For learners (beginners or experienced artists alike), this class visits the impact of “value” in coloring your artwork. By introducing a strong spectrum of dark and light values within your color choices, it will make your painting come to life with form, depth, shadows and highlights.
It’s a simple concept that can be overlooked by newer artists especially. A lack of color value can leave an artist wondering what their painting is missing. With simple application of this knowledge, it can quickly result in vibrant paintings, stronger feeling of light and shadow (atmopshere). Overall, if this is a style you like, it will make your paintings feel more finished.
A brief series of video to explain:
- what value is,
- when applied (tinting/shading), how it affects colors,
- how to identify the quality of values in your artwork through a greyscale lens.
- Plus a short project painting with values to experience the difference a limited versus full spectrum value range.
This class is ideal for digital artists, as the project does demonstrate painting in a digital environment, but the principles apply to any medium. This is a principle that applies to the reality of color all around us!
