The Key to Realistic Drawings The key to realistic drawings falls rather heavily on one key element. Sure, you should be able to capture a likeness with some competence. That’s a given. But creating a line drawing is one thing. Creating a fully rendered realistic drawing is another thing entirely. That key element is value. […]
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Tints, Shades, Tones
Tints, Shades, Tones Value – Part 2 Tints, shades, and tones. While we’re still on the subject of value, I’d like to very briefly cover a few words you may have heard and maybe even used in the past. You may have even used the words tints, shades, and tones interchangeably, but there is a […]
Value – Part 1
Value – Part 1 What’s the Big Deal? Value is an incredibly important element of art and with good reason. Simply put, it is the lightness or darkness of hues (colors). When dealing with black and white for example, white is the lightest value and black is the darkest. The value halfway between these extremes […]
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