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Value
Value is the range of light to dark in a work of art.
A video about Value
![Sketch Arrow 2](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ded01db1a17e1ecb49112a7147c6823b.png/v1/fill/w_142,h_165,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Sketch%20Arrow%202.png)
Value can be better understood when it is visualized as a scale.
![7-step-value-scale.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a723f7_ce3821fc4d9e460590e91e27790b78d8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_600,h_167,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/7-step-value-scale.png)
This is a Value Scale
![Sketch Arrow Down](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a87dd79f90279f26618e7ae933078301.png/v1/fill/w_59,h_95,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Sketch%20Arrow%20Down.png)
Retrieved from: https://helloartsy.com/value-scale/
Value scales can also be made using color.
![7-step-value-scale-red.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a723f7_8de8d8b0693c4c08a122792bdc7592f1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_600,h_167,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/7-step-value-scale-red.png)
Retrieved from: https://helloartsy.com/value-scale/
Shading
Value in drawings is described as shading.
![14717432_1237227586316438_4313894121656811520_n(1).jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a723f7_53b09bafea114499b60c9173ece21809~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_1029,h_775/fill/w_527,h_397,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/14717432_1237227586316438_4313894121656811520_n(1).jpg)
Types of shading:
![IMG_0412.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a723f7_941c47b5c85146e0abff52b73c864c9d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_594,h_459,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/IMG_0412_JPG.jpg)
Hatching
Cross-Hatching
Stippling
Shading on objects:
![shading-forms_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a723f7_656a3e4a163745b0b6709b3b3e3e6f96~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_11,w_578,h_520/fill/w_574,h_516,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/shading-forms_edited.jpg)
Tones, Tints, & Shades
![IMG_0413.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a723f7_6e55fa4bc39b40fc95782e42dc40e074~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_673,h_520,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/IMG_0413_JPG.jpg)
Color + White = Tint
Color + Gray = Tone
Color + Black = Shade
Artists Using Value
![mc esher drawing hands.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a723f7_c725161e7b7c4486bfcbfa793ae3e8db~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_679,h_565,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/mc%20esher%20drawing%20hands.jpeg)
M.C. Escher, Drawing Hands, 1948
Retrieved From: https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.54237.html
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Rufino Tamayo, Women of Tehuantepec, 1939
Retrieved from: https://artclasscurator.com/elements-of-art-examples/#color
![unnamed.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a723f7_9bb773f94a5f43708158e1545f8a4830~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_721,h_552,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/unnamed.jpeg)
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