Contrast

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Contrast

• A Principle of Art Design

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What is Contrast?

• Different / Opposite
• In Art, Contrast is used between elements of
  design.
• Example Black and white are contrasting colors.
  
• Example Geometric shapes and organic shapes are
  contrasting shapes (opposite types of shape).

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Can you name any examples?

• Look around the room at the artwork.
• Where do you see Contrast?

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Contrasting Color

• Notice the contrasting values
• The black dress on the woman
• The white and blue dresses on the girls.

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Where do you look first?

• Contrast helps artists to create Emphasis the
  focal point of an art work (i.e. where you look
  first and the most).

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Another Example

• Which element is Picasso using to create
  contrast?
• Color?
• Value?
• Shape?
• Contrast