SYMMETRICAL
BALANCE

also known as

FORMAL BALANCE

 

 

 

An artist creates symmetrical balance when their picture is the same on both sides.

Their picture will therefore be balanced or equal on both sides.

 

 

 

\Each of these pictures is an example of symmetrical balance.  The sides of these pictures are mirror images of each other.

 

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