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Art Talk, chapter 9Balance :Art Talk, chapter 9Balance Art II
created by Zoe Williams, 10-2007
Balance is the visual weight of an artwork. Balance is a principle of art. :Balance is the visual weight of an artwork. Balance is a principle of art. Christ Church, Oxford Leaning Tower
of Pisa This church looks balanced.
There is equal weight on the right and left sides. This bell tower is unbalanced.
Why do people want things to be and look balanced?
How do you know if something is balanced or unbalanced? :How do you know if something is balanced or unbalanced? Check for a central axis.
A central axis is
a dividing line,
the center of balance.
A central axis may be vertical, horizontal, or appear as a point. E D 8
Formal Balance :This is also called
bilateral symmetry. Bi-lateral two sided Formal balance occurs when equal
or very similar elements are placed
on either side of a central axis. Formal Balance The Alamo, Texas
Formal Balance :This is also called
bilateral symmetry. Bi-lateral two sided Formal balance occurs when equal
or very similar elements are placed
on either side of a central axis. Formal Balance The Alamo, Texas not
bilaterally
symmetrical
Approximate symmetry? :Approximate symmetry? Why does one of these faces
look more natural than the other?
Slide 8:Radial Symmetry Radial Symmetry
Slide 9:Radial Symmetry Radial Symmetry
Slide 10:Radial symmetry occurs when equal or very similar elements radiate from a central axis point.
Quiz time… :Quiz time… In your sketchbook,
number your paper from 1 to 10.
Slide 12:The type of symmetry in which two sides of an figure are alike is called:
radial symmetry
bilateral symmetry
biradial symmetry
quadrilateral symmetry
Slide 13:2. The type of symmetry in which there is a center point from which many different parts can extend from.
radial symmetry
bilateral symmetry
unilateral symmetry
biradial symmetry
Slide 14:3. A central axis could be drawn horizontally through the capital letter T,
True or False
Slide 15:4. A central axis
could be drawn vertically through the number 8.
True or False
Slide 16:5. What type of
symmetry
does this
image have?
appropriate
symmetry
bilateral
symmetry
quadrilateral
symmetry
radial
symmetry
Slide 17:6. What type
of
symmetry
does this
snowflake
have?
true
or
approximate?
Slide 18:7. What kind
of symmetry
does this
dinosaur have?
radial symmetry
appropriate symmetry
quadrilateral symmetry
approximate symmetry
Slide 19:8. Which houses have
formal balance?
Blue house
Grey house
Red house
Slide 20:9. What is the central axis
on this arrow?
a diagonal line
a horizontal line
a vertical line
a point in the middle
Slide 21:10. Another term for
a line of symmetry is:
horizon line
focal point
central axis
bilateral axis
Exchange papers to gradeyourquiz. :Exchange papers to gradeyourquiz.
Slide 23:The type of symmetry in which two sides of an figure are alike is called:
radial symmetry
bilateral symmetry
biradial symmetry
quadrilateral symmetry
Slide 24:2. The type of symmetry in which there is a center point from which many different parts can extend from.
radial symmetry
bilateral symmetry
unilateral symmetry
biradial symmetry
Slide 25:3. A central axis could be drawn horizontally through the capital letter T,
True or False
Slide 26:4. A central axis
could be drawn vertically through the number 8.
True or False
Slide 27:5. What type of
symmetry
does this
image have?
appropriate
symmetry
bilateral
symmetry
quadrilateral
symmetry
radial
symmetry
Slide 28:6. What type
of
symmetry
does this
snowflake
have? true
or
approximate?
Slide 29:7. What kind
of symmetry
does this
dinosaur have?
radial symmetry
appropriate symmetry
quadrilateral symmetry
approximate symmetry
Slide 30:8. Which houses have
formal balance?
Blue house
Grey house
Red house
Slide 31:9. What is the central axis
on this arrow?
a diagonal line
a horizontal line
a vertical line
a bilateral line
Slide 32:10. Another term for
a line of symmetry is:
horizon line
focal point
central axis
bilateral axis
Slide 33:Please write
the total correct
over ten
and return the test
to its owner.