- Use proper balance to design and create a visual artwork
- Give a critical analysis of the artwork (poster) by others
INSTRUCTION
Look at the picture above and decide whether the poster has a good balanced design or not?
See whether the painting fulfilling at least one of the balance qualities below, read carefully each quality, understand it then be ready to share in our next class discussion:
- Symmetrical balance is mirror image balance. If you draw a line down the center of the page, all the objects on one side of the screen are mirrored on the other side (they may not be identical objects, but they are similar in terms of numbers of objects, colors and other elements) Sometimes they are completely identical (often seen in architecture).
- Our eyes are drawn by color. Small areas of vibrant color can be used to balance larger areas of more neutral colors.
- Value refers to the darkness or lightness of objects. Black against white has a much stronger contrast than red against white. To balance these two colors, you would need a larger area of red to balance the stronger value of black.
- Large flat areas without much detail can be balanced by small irregularly shaped objects since the eye is led towards the more complex shape.
- Sometimes larger elements on one side of the page can be balanced by a smaller element that is positioned by itself at the far end of the other side of the page.
- Smaller areas with interesting textures (variegated light and dark, or random fluctuations) can balance larger areas with smoother, untextured looks.
- Your eye can be led to a certain point in a picture depending on how the elements are arranged. If the people in a picture are looking in a certain direction, your eye will be led there as well.
- Elements in a picture, such as triangles or arrows, will also lead your eye to look to a certain point and maintain the balance of a picture.
- Radial balance is when all elements radiate out from a center point in a circular fashion. It is very easy to maintain a focal point in radial balance, since all the elements lead your eye toward the center
HELPFUL HINTS:
You can learn about balance and have clear explanation about it with example from this resource link below (the explanation above are also adapted from this resource):
http://www.usask.ca/education/coursework/skaalid/theory/cgdt/balance.htm