ValueThe degree of light and dark in a design. It’s the contrast between

black and white and all of the tones in-between Value can be used with color as well.

Value ScaleShows the range in values from black to white and light to dark.

CONTRAST is the extreme changes between values.

GRADATION is the gradual changes between values.

SHADING is when lines or other marks are used to fill in outlines of a sketch, engraving, or painting to represent gradations of color or darkness

Carissa Weber, Untitled, 2003

How does the artist create a convincing illusion of 3-D forms?

Albrecht Durer. An Original Ruler Seated On a Throne. 1445. Pen and Ink

The ELEMENTS of art: value

Refers to the light and dark areas of an art work – CHIRASCURO or contrast

Study of Arms and Hands, Da Vinci 1474

The ELEMENTS of art: value

El Greco: Allegory, Boy Lighting Candle in the Company of an Ape and a Fool The ELEMENTS of art: value

THE MILKMAID(De Melkmeid )c. 1658-1661oil on canvas17 7/8 x 16 1/8 in. (45.5 x 41 cm.)The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The ELEMENTS of art: value