Landscape Design Cheat Sheet (for artists who forget everything)

Summary by Krater

The creator reviews five design concepts for environment art, acronymized as S.A.A.V.E. (Shape, Atmospheric Perspective, Areas of Rest, Value Grouping, and Eye Flow), and demonstrates how to apply them to improve old fantasy landscape paintings.

From the video

Answers: What are five composition concepts to improve environment art?

• environment art composition
• shape design in art
• atmospheric perspective
• areas of rest in painting
• value grouping
• eye flow in illustration

What it concludes

• Sharp shapes feel more dynamic, while round shapes feel friendlier and squares feel stable.
• Using atmospheric perspective creates depth by making distant objects lighter, less contrasted, and sky-colored.
• Areas of rest provide breathing room and give detail meaning, preventing viewer exhaustion.
• Value grouping simplifies chaotic scenes into readable groups by organizing lights and shadows.
• Eye flow directs the viewer's gaze through the image toward the focal point using compositional paths.