Composition Guides in Blender

Composition Guides are now available in blender,a handy tool that has been added to cameras display properties panel.This feature that blender has implemented as of 2.58,has eight types of guides that will help every artist frame a shot.
 
 I have a feeling,the guides will become an invaluable feature in blender,whether using the guides for camera matching,placements of subjects in your scene to provide a more interesting composition or lining up images for reference in modeling,the guides are an excellent addition to blender and are most welcome.


To access the composition guides select the camera and go into camera view by pressing numpad 0,now goto Properties>Object Data[camera icon]>Display>Composition Guides.

The eight guides types(drawn in black lines) are as follow:

• Center

                   Adds lines dividing the frame in half vertically and horizontally.

• Center Diagonal

Adds lines connecting opposite corners. 

• Thirds

Adds lines dividing the frame in thirds vertically and horizontally.

• Golden

Divides the width and height into Golden proportions (About 0.618 of the size from all sides of the frame).

• Golden Triangle A

Draws a diagonal line from the lower-left to upper-right corners, then adds perpendicular lines that pass through the top left and bottom right corners.

• Golden Triangle B

Same as A, but with the opposite corners.

• Harmonious Triangle A

Draws a diagonal line from the lower-left to upper-right corners, then lines from the top left and bottom right corners to 0.618 the lengths of the opposite side.

• Harmonious Triangle B

           Same as A, but with the opposite corners.

Angel Rodriguez
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