VALUE

ValueWhat is value?•Value is how light or dark an object is (or appears to be)•Value is one of the Elements of Art

Value Can… Create contrast – the difference

between light and dark Create form – the illusion of 3D

shapes Create texture – the surface quality

of an object Create variety – using different

values to create interest in an art piece; variation in value helps “set the mood” of the piece

Value Creating ContrastThe light face next to the dark background creates contrast

Value Creating FormValue creates the sense of eggs on otherwise flat paper

Value Creating TextureValue creates the cat’s fur

Value Creating VarietyThe use of different values in the same drawing creates

variety

Drawing Value

One of the most common ways to learn about value is to make a value scale

Value scales are named by how many boxes there are

Below is a six-part value scale

Your Sketchbook Project for VALUE

Value Scales

Instructions

Get your red sketchbook, a ruler, and a pencil

Create a strip (anywhere on the paper) that is 1” x 7”

1” tall7” long

Next Step…

Use the ruler to divide the box into 1” compartments (You’ll have 7)

Repeat This Process

Use the same process to create two more 1”x7” strips

Divide the strips into 1” compartments

Value Scale

Starting with the second box of your top strip, create the lightest value you can

Make it close to white, but a little darker

Like this!

Value Scales Continued

Continue this process for each square, making it a little darker than the one before it

Your last square should be as dark as you can make it, without pushing hard Don’t push so hard you make it “shiny” or

break your pencil, rip your paper, etc.

Your Second Strip

On your second strip, do the same thing but use the process of hatching and cross-hatching

This means to make lines going in one direction (hatching)

Or many directions (cross-hatching)

Your Third Strip

Do the same thing as the last two, but use the value technique of scumbling/scribbling

This is a technique where overlapping scribbled lines make value

Shading a CIRCLE to look like a SPHERE

5 Areas of Light

Contour lines

When drawing, it’s important to make sure your shading follows the form

If your shading doesn’t follow the form, it will visually flatten what you worked so hard to make appear 3D

SHADE A CIRCLE

On your sketchbook page for value, draw a circle about 3” in diameter.

Shade the circle to make it look like a sphere. Use one of the techniques you used to create your value scales.

Label the 5 Areas of Light

How to shade a sphere tutorial