Tuesday, July 2, 2013

LESSON II: VALUES

In this lesson, we'll be learning about and practicing painting VALUES.


VALUE is a design element that is much underestimated.  Value refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.  In most paintings or drawings, a minimum of three values are used -- light, medium, and dark.

VALUE is also the main means of creating dimension on a flat piece of paper.  Value changes establish an object's form and can also suggest the direction of light in a painting.



This lesson will be divided into 4 parts:


1.  Mini-Workshop -- Painting Values with Layered Washes






2.  Mini-Workshop -- Value First/ Colors 2nd -- Painting a Red Apple







3.  Sketchbook Assignment --    Do a few, or all . . . 







4.  Painting Challenge --






Let's get started . . hopefully, this lesson will be of VALUE to you!


1 comment:

  1. The pictures are visible but no instructions. Is that what you intended?

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