How to Add Value to a Drawing
Lesson 3
To make a darker value, apply more pressure to the pencil . When applying dark values to the page, be careful not to smear the pencil marks with the side of your hand. Place a small piece of paper under your hand, resting on the paper instead of the drawing.
SOMETHING TO TRY: Make a value scale like the one shown on page 22. Draw five one-inch squares on drawing paper. Leave the first square white. Fill in the last square with the darkest mark the pencil allows. Draw the others as closely as possible to the values shown. Cut out your value scale.
1. Draw a picture in lines.
Draw first using line and shape to place the parts of the picture within the space of the page.
2. Add values to the picture. Look for light and dark by placing the value scale next to different areas. If drawing from real life, hold the scale in the air, overlapping the object, and decide which square it is most like. Once you decide which value to use, draw that value in your picture. Hold the value scale near the drawing if necessary, to see if it is dark enough. To make the darkest values, put more pressure on your pencil.
Add darks and grays using the value scale. Compare the values in the picture to the values in your value scale.
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