Re: BALLANCE IN COMPOSITION

Paul Sullivan — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:50:27 GMT

Balance is one of many things involved in designing a picture. You can find many good books that cover the entire process of picture design. The important thing to remember is that there are no hard, fast rules to picture composition. There are no formulas you can follow. However there are many guidelines that you can employ.

When you begin to design a picture you should be making many small pencil sketches, usually referred to as thumbnails. While making thumbnail drawings you will be considering a lot of what it takes to make a good picture. Among these things is balance.

A symmetrical design finds its balance automatically. Both sides are of equal weight or importance. However, in an asymmetrical design it is not as simple. When you place the first major element in an asymmetrical composition, the picture will usually look like it needs something to act as a counterbalance. This is the time when your personal judgement comes into play. And as you continue with your composition you may need to add or substract things—move things around some. All of this is a part of the dynamics of composition and balance is just one of the things you are trying to acheive. All of us have some natural sensitivity to design—we know when something doesn't look right—or looks lopsided. As artists, we have to sharpen our natural sensitivities to design so we can produce better pictures.

As vague and elusive as this may sound, there are some things you can do to help yourself. First, study successful pictures—ask yourself why these pictures look well designed. Ask yourself how the balance is achieved. Ask yourself why the picture has impact. Next, you should be reading books on picture design and the general picture design process. And, when designing a picture, you use should a mirror to get a fresh look at your work. This tool can be very revealing.

Good luck—Paul

BALLANCE IN COMPOSITION

wheeler spin — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:39:22 GMT

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