ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces the importance of form and composition in the context of rendering, which involves transforming a three-dimensional (3D) model into two-dimensional (2D) images. It discusses the appearance of the subject from a long shot and a close-up shot, and from the point of view of positive and negative spaces. The chapter examines the visual compositional aspects as applicable to the 3D models and animations created from them. The elements of composition serve as cues that make the audience see what the creator of the rendering wants them to see in the rendered image or video. Perspective refers to the viewpoint, similar to how the word is used in everyday jargon. With linear perspective, by properly placing the camera from the subject, one can control the depth required in a composition. Rendered images are used for different applications such as desktop publishing, graphics design, print media, web design, and prepress applications.
