1. What does the word
value mean to you?

2. Look at these two images:
What is the same? What is different? Why?

3. Three- Dimensional: An image that is
shaded with many values to create the
illusion of a form.
Two- Dimensional: Flat image without
any dimension or shading, using only
line.

4. Value Scale What does the world value mean?
Try and make a connection between your
warm up and this value in drawing....

5. Value Notes
Flat Value: one solid value Graded Value: a smooth transition from light to dark values Hi-key(high contrast): values1-4 Mid-key: values 4-7 Low-key: values 7-10

7. Examples of Value in Drawings

10. Shading with Pencil Tips
Pay attention to the pressure on your paper.
Use the side of your pencil, not tip
Don’t push hard with the pencil, rather go over the same area many times for a smooth realistic look.

11. Homework
Choose an image that represents you, your passions or interests in life.
Choose an image that is close up, has detail and very clear values.
Challenge yourself, you will be breaking the image down into small squares so don’t be afraid to pick something “hard”.

12. Examples of images to choose and not choose..
Yes No

13. Yes No

14. Yes
No No

15. What is Grid Technique
Grids help us make drawings bigger and smaller while still keeping them in proportion.

16. Using a Grid…

17. Chuck Close

20. Grid Mural Project
Each of you are going to get a square of our class grid project.
It is really important that you shade your square as using the values that you see in the original image.
We will put it together and hang it up as a class project in the hallway!