What Is Balance and Proportion?

Proportion, balance and composition

Proportion also describes how the sizes of different parts of a piece of art or design relate to each other. The proportions of a composition will affect how pleasing it looks and can be used to draw our attention to particular areas.

What does balance mean in art?

Balance is the distribution of the visual weight of objects, colors, texture, and space. If the design was a scale, these elements should be balanced to make a design feel stable.

What is an example of proportion in art?

For example, if you're painting a portrait of a dog and a person, the dog should be at the correct scale in relation to the person. The person's body (and the dog's as well) should be in a proportion to what we can recognize as a human being. Essentially, scale and proportion help the viewer make sense of the artwork.