Lesson 1
Golden ratio 0,618
Is about the number 0,618 or 1,618. Look at Google for more information.
Basicly everything in nature is based on this "magical number". Your finger bones are exactly 1,618 bigger comparing the small finger bone to a bigger (next one). Short : the human eye is sensitive about this and therefore we use this number.
Simple : you also can use the 1/3 - 2/3 rule to devide your tank.
Drawing 1 :
This is about the 3-demensional way to devide your tank. After calculating the 0,618 lines you can cross these with the other lines :
As you can see ( I hope ), you will get 4 focus-points at different heigth and width. The exact position is known after calculation of the all the lines.
Focus points
Focus points are the calculated spots which are most "atractive" to the human eye. These are the points "drawing your attention".
Normally we work with one strong focus point and one weak.
So we choose in our aquascaping the strong and the weak and best : at different height. Strong heigher and weak lower.
Here's one example of me working with the lines and focus-points.
Lines and X are marked on the glass of the tank.
Look where I am placing the wood and javavern.
The next example (tank one week old) shows the strong focus point (javavern on wood) and the weak.
height of lines - plants - focus points
The image above shows also the lines - heights of the plants in the back. They match with their the horizontal lines. Placement of rocks are on the lines, seen from the side.
Remember : look 3-dimensional.
pointing at focus-points
Ok, now a real example of Amano. Look at this beautiful tank. I did some drawing and exposed the focus points :
That's clear and we can see the strong points in his aquascape.
The lines of the wood, plants etc. are all pointing to the strong focus point, the wood + javavern :
That's it for today....
Sorry for any mispelled words..
Gr. PJAN