Color and contrast

- Contrast is defined as the state of being…different from something else, typically…the other things that are in close proximity,…so that they can be visually compared.…We can use more contrast to highlight…a feature and help focus the viewer's attention.…We can use less contrast, so features…disappear into the background.…Either way you go, you can create contrast…with a variety of elements such as color,…texture, material, or even three dimensional forms.…It's the change that's the key to contrast.…

In graphics, we start with basic black and white.…Here's a checkerboard pattern with…a little extra twist just for fun.…In this next photo of some Lego parts,…we have the obvious color contrast,…but it's interesting to note that…they share the exact same pattern and texture.…In fine art, I love the punchy and high…contrast art of Roy Lichtenstein.…Inspired by comic books, his 1963…painting "Whaam!" Is one of the most…recognizable works from the pop art movement.…If you didn't catch on, a lot of…his work relies on humor and parody.…