Fig. 84
In this case the eye is held at the balance-center of the line by a change of character at that point.
Fig. 85
In this case the changes of character are at equal distances, in opposite directions, from the center. The center is marked by a break. The axis being vertical, the balance is a symmetrical one.
73. The appreciation of Balance in a line depends very much upon the attitude in which it is drawn.
Fig. 86
In this case the balance in the line itself is just as good as it is in [Fig. 85]; but the axis of the balance being diagonal, the balance is less distinctly felt. The balance is unsatisfactory because the attitude of the line is one which suggests a falling down to the left. It is the instability of the line which is felt, more than the balance in it.
