1. Studio Art Mrs. Tremblay
Value
Studio Art
Mrs. Tremblay

2. Value: refers to the lightness or darkness of a color in a design.
What does Value mean?
Value: refers to the lightness or darkness of a color in a design.

3. What is the main color in this painting?
What objects does the artist show having lighter values?
What is the main color in this painting?
What objects does the artist show having darker values?
“The Collinton Road- Edinburgh”
by Iain Stewart

4. It is unlike contrast, which stresses sudden
Value Scale
Value Scale – shows a step-by-step change from dark to light or light to dark.
It is unlike contrast, which stresses sudden
changes in elements.

5. Gradation
Gradation is a gradual, smooth change from dark to light or light to dark. It is also known as feathering and blending.

6. Color Showing Value Scale

7. None, Some and Full Value

8. What is the main color in this painting?
What features does the artist show having lighter values?
What is the main color in this painting?
What features does the artist show having darker values?
“St. John the Baptist”
by Leonardo Da Vinci

9. What colors do you see in this painting?
What side (l-r) does the artist show having lighter values?
Why?
What colors do you see in this painting?
What side (l-r) does the artist show having darker values?
Why?
“Autumn on the Kingston Lacy Road”
by Chris Wilmshurst

10. This is PART of an example of your Project
What
are the
THREE
main
colors
You see
in this painting?
What features does the artist show having lighter values?
What features does the artist show having darker values?
“Girl on a Swing”
by Michael Prosper

11. This is PART of an example of your Project
What features does the artist show having lighter values?
What
is a
silhouette?
What features does the artist show having darker values?
EBay Image

12. Your project…. What YOU WILL include: Moon
Ebay Image
Your project….
What
YOU WILL include:
Moon
One color sky showing gradated value scale
Foreground as a silhouette.
3+ autumn themed images
Internet Image
Etsy Image

13. To do first:
Exercise 3:
Exercise 1:
Exercise 2:

14. Exercise 1: Use your pencil to fill in the Value Shading worksheet.
Attach in sketchbook.

15. Exercise 1 Value Scale Gradated Value Scale
Example of circle in Exercise 1 with other shapes.
Creating value to flat shapes creates a three dimensional form.
Light source: Top Front Left
Light source: Top Right
Light source: Back

16. Adding color to make a shape into a from
Exercise 1
Adding color to make a shape into a from

17. Exercise 2:
Use your pencil to fill in the Value Scales Using Lines Worksheet.
Attach in sketchbook.

18. Exercise 2
Examples of Exercise 2: Value scales using lines with an example of how to create a circle into a sphere3D

19. Value scale using line to create 3D objects
Exercise 2
Value scale using line to create 3D objects
Stippling
Scumbling

20. Use your pencil to fill in the value chart. Attach in sketchbook.
Exercise 2:
Use your pencil to fill in the value chart. Attach in sketchbook.

21. Exercise 3:
Use your paint to color in the Value-Tints & Shades-Monochromatic Colors worksheet.
Attach in sketchbook.

22. Color Showing Value Scale
Exercise 3:
Color Showing Value Scale

23. Exercise 3:
Use your paint to color in the Value-Tints & Shades-Monochromatic Colors worksheet.
Attach in sketchbook.

24. Drawing - using hatching and blending
techniques to build tonal values to forms.
3:03 minutes

25. Final Project: Autumn Scene Silhouette
“Everyday is Halloween”
by Michael Prosper

26. “Everyday is Halloween”
by Michael Prosper
Criteria
One background color showing a FULL value scale.
Background shows gradation, blending.
The moon is the lightest value in the background.
Three, or more, objects as silhouettes in the foreground.
Balanced composition
Emphasis, Contrast, and Unity are shown.
Craftsmanship/neatness
Effort and creativity
Signature written in white paint in the bottom right corner.
Behavior, use of class time, and use of materials.

27. Background 12”x18” white oak tag paper. Write your name on the back.
LIGHTLY sketch in where you want your moon.
LIGHTLY sketch in 4 sections following the contour of the moon.

28. Background continued Choose paint color plus white and black.
Paint moon white FIRST (1).
Slowly add your hue to the white as you paint the OUTSIDE of the moon next (2).
Add more white to the next section (3)
This section is your hue ONLY (4).
Next you will add a little black (5).
The last section is black only (6).
TIP: You want to show a gradated value scale. Not like the example below. 1 2 3 4 5

29. Autumn Silhouettes
You will select/create 3, or more, images that go with the autumn theme.
Ideas:
 Nature: Trees, plants, pumpkins, flowers, hills, land,
rocks, etc.
 Animals: cats, wolves, birds, deer, horses, squirrels, etc.
 Objects: house, fence, graveyard, etc.
 Scary: witches, zombies, bats, jack o lanterns, etc.
You can sketch/trace images onto black construction paper.
Images will be cut out using scissors and exact-o blades.
Arrange images onto painted background to create the best composition.
Glue images down onto background.

30. Autumn Silhouettes