Bear Den TCG

On day 20, we get a Journey Together fun pack!

Our three cards today all share a similar composition! You may have heard of this compositional trick before: the rule of thirds. This is when you separate the canvas into a 3×3 grid, and there are many ways to utilize it depending on what you’re trying to portray. In these cards – Wailmer by Shinya Mizuno, Cramorant by Tomomi Ozaki and Iono’s Tadbulb by kurumitsu – the featured Pokémon is in the central grid square, making it the center of focus, but the other thirds are also utilized if you look closely! For Wailmer, the light beams are in the upper row and the coral are in the lower row, using the framing to position Wailmer in the oceanscape. Cramorant is similar, placing the horizon line of the water in the upper row, but the left and right sides have sweeping waves that curve inwards to draw the eye into the center. With Tadbulb, it may be less obvious, but take a close look at the buildings; the ones on the right have their edge line up with the left column, while the right column is marked by the shadow of a doorway. There are many compositional tricks artists use to help their artwork look a certain way, and understanding art is much easier when you’re aware of them!