1. VALUE

2. Value
Value is the relative darkness or lightness of a color, surface, or area

3. Value
A value scale is a gradient with black at one end and white at the other end. Between there are 9 value steps

5. Techniques to create value…
Shading
Blending
Hatching
Cross-hatching
Parallel lines
Scumbling
Stippling

6. Pencil/Charcoal Techniques

7. Shading (with a pencil)

8. (with charcoal and your finger)
Blending
(with charcoal and your finger)

9. Pen/Ink Techniques

10. short linear strokes in a unified direction
Hatching
short linear strokes in a unified direction

11. short linear strokes in 2 or more opposing directions
Cross-Hatching
short linear strokes in 2 or more opposing directions

12. Use a ruler to draw parallel lines

13. * not a figure 8, not a spiral, not overlapping circles
Scumbling
Random scribbling
* not a figure 8, not a spiral, not overlapping circles

14. Precisely placed dots with even spacing
Stippling
Precisely placed dots with even spacing

15. YOU WILL…
On the handout, recreate all of the value scales using – black PEN
Do the techniques neatly
Black at one end and white at the other
Gradual transitions in between
The value scales should be equally half light and half dark