I'm very tardy in posting these. It was a review assignment in graphite, done during the first week of school by my Intermediate and Advanc...
A value study helps artists establish a strong composition. By simplifying the scene into basic light and dark shapes, artists can identify the focal points and create a sense of balance within the painting. Learn more on this from Andy Evansen!
My quilting design class is moving along, and I find I’m getting a lot out of it. Interestingly, there is nothing in it that I didn’t already “know” from reading, but since…
Jekyll Beach Value Study, 6 x 8, oil on panel, L. Daniel © 2016 Workshop Demo - Anderson Fine Art Gallery, St. Simons Island, GA La...
After viewing and savoring my Peggi Kroll-Roberts DVDs, I'm doing the exercises she teaches in them, starting with value studies. To keep it simple and focus on values I used colored blocks for my subject. Above is the last study of the day in which I tried to apply to color what I'd learned by doing the…
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On color value: All of us, beginners and experienced painters alike, can benefit from a refresher course in the bedrock principles of ...
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This is the last post in the series on Notan. I wanted to start with this video of Albala’s. It’s a great introduction to applied notan, and the nuts and bolts of “arranging contrast-patterns” (whatever the contrast might be, whether color, value, texture, etc). Around the 4:00 mark, A
Learn all about tonal values in painting and drawing and how to create a sense of light and dark in your own paintings. Tonal value scale
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Get acquainted with shapes and values. Use these exercises to develop your “artist’s eye” and make the most of your value sketches.
Master tonal values to make your artwork more realistic.
For some time now I've been preoccupied with value. The more I work with it, the more I become convinced that a well observed balance of tones (values) is the key to creating a feeling of light, and by extension form. Frank Reilly reckoned that tones (well, being from the US he called them values
