Shape - An area set apart by line or contrasts of value and color.

2 kinds of shapes

Geometric

Free-form

Basic Geometric Shapes - Circle, Square, and Triangle

Geometric shapes - Precise shapes that can be described using mathematical formulas.

Free-form shapes

irregular anduneven shapes

Balance - A feeling of equality in weight and attention within a work of art: Examples Symmetrical, Asymmetrical, and Radial

Visual Imbalance creates a feeling of uneasiness

Central Axis - Imaginary central line that divides a composition in half. The central axis is used to measure visual weight in a work of art. It can be horizontal or vertical.

Two kinds of Balance - Formal and Informal

Formal Balance - Way of organizing parts of a design so that equal or similar elements are placed on opposite side of a central axis.

Symmetrical balance

Type of formal balance in which two halves or sides of a design are identical.

Radial balance

Type of balance in which forces or elements branch out form acentral point, the axis in a circular pattern.

Informal balance – Way of organizing parts of a design so that unlike objects have equal visual weight or eye attraction.

Asymmetrical balance - Another name for informal balance, in which unlike objects have equal visual weight or eye attraction.

Focal Point - Area of a work of art that attracts the viewer’s attention first.

ContrastLocationIsolationConvergenceUse of the Unusual

Shapes - Geometric and Free-form

Balance - Formal and Informal

SymmetryAsymmetryRadial Symmetry

Focal Point

2 Formal Balance designs

Geometric and Free form shapesTransparencyWarp toolsReflect toolDrop ShadowBrushes

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