... WifeGiovanna Cenami (The ArnolfiniMarriage) by Jan van Eyck is a great example of formal balance,shown here in Figures 6.32 and6.33.116 Figure Drawing with Virtual Models Figure 6.32 Jan van Eyck ... left. Figure 6.28 The picture seems off balance.115CompositionFormal BalanceOne way to solve the balance prob-lem is to use formal balance.Formal balance is a system of bal-ancing a picture ... create focal points and path-ways in their work. A focal point is an area in the pic-ture that calls for attention. Thecall can be blatant, like a noisychild in a quiet classroom, or it canbe...