1. Principle of Design
Balance

2. What do you think of when you hear the word “balance”?

3. Balance Beam
Roller- Blading
Bike Riding

4. Balance within art….
Visual Balance- art that can be seen rather than weighed.
Balance plays a part of helping art work to look aesthetically pleasing.
Aesthetic- Eye pleasing or beautiful to the viewer.

5. Dividing artwork to create balance
All artworks have…..
Central dividing axis - splits the artwork in half.
Horizontal Axis- cuts the artwork in half horizontally so that both top and bottom sides match up.
Vertical Axis- cuts the artwork in half vertically so that the left and right sides match up.

7. Two categories of balance:
FORMAL
INFORMAL
Formal Balance- occurs when equal or very similar elements are placed on the opposite sides of a central axis
Informal Balance- occurs when objects and images are asymmetrical within the artwork.

8. Formal Balance
Symmetrical Balance- occurs when two images are the same or identical on both sides of the central axis.
PHOTOGRAPHY

9. Symmetry within Buildings/Architecture
Taj Mahal
Whitehouse

10. Symmetry within artwork

11. Radial BAlance
Radial Balance- occurs when elements go out from a center point and radiate out in a circular pattern always leading your eye towards the center.

12. Radial Images

13. Radial Patterns

14. Informal Balance: Asymmetrical
Asymmetrical Balance- occurs when there are slight changes on either side of the images, and the sides are similar but not necessarily equal.

15. Jan Van
Eyck
Frida Kahlo
Winslow Homer
Mark Rothko

16. Other factors with informal Balance in artwork…..
Color
Value- light and dark
Shape- 2D
Texture- feeling or look of how it might feel
Size- how big or small
Contour-outline/outer edges
Composition-placement

17. Degas’ uses the contour of the ballerina in the foreground to balance out the picture with smaller dancers and different shaped objects in the background.
This abstract painting uses low intensity colors like blue with a touch of bright high intensity color of red and orange to add balance.

18. This abstract painting uses multiple layers of paint to create a textured look and provides balance by using little texture at the bottom than at the top.
Thomas Eakins uses the position of the landscape to even the picture out by using trees and land on either side.

19. Quality and Expression with Balance
Formal balance -is often used by the artist wants to express calmness, stability, and peace within heir artwork.
Informal balance- is often used when artist create landscapes and abstract paintings because it is very asymmetric in design.
Both are used to provide unity and harmony among works of art, depending upon the artist and the message they would like to convey would be the type of balance they would use.

20. Radial Balance Project Create y0ur own Paper plate Mandala
Create TWO Radial designs on a template paper that I give to you. Both must be turned in for a grade.
Each design must Radiate from the CENTER
From the two design you must CHOOSE ONE for the final MANDALA design.
Sketch your FINAL design on a paper plate
Then add color with construction paper