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STUDIES OF VISUAL ARTSSTUDIES OF VISUAL ARTS(SOVA)(SOVA)
Principles of Design
 
Balance
 
Balance is one of theprinciples of designwhich describes how artists create visual weight.Artists think about how to make their works balancedby using elements such asline,shapeandcolor. There are several ways to balance an artwork:
 
Artists use high contrast to make something show up. In
Wheatfieldswith Ravens
,Vincent van Goghused high contrast colors to make theyellow wheat fields stand out against the dark blue sky.
Contrast
is one of theprinciples of artwhich createsexcitement and interest inartworks. Two things that arevery different have a lot of 
contrast
.White and black have thegreatest contrast.Artists may choose low contrast for asofter look, as Claude Monet did in thispainting of a bridge.
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