Value
Value is the range of light to dark in a work of art.
A video about Value
Value can be better understood when it is visualized as a scale.
This is a Value Scale
Retrieved from: https://helloartsy.com/value-scale/
Value scales can also be made using color.
Retrieved from: https://helloartsy.com/value-scale/
Shading
Value in drawings is described as shading.
Types of shading:
Hatching
Cross-Hatching
Stippling
Shading on objects:
Tones, Tints, & Shades
Color + White = Tint
Color + Gray = Tone
Color + Black = Shade
Artists Using Value
M.C. Escher, Drawing Hands, 1948
Retrieved From: https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.54237.html
Rufino Tamayo, Women of Tehuantepec, 1939
Retrieved from: https://artclasscurator.com/elements-of-art-examples/#color
Rembrandt, The Three Trees, 1643
Retrieved From: https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-three-trees-rembrandt-harmensz-van-rijn-dutch-b-1606-d-1669-printmaker/QwHHOos3gEoECQ?hl=en