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pixelstains β€” 7 Types of Contrast You Should Know as an Artist

Published: 2014-11-29 21:46:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 9722; Favourites: 165; Downloads: 378
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An article about contrast in visual art hopefully providing you some insights into the thought process of a painter.

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Comments: 10

MelisaOngMiQin [2021-01-09 10:53:25 +0000 UTC]

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Priestess06 [2020-05-11 00:13:34 +0000 UTC]

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bbk29 [2016-11-08 20:27:22 +0000 UTC]

And Thanks to Itten and the Bauhaus :

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Nintendraw [2016-01-13 00:30:35 +0000 UTC]

Very useful!
The only thing I'm kinda confused about is the very last bit... So for a harmonious picture, should yellow and purple take up 25 and 75% of the canvas respectively? (Obviously, not in solid blocks, and I guess the values of each would affect the ratio.)

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pixelstains In reply to Nintendraw [2016-01-13 11:30:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!
Yup that is correct

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FrenchGentleman [2016-01-06 22:23:59 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting, many thanks for sharing !

Bye !

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pixelstains In reply to FrenchGentleman [2016-01-09 09:57:12 +0000 UTC]

cheers!

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ilustrandobrando [2015-03-14 09:13:42 +0000 UTC]

espaΓ±ol

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sevenofeleven [2015-02-15 17:39:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the tutorial.

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pixelstains In reply to sevenofeleven [2015-02-16 15:55:31 +0000 UTC]

my pleasure, I hope it was useful

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