Contrast is where two or more elements that have opposite characteristics are placed together. It is not as simple as black versus white or solid shapes versus fine lines or even the combination of ...

The very shapes an artist uses in an image dictate, to a great degree, the mood, feel and ideas that the scene will communicate. We’ve looked at this already in terms of specific details, but it’s no ...

Positive shapes are the shapes of actual objects. Negative shapes are the areas between these objects. The way positive and negative shapes act together creates the atmosphere of a composition. Artist ...