Drawing Skills
Shading with Only Three Values
How to shade a drawing with just light, middle and dark, so the form reads before any texture is added.
Tag
value
4 posts tagged "value".
Sketchbook Habits
Thumbnails: Planning a Painting in Small Boxes
How a row of tiny thumbnail sketches lets you test composition and value before a larger painting begins.
Colour Theory
Tints, Shades and Tones: Three Different Changes
The difference between a tint, a shade and a tone, and how each change alters a colour in a different way.
Colour Theory
Value First: Why a Grey Study Saves the Painting
Why a small grey study reveals the drawing before hue gets involved, and how to carry those tones into colour.