| Value describes form through light. Value can also be expressive--a literal representation of a subject is not necessarily always the desired intention of a drawing. | ||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||
| Rather than use a full range of values, what happens when we just use a section of our gray scale? |  |
|||||||||||||||||
| Do these pears use a full range of values? | ||||||||||||||||||
| Consider the keys of a piano: how many octaves are there? Does a pianist use every octave in every composition? What happens if she only uses the octave to the far right of the keys? | ||||||||||||||||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
|||||||||||||||
| Examine the range of values used in each of the above drawings. Refer to the gray scale at the top of the page-- which values from the scale does each use? What is the result of using selective values as opposed to a full range? | ||||||||||||||||||
| [back to Value page] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Project Assignments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Back to Table of Contents | ||||||||||||||||||