Asymmetrical Balance (25)

Asymmetrical Balance: Balance achieved with dissimilar objects that have equal visual weight or or equal eye attraction.


"South Wind, Clear Dawn" by Hokusai
Here is a demonstration of asymmetrical balance. The mountain is balanced out by the mass of trees in the bottom left. The reason this balances the mountain out is the visual weight the value produces compared to the weight of the mountain. The clouds also give weight to the left that gives more visual weight to balance the composition. If the clouds and trees were not there, the composition will be heavily weighted on the right and would feel unbalanced, as if it needed something more to it.