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Elements of Design – Part Two – Balance Deb Silva – Samples by Deb Silva We humans seek balance, in our lives and in our art. Can you recall working on a spread that just didn’t feel right, maybe it made you feel a bit uncomfortable; it was probably out of balance. Our sense of equilibrium holds in a balanced composition When we talk about balance, what we’re actually talking about is visual weight, or more accurately the distribution of visual weight in a design. Here we go back, in part, to color theory. Visual weight refers to the relative value, (that is, lightness or darkness of a color), size, or hierarchy of objects in a composition. Think of a line centrally balanced on the point of a triangle – you can maintain that balance with equal weight on either side, by moving a heavier object closer to the center, or by adding two smaller objects to one end. Types of Balance: Formal, or Symmetrical Balance is calm; it repeats similar lines, shapes, or colors, almost as if laid out on a...
Essentials of Design - Part One – Color Theory Deb Silva What’s your favorite color combination? Think about some stunning pairs, teal and fuchsia, red violet and yellow green, violet and gold. Or how about some natural occurrences, the red of bright strawberries and their green leaves, purple crocus with yellow stamens, and blue iris with vivid orange pistils. Turns out, all of these combinations are easily identified as wonderful choices on the color wheel. Want a great finished piece? Consult your color wheel. The wheel is made up first of the primary colors; we remember these from grade school, they are red, blue and yellow. From these three colors come the secondary colors, violet, green and orange, and then the tertiary colors, red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet and red-violet. color wheel Okay, so we have a color wheel, now what is it good for? Color schemes! The simplest combinations are complementary colors which li...
