ELEMENT—VALUE: High Contrast
Describing FORM: What is the specific communicative strategy? Where is it found?
A high contrast design employs values that are far apart from each other on the value scale.
Immediately, the first things noticed in this picture are the snow and rocks. Here we see the easily recognizable use of high contrast value.
Discussing CONTENT: What does it communicate?
High contrast value is often used to depict a dramatic scene and invoke emotions relating to the moment. Here we see a stark difference between the smooth white snow and jagged black rocks. This contrast gives a sense of a cold, unwelcoming, and dangerous land.
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World of Warcraft Live Screenshot. Blizzard Entertainment. 2018
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