Value drawing

Value and contrast are essential to giving form to your subject. Having a better understanding of them can help you add a new dimension to your own art. Learn the principle behind adding value and contrast starting with three basic tones - highlight, mid-tone and shadow

The idea was to some up with a creative way of creating a scale with 11 values from black to white and everything in between. The human eye can only see 44 different values in between black and white. Apparently the most a person has ever created without using a computer is 12. Here are 11.

Value scale worksheets are significant tools for budding and seasoned artists as they offer an understanding of the spectrum of tones from light to dark, which further enables them to produce impactful artwork.

UNDERDRAWING. Use your preview tools and a light sketch to indicate the basic shape and scale of the object. If you're working with a symmetrical object, check

You will be completing 2 projects that will help you improve your shading skills.

Value scale project

What is Value and Tone in Drawings? Understanding value and tone in your drawings, and how to use it, will empower you to produce more powerful drawings, and represent what you want in your work more dramatically. This article will provide you with an in-depth description of what value is, and how to utilize it

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These were done by my Intermediate and Advanced 2-d students as a warm up/drawing review at the beginning of the year. I'm just a little tardy getting them posted. My Intermediate class had to do a ten step value scale and my Advanced kids a 15 step scale. They were allowed to be as creative as possible with their subjects that their scales were put into. The whole thing was done in graphite. Above we have senior Michael Chen (Art II) with this very clean piece, and below is senior Crislyn…

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