Balance

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Balance

• Symmetrical Balance
• Radial Balance
• Asymmetrical Balance

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Diego Rivera, Flower Day. 1925. Oil on Canvas.
58x47. Los Angeles Museum
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Asymmetrical balance

• How to create Asymmetrical balance
• Size and Contour
• A large shape appears heavier than a small shape.
• Color
• high-intensity color has more visual weight that
  a low-intensity color. Eyes are drawn to areas of
  brighter colors.

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Asymmetrical balance

• How to create Asymmetrical balance
• Value
• The stronger the contrast in value, the more
  visual weight the object has.
• Texture
• Rough texture catches the eye. Small area of
  rough texture can balance area of large smooth
  texture.

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Edgar Degas, Before the Ballet. 1890/1892. Oil on
canvas. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
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George Seurat, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of
La Grande Jatte, 1884-86. Oil on canvas. Art
Institute of Chicago.