Examples of value in art

The idea was to some up with a creative way of creating a scale with 11 values from black to white and everything in between. The human eye can only see 44 different values in between black and white. Apparently the most a person has ever created without using a computer is 12. Here are 11.

The concept of value in art is better understood with a few visual examples. After all, the definition in words can be tricky to understand. Value (also known as tonal value or tones) is: “the relative lightness or darkness of a color”. Ok… Great! A description like that doesn’t exactly help you visualize what value

Like the Value Landscapes posted earlier this month, this lesson was inspired by Miriam at Arteascuola. However, these were "painted" with pixels on the computer rather than regular paintbrushes. Each year 4 student completed their own landscape in less than 10 minutes but still had valuable experience with using tone to create depth within a two dimensional artwork. After we observed and discussed the scenes created by Miriam's students the children took turns at making their own value…

To continue our journey to discover the colors, with the year 7 classes, we painted landscapes in tempera tonal gradation. The forms that become more clear to the horizon can give a sense of distan…

Element of Art: Value because of the shading from white to grey to black.

Understand the essence of value in drawing! Explore tonal ideas, practice exercises, and reference examples to enrich your artwork. Discover how the elements of art, especially value, play a crucial role in creating captivating drawings. Find value examples and more in this article!

Examples of the elements of art! Line, Shape, Value, Form, Space, Color, and Texture! Done with several different mediums.

Shading techniques: 1 and 2:

Element of Art - Form