Imbalance
-Occurs when opposing or interacting forms are out of equilibrium in a pictorial composition
Symmetrical balance
-having equal "weight" on equal sides of a centrally placed fulcrum
Asymmetrical balance
-balance is achieved with dissimilar objects that have equal visual weight or equal eye attraction
Balance by value and color
-One element that attracts our attention is value difference, a contrast of light and dark.
Black against white gives a stronger contrast than gray against white; therefore, a smaller amount of black is needed to visually balance a larger amount of gray.
-All colors have different visual weights. All colors are more dominant that achromatic tones.
Balance by pattern or texture
-Any visual texture with a varied dark and light pattern holds more interest for the eye than a smooth surface.
-Basically, the more visual variation something has, the more weight it is going to have
Balance by eye direction
-Eye direction is carefully plotted, not only for balance but also for general compositional unity.
Radial balance
-a composition in which all visual elements are
balanced around and radiate from a central point
Crystallographic balance
-an equal emphasis over the whole format—the same weight or eye attraction everywhere.
Visual rhythm
-The quality of rhythm can be applied to the visual arts, in which it is again basically related to movement.
Rhythm
-an element of design based on the repetition
of recurrent motifs
Motion
-a movement across recurrent motifs providing the repetition inherent in the idea of rhythm.
Alternating rhythm
- a rhythm that consists of successive patterns in
which the same elements reappear in a regular order. The motifs alternate
consistently with one another to produce a regular (and anticipated) sequence.
Progressive rhythm
-repetition of a shape that changes in a regular
pattern
Polyrhythmic structures and
contrast
-A complex pattern employing more than one rhythm or beat
