For my Value Assignment, the opposite objects I chose was a rock and feathers. One of the properties of Value is the visual illusion of weight and my attempt of showing this was through contrast. The rock is designed to look heavy compared to the feathers because it is a solid grey while the feathers are see-through or of various transparencies, thus they are made to appear lighter in weight. Things I could've done differently would be to draw the feathers better (look again - don't they look like chili peppers?) and to have the feathers in various sizes instead of just the one.
I learned and love how an image created with just the grey scale can provide such impact and how the use of low and high contrast (especially when overlapped) can draw the attention of an observer.
A risk I took was that instead of floating feathers (which is a common image), I chose a rock to fall from the sky instead of it belonging in its usual habitat, being on the ground. Additionally, I'm trying to communicate that although the rock may initially seem to be stronger than feathers - the feather pile, though soft, will "catch" the heavy rock and provide it with a safe landing.
