Henri Matisse was a French painter born in 1869 who died in 1954. He was considered a master of color and was famous for his bold use of colors and patterns in his paintings of rooms with bright details. Balance was important in his paintings to keep them looking good by having about the same amount of positive space on both sides.

2. Henri Matisse was a French
painter.
Born in 1869.
Died in 1954.
Considered a
“master” of color.

3. He became famous for his bold use of colors
and patterns.

4. He liked to paint rooms with bright patterns and details.

7. He was inspired by rugs
from countries like Turkey.

9. Balance keeps his
pictures looking good.

10. Positive Space = What you draw on the paper.

11. Positive Space = What you draw on the paper.

16. If a picture is balanced it has
about the same amount of
positive space on both sides of
the picture.
If a picture is unbalanced, it has
more positive space on one side
of the picture than the other.

17. Think of a scale. If you were to pretend to
weigh on each side of the painting, would they
be balanced?

20. The equal arrangement of positive space on
both sides of a picture.
(No Balance) (Balance)