"create contrast" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is usually used to describe the effect of comparison between two things, often for the purpose of emphasizing one of the elements. For example, "Using a black and white color scheme to create contrast in the room."
These tints are often exaggerated for dramatic effect or to create contrast.
For a dramatic look, create contrast by painting the moldings a light color or using light-colored furnishings.
In the case of enamel painting, she repeats the same image over and over, adding colors to create contrast and depth.
Young said: "'Paywall' sounds like this prison... undoubtedly, there's a lot of shades of grey – payment isn't a barrier to buying things – but the price has got to be right... you need to create contrast in the market".
Many species are valued as ornamentals for their attractive silvery gray foliage, which is frequently used in horticultural plantings to create contrast or to smooth the transition between intense colors.
The slow or fast harmonic rhythm of a composition helps define its musical character, and by varying the harmonic rhythm within a piece a composer can create contrast, thereby defining sections of musical form.
She found the technique was sometimes used aesthetically to change the colour of the surface and create contrasting decoration.
The exterior walls of the courts and compounds were decorated with horizontal ridge designs (agben) and clay carvings portraying animals, warriors and other symbols of power – the carvings would create contrasting patterns in the strong sunlight.
By persuading this chamber orchestra to play really softly, Harding was able to create contrasts and stirring crescendos of a kind you rarely hear, even from a band twice the size.
Designed by architect Jan Hochhauser, the two-story contemporary employs a series of offset rooflines to create contrasting volumes from one space to the next.
Shades of black or grey were used to create contrasting decorative effects, accentuating the Baroque love of light and shade as demonstrated in (illustration 2).
