1. Balance
Ready to use, no prep: teach balance with 33 illustrated slides on visual weight and the four types of balance: symmetrical, asymmetrical, radial and all-over. Each type has a finished study, and students learn to analyze and repair an unbalanced composition.
Ready to use. No prep. Simply beautiful.
Open the file and start teaching. These balance decks are fully finished and classroom-ready, with nothing to build, edit or rearrange, so you can spend your time with students instead of making slides. Every slide is designed in a rich artistic style, with botanical borders, elegant vintage lettering and detailed sketchbook-style illustrations. The drawings and illustrations inside the decks inspire students with new ideas for their own artwork. Professional, polished and as beautiful as the art you teach.
Students learn what makes one part of a picture feel heavier than another, then use that to balance their own work across landscape, portrait, fashion and sculpture.
What’s inside
What is balance? Understanding visual weight Four types of balance, each with a finished study: symmetrical, approximate symmetry, asymmetrical, radial, all-over Balance around an axis; placement changes weight Balance through size and number, value, color, texture and detail, and space Balance and the focal point; balance can feel dynamic Balance in landscape, portraits and figures, fashion design, and sculpture and 3D design Check the Balance; Analyze & Repair an Unbalanced Composition Create Your Own Balanced Composition Balance Studio Challenge
Ways to use it
Teach balance as the first principle of design Use the Analyze & Repair slide for a critique or peer review Assign the Studio Challenge as a composition project
What you get
33-slide PowerPoint (.pptx), 16:9 widescreen Two title slides: one branded, one plain for classroom use An illustrated definition slide Slides are high-resolution images and are not editable
No prep, ready to use, principles of design, balance, symmetrical balance, asymmetrical balance, radial balance, visual weight, composition, art 1, art 2, high school art, art powerpoint, visual arts, art critique
