It is true that t<span>he first Christian images are complex and narrative.
You have to understand that this was a time when not many people actually knew how to read - reading was taught only to the rich. This is why many peasants couldn't read the Bible or be religiously educated. For this purpose, there were many Christian images which explained scenes from the Bible, giving a certain narrative to educate the crowds.
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1)Value The lightness or darkness of tones or colors. White is the lightest value; black is the darkest.
2)Value<span> is defined as the relative lightness or darkness of a color. It is an important tool for the designer/</span>artist<span>, in the way that it defines form and creates spatial illusions.
3)</span> Contrast<span> is a principle of </span>art. When defining it,art<span> experts refer to the arrangement of opposite elements (light vs. dark colors, rough vs. smooth textures, large vs. small shapes, etc.) in a piece so as to create visual interest, excitement, and drama.
4)</span><span>A complementary color are a set of two colors that are straight across the color wheel from each other. Examples of complements are </span>red<span> and </span>green<span>, </span>blue<span> and </span>orange<span>, and </span>yellow<span> and </span>violet<span>. Neutral colors are created by combining even amounts of complements to create </span><span>muddy earthy tones
5)</span>Chiaroscuro<span>. This is an Italian term which literally means 'light-dark'.</span>
