Student Gallery
Choose a photograph that shows light and dark values. Draw a picture of it, using both the lightest and darkest values. Use the value scale you made on page 25 to compare
values in the photograph.
YOU WILL NEED
Artists are unique in the way they handled values. Look at the values in your reference photo when planning how you will use value.
Drawing pencil Vinyl eraser Drawing paper Drawing board Pencil sharpener
Above, Kendal Dehnart uses different values in
the lines she drew. Lines showing the
REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WHEN DRAWING Find a book on a favorite subject that includes good photographs. Subjects could be: Sharks Space flight Trucks Ballet
edges of the horse and his rigging are dark and heavy, while lines showing the edges of the man are light. In the middle work, Jared Baughn uses light, middle, and dark values. Ariel Ellis, in the work at right, makes a dark value in the background. This makes the ballerina stand out.
LOOK BACK! Did you find a photograph of something you enjoy? Were light and dark values used in the drawing?
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