Principles of art: Balance
The visual elements of a composition should feel balanced and stable. Imbalance causes the viewer to feel disturbed.
Balance can be achieved in three ways:
- Symmetry, where both sides of the composition have the same elements in the same position, such as the two sides of a face.
- Asymmetry, where the composition is balanced by the contrast of any of the elements of art. For example, a large circle on one side might be balanced by a small square on the other side.
- Radial symmetry, where the elements are equally spaced around a central point.
291
754 reads
CURATED FROM
IDEAS CURATED BY
The idea is part of this collection:
Learn more about personaldevelopment with this collection
Conflict resolution
Motivating and inspiring others
Delegation
Related collections
Similar ideas to Principles of art: Balance
Principles of art: Emphasis
It is mainly achieved through contrast.
A visually dominant area of the composition creates emphasis and commands the viewer's attention.
Principles of art: Contrast
Contrast is when each element of art in a composition is made stronger in relation to the other. When next to each other, contrasting elements are among the first places that the viewer's eye is drawn.
Examples of contrast:
- Negative/positive ...
Understanding the elements and principles of art and design
The elements and principles of art and design are the foundation of the language we use when we speak about art.
- The elements of art are the visual tools an artist employs to create a composition: The elements are li...
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates