Art-Value

Value

Value in art refers to the degree of lightness and darkness of a tone.

A chart that demonstrates the changing values of a tone on a scale of steps running from dark to light.

*Another name for value is tonality.*Basically how dark or light something is.

ShadingHatchingCross Hatching

To create volume and 3 dimensional space. With a range of darks and lights and beginning with white and ending in black, value can produce a convincing sense of mass and volume in a drawing.

*Shading is usually done by either lightly or firmly pressing your pencil while filling in a space.*Hatching is a method of producing value that involves using short/long or thick /thin lines.*Cross Hatching is a method of prducing value that uses criss crossing lines.

Definition

Value Scale

Trivia

How to achieve Value

Use for Value

Achieving Value

Rembrandt self portrait

Mona Lisa by Leonardo di Vinci

Winnie the Pooh and Piglet Drawing by Shepard