Choosing your Composition! | Artist of the Year

#oilwaxcolor #drawing #art #painting

Sara Reeve, semi-finalist from TV competition Portrait Artist of the Year, gives her tips and tricks for creating better portraits. In this episode, we learn about composition. Sara creates a series of sketches to demonstrate how different focal points and formats can affect your portraits. Let us know which one was your favourite in the comments!

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:32 Focal Points
00:52 Centralised
02:13 Rule of Thirds
03:31 Leading Lines
05:15 Negative Space
06:50 Formats
11:20 The Results

New Youtube episodes of Artist of the Year will drop every Wednesday at 9pm GMT.
Portrait Artist of the Year Series 13 begins on Sky Arts on October 7th, 2026 at 8pm.

Follow Artist of the Year on Instagram @artistoftheyear

Credits and Instagram handles
Artist - @sarareevedraws
Location - @greenandstone
Model – Sabrina @amuse_me & @shelflivesbaby