If colour and shape are good but empty space is in the wrong place, what will happen?

Correct answer: Visual balance and the viewer’s order of attention will be affected

Direct answer: A, visual balance and the viewer’s order of attention will be affected. Empty space, also called negative space, is not useless leftover area. It separates objects, gives them room to breathe, establishes visual weight, and helps guide the eye. First look at the size and position of the empty areas around the main forms. If a large gap pulls attention away, crowds an important object, or makes one side feel too heavy, the composition can become unbalanced even when the colours and shapes are individually good. A is correct because space changes both balance and eye movement. B is wrong: depth does not automatically increase merely because empty space is misplaced. C is impossible from a spatial change. D confuses visual texture with physical touch. Memory cue: judge the gaps around objects as carefully as the objects themselves.