1. A Principle of Art: Design
Contrast
A Principle of Art: Design

2. 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).

3. Can you name any examples?
Look around the room at the artwork.
Where do you see Contrast?

4. Contrasting Color: Notice the contrasting values:
The black dress on the woman
The white and blue dresses on the girls.

5. 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).

6. Another Example: Contrast
Which element is Picasso using to create contrast?
Color?
Value?
Shape?
Contrast