02-13-2017, 02:08 PM
Making a quick post here because I completely forgot to mention one aspect of adding contrast to an image. Contrast isn't quite just making a color lighter or darker. You can also add contrast by simply altering colors. If you ever took some kind of Art Class in school chances are you would've heard about Complimentary Colors.
![[Image: wZhkvh4.png]](http://i.imgur.com/wZhkvh4.png)
Complimentary Colors are exact opposites on a Color Wheel so they have the most Contrast with one another. This is a simple example of how altering colors creates contrast. It doesn't always need to be complimentary colors either. Here is an edit I made to the sprite with alterations almost only to the colors compared with yours
![[Image: MWpjH7x.png]](http://i.imgur.com/MWpjH7x.png)
![[Image: MIoUHZZ.png]](http://i.imgur.com/MIoUHZZ.png)
Again, this is a bit of a more extreme example. You may not always want this much change in hue. It depends on the style you're going for.
Sorry I forgot to mention this in the original post. I wasn't really thinking about it at the time
Complimentary Colors are exact opposites on a Color Wheel so they have the most Contrast with one another. This is a simple example of how altering colors creates contrast. It doesn't always need to be complimentary colors either. Here is an edit I made to the sprite with alterations almost only to the colors compared with yours
Again, this is a bit of a more extreme example. You may not always want this much change in hue. It depends on the style you're going for.
Sorry I forgot to mention this in the original post. I wasn't really thinking about it at the time