balance
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
unbalanced
EQUILIBRIUM IS NOT PRESENT THE VIEWER SENSES THE COMPOSITION
this painting is an unbalanced work because you can not tell where the equilibrium.
Photo by Julia Manzerova
symmetric balance
SHAPES ARE REPEATED IN THE SAME POSITION ON EITHER SIDE OF A CENTRAL
this is symmetric balance because the shapes are repeated multiple times. Also, the color is repeated throughout the picture.
asymmetric balance
ACHIEVED WITH DISSIMILAR OBJECTS THAT HAVE EQUAL VISUAL WEIGHT
this is an asymmetric balance because there are some unknown or dissimilar objects everywhere in the artwork.
small area of bright color to balance a much larger area of a duller more neutral color
ARTIST COMBINE SEVERAL DEVICES IN A COMPOSITION
in this picture the little area of bright color balances out the large area of the dull color.
contrast of value or color
SMALLER AMOUNT OF CONTRASTING VALUE IS NEEDED TO BALANCE A LARGER AMOUNT
there are contrast of color in here because of the three girls
a smaller more complicated
SHAPE BALANCES A LARGER, SIMPLER SHAPE
a smaller, rough textured shape balances a larger, smooth textured shape
VARIEGATED DARK AND LIGHT PATTERN HOLD MORE INTEREST FOR THE EYE
the blue and purple pattern catches viewers eye and it is a dark then light and then dark again.
a large shape placed closer to the center can be balanced by a
SMALLER SHAPE PLACED CLOSER TO THE EDGE OF THE ARTWORK
the wagon looking thing in the center is weird but it blends with the picture
a large object can be
BALANCED BY SEVERAL SMALL OBJECTS
the to large objects would be the two girls and the small objects are the sand and grass balance the girls in the picture.
radial balance
COMPONENTS RADIATE OUT FROM COMMON CENTRAL POINT
all the horses radiate from one central point. All of the horses are in the center point were they were drawn
Photo by Stuck in Customs
