The principle applies in both representational and nonrepresentational work. Symmetrical or formal balance - A form of balance achieved by the use of identical compositional units on either side of a vertical axis within the confining pictorial space. The use of similar forms on either side of a vertical axis. The forms may give a feeling of the exactness of equal relationship but are sufficiently varied to prevent visual monotony. Radial balance - A form of balance attained by organizing the visual units around a central point.
Artists use the term to describe the interval or measurable distance between preestablished points.
The illusion of space can be achieved by a number of devices including modeling, size relationships, placement in the picture plane, and manipulation of value and color. The illusion of deep space produced in graphic works by lightening values, softening contours, reducing value contrasts, and neutralizing colors in objects as they recede. Planear Space - space organized in a series of planes such as foreground, midground, and background. Repetition may accomplish a dominance of one visual idea, a feeling of harmonious relationship, an obviously planned pattern, or a rhythmic movement. Pattern - The obvious emphasis on certain visual form relationships and certain directional movements within the visual field.