Scalable Compositional System

Scalable Compositional System in Adobe Photoshop — with a ready prompt for the moment it comes up. 1 real situation leads here.

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I'm planning the lead image for an ongoing series and I have the luxury to set a compositional system that will scale across ten pieces. I don't want to iterate each time from scratch and I want a signature rhythm.

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Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

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Help me choose a repeatable compositional grid and three anchoring rules that will work for a city…
Help me choose a repeatable compositional grid and three anchoring rules that will work for a city market series at multiple aspect ratios. Explain the trade-offs of a centered versus off-center primary figure for consistency across prints and social, and give a decision rule I can hand to juniors so they produce usable comps without asking me for every crop.

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Illustrator / Digital ArtistAdobe Photoshop

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