we are going to make a 3 dimensional turkey for thanksgiving! they will be made out of clay. Now, when we form the bird out of clay....we say that there is no contrast! Everything will just be gray! look at these birds that were just made out of clay? would you say that there is high or low contrast here?
there is no {low} contrast here but look what happens when a bird is painted this is an example of high contrast!
here is an example of the type of thanksgiving bird we will make
by not painting the head area, we create contrast. we use a sharpie to create "an eye " and by painting the beak yellow...it stands out as well. Do you see how "contrast" works?
here are some examples of student works.....is there high or low contrast here?
The example to the left shows us very little contrast between the bird and the plate. a few shadows help us see this bird. the bird on the right is a little easier to see. there is higher contrast! This is due to the use of the light color of the clay, contrasted against the darker "shadows" and the darker table top.
Don't you agree that it is very hard to see the birds on the plates? it is easier to see the bird near the black shirt! is that due to high or low contrast? the bird to the right "stands out" because the background is a little darker. but how about the details on this bird? do you think that by adding a little paint, we might see some higher or lower contrast?
after forming our turkey... we begin to develop the "contrast" by painting the bird brown...and then contrast that with a yellow beak, and possibly...a red gobbler! we finish by using a black sharpie to make the eyes!!