1. The Element
Value

2. Write this in sketch book
VALUE
Write this in sketch book
The lightness and darkness of a color, VALUE is a achieved with SHADING. Shading: ADD dark Highlighting: Take away dark/ADD light

3. Value Scale
Value scales can be used as shading practice and as a guide to determine if you achieved the correct values in an artwork.
Good art has a variety of value, from the
blackest black, to the whitest white.

4. The first is STIPPLING, shading with DOTS.
Four ways of shading
The first is STIPPLING, shading with DOTS.

5. Shading with a series of lines going in one direction
HATCHING
Shading with a series of lines going in one direction

6. Shading with a series of lines going in TWO directions
CROSS HATCHING
Shading with a series of lines going in TWO directions

7. Shading by smoothing out the values so they “blend” into each other
BLENDING
Shading by smoothing out the values so they “blend” into each other

12. Value Scale
A stepped value scale from light to dark.

13. Grading Criteria: Your drawing should show a…
Range of values/gradation.
Smooth, even, gradual transitions from dark to light.
Good craftsmanship; no smudges, rough edges or white gaps between values.