| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:TouchContrast |
| type | Concept, Resource |
| broader | Composition, Formal Analysis, Interpretation, visual art term |
| definition | The juxtaposition of different qualities of paint application within a single work, such as loose, broken marks against sustained, blended passages, used to create visual hierarchy or expressive differentiation. |
| inScheme | Watercolor Criticism Scheme |
| label | Touch contrast |
| scope note | Distinct from textural contrast, which concerns depicted surface qualities; touch contrast refers to the artist's handling and mark-making variation. |
| skos:altLabel | Brushwork contrast, Handling contrast |
| skos:exactMatch | Brushwork |