Illustration Class Room

hosted by Tang Ho (Co-hosted by Phoenix,with the assistance of lovable little Lisa)

 

This class room is mainly for people who already have basic skills of drawing. I will not teach any technique. I believe every one have their own style. I will concentrate on composition, balance,emphasis and grammar of a drawing, In short, how well the pictures are telling a story.

Lesson Nine: Contrast

I am Chiwai, last name Phoenix. Since no one has seen a real phoenix before, do not argue about the design of my appearance. I am born when the Time and Space began, so do not ask how old I am. Even if I tell you, you will not comprehend.

This time we shall look at Contrast -- specifically, how subjects contrast with each other.

Two subjects that contrast with each other together will make them both more noticeable. For example, dark vs. light, large vs. small, straight vs. curved, hard vs. soft, chaos vs. order and so on. Contrasting is a technique widely used in good illustrations

The possibilities of combination are limitless. Figuring them all out is impossible... for you mortals at least.

 

 

 

 

Some examples:

 

Shape contrast

 

Dark and light
contrast

 

Color contrast

 

Size contrast

 

Tonal contract

These are only few examples, you can combine any of the different contrast style to create the effect as desired

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