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same elements in the
same position, just like a
n1irror image or the two
sides of a face. Formal
balance is a technique
conunonly e1nployed in
traditional paintings and
patterns. Architectural
things like windows and
Line art of Vitruvian Man by world famous artist
doors also use formal
Leonardo da Vinci
balance.
b. Informal or asymmetrical balance
l
Informal balance ineans that a picture is balanced because of the
difference between the different parts of the in1age. One way to
balance a con1position is by placing a big circle on one side and
a s1nall square on the other. Artists like to inake artwork using
inforn1al balance because it gives them more freedom.
~ Healtl1, Physical m1d Creative m·ts, grnde 8
