (painters, digital artists, and photographers) to create compositions that meet the requirements for a good design.

• The surface with two equally spaced vertical lines and two equally spaced horizontal lines.

• These lines divide the picture plane into nine equal parts with four intersecting points.

• Based on studies, placing an object in one of the intersecting points results in a pleasing composition.

Balance

is achieved by placing another object at the point opposite the first one.

Leonardo da Vinci

was more than an artist.

• Was an architect •

Was scientist and anatomist

• Was an engineer and inventor

• Was a geologist

• was a historian, musician, and writer.

• In essence, through the centuries, Da Vinci influenced various areas in many disciplines.

• Based on the research conducted by Michael J. Gleb (born 1952), specifically, in his book "How to Think like Leonardo da Vinci" (1998), da Vinci's genius was based on 7 principles which he called the seven da Vincian Principles.

1. Curiosita

2. Dimostrazione

3. Sensazione

4. Sfumato

5. Arte/Scienza

6. Corporalita

7. Connessione

The Seven Da Vincian Principles

Curiosita

is approaching life with a heightened level of wonder and continuous search to know and learn more.

(Curiosity knowledge).

Dimostrazione

A commitment to test knowledge through experience

is to the test knowledge and to persist in this task, which includes experiencing both success and failures in undertaking

Sensazione

is experiencing life through refinement of the senses.

For example, the eyes should do more than see, it should be able to distinguish between the beauty of various colors, note minute details and savor the physicality of everything the world has to offer.

Sfumato

literally translates to "going up in smoke".

it is accepting life's paradoxes and uncertainties.

Arte/Scienza

is finding a balance between art and science or logic and imagination.

This relates to the concept of a whole brain thinking (not just the left and right brain).

Corporalita

is taking care of one's body.

• Ensuring that healthy habits are practiced and sustained.

• A sound mind is usually the product of a sound body and vice versa.

Connessione

is realizing that all things are interconnected.

• It is discovering patterns in the way things work and how things and lives work out.