1. Value Value is the range of light to dark.
Intro to Value:
Shading Light and Forms:
1, 2, and 3-Point Perspective:

2. Without Light You Would See Nothing
No matter how bright your whitest clothes are, You will not see them in absolute darkness.

3. With a Little Light
Your clothes begin to look gray.

4. As the Light Increases
The white clothes look brighter.

5. Value Scale
The Range of Light to Dark

6. In Black and White Photographs
You can easily see light gray and white.
And areas of medium gray and black.
Dorothea Lange
Migrant Mother

7. White is the Lightest Value
Louise Nevelson
Dawn’s Wedding Chapel IV

8. Black is the Darkest Value
Louise Nevelson
Sky Cathedral

9. And Between is the Unlimited Number of Values

10. Your Assignment Create an even transition from light to dark.
Working each square individually
Put a light source on your paper and begin shading your circle

11. Start with white and black at the ends and then establish a mid-range gray. Gradually expand the chart out till you have 10 values

12. Stippling
Stippling is using dots to create value.

13. Crosshatch Establish a crosshatch pattern at equal distances.
Then adding layers of crosshatch in different directions gradually darkens the plane.

14. Hatching
Using closely spaced parallel lines to create value.

15. You should have a value chart that shows a range of ten steps from white to black.
Dark grays and blacks should not have a shiny surface.
Application of graphite should be evenly applied.

16. Review
What would you see if there was no light?

17. No light =
Black

18. With a little light, your white would look (fill in the blank).

19. Some light =
Gray

20. What is value?

21. Value is =
The Range of Light to Dark

22. What should you see in a black and white photograph?

23. Black and white photo You can easily see light gray and white
as well as areas of medium gray and black.

24. The light value is called what?

25. Adding white =
Increasing the tint.

26. The dark value is called what?

27. When adding black =
You add shade.