Value studies

Do you ever get confused about tonal values? Here is a free poster to help you make sense of them with a value study.

Value study

Still life value study - 6x6" (demo) A couple of months ago I put out a challenge to anyone who wanted to take on doing 50 value studies in 30 days, ideally from life. We also set up a challenge over on the Daily Paintworks site for those who wanted to simply take one crack at it. (This challenge is still on if you want to join in.) The idea is to use only 4 values (white and black included) to portray your subject. What this forces you to do is make decisions about where values must be…

Handful of value sketches from January.

some values and clors studies from the masters

duktusdigital.de - study 8 value & composition

I created this post to discuss how an artist can think technically about achieving an intended value key discussed in the previous post. This method helps to simplify an overwhelming number of values into a more workable structure at early stages of a painting (a digital one in this case). The loose renderings below are quick head studies from my imagination as they might be lit for dramatic and compositional purposes. I began with this basic head drawing which indicates some of the major…

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The process of planning a composition with a sketch starts with a series of small thumbnail sketches, then progresses to a value study from which you can base your final artwork on. Find out more about how to plan the compostion of an artwork with sketches and value studies in our guide. #compositionsketch #valuestudy #valueinart #valuesinart #beginnerart #artforbeginners #paintingbeginners #howtopaint #paintinglessons