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{{Nihongo|'''Nōtan'''|濃淡}} is a Japanese [[design]] concept<ref>{{Cite web |date=Apr 27, 2022 |title=Nōtan in Art: An Intro to the Japanese Concept of Composition |url=https://www.masterclass.com/articles/notan}}</ref> involving the play and placement of light and dark elements as they are placed next to the other in the [[Composition (visual arts)|composition]] of [[art]] and [[image]]ry.
==Uses==
This use of light and dark translates shape and form into flat shapes on a two-dimensional surface. Nōtan is traditionally presented in [[paint]], [[ink]], or cut [[paper]], but it is relevant to a host of modern-day image-making techniques, such as [[lithography]] in [[printmaking]], and [[rotoscope|rotoscoping]] in [[animation]].
==See also==
* [[Negative space]]
*[[Gestalt psychology]]
*[[Yin and yang]]
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==References==
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==Further reading==
*''Composition: A Series of Exercises in Art Structure for the Use of Students and teachers '' by [[Arthur Wesley Dow]] (1899)(1855)
*''Notan: A Virtual Art Academy building block'' by [[Barry John Raybould]], MA (2004/2010) [http://www.virtualartacademy.com/notan.html Course on Notan]
*''Notan: The Dark-Light Principle of Design'' by [[Dorr Bothwell]] and [[Marlys Mayfield]] (1968/1991)
*''The Interaction of Color'' by [[Josef Albers]] (1963)
*''Perception and Imaging'' by [[Richard D. Zakia]] (1997/2001)
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090514094138/http://artcafe.net/?p=117 Notan: Design in Light and Dark by Sharon Himes]
* [https://www.virtualartacademy.com/notan/#What_is_Notan_Design/?p=118 A guide to Notan: The What Why and How]
* [https://drawpaintacademy.com/notan/?p=119 Notan – What It Is And How To Use It In Art]
== References ==
[[Category:Japanese art]]
[[Category:Design]]
[[Category:Painting techniques]]