Painting values lesson

Learn how to start a painting with the first three (light, medium and dark) color values, in order to help create a realistic sense of light from the start.

Join George Strickland with his opinion on the importance of values and how the key to mastering values is to simplify them.

The foundation of most good paintings is their value structure or notan structure. Learn how to add interest to your paintings with dominant values.

Learn how making thumbnail sketches and using them as value studies helps you create winning painting compositions. How to sketch the value and tone relationships and how to create an interesting composition by testing out value and tone of your masses. Tips to plan a good painting.

Learn how to see the different values in your reference photos and how to transfer them to your artwork. Understand what value is in art.

Unlock the secrets to creating accurate color values in your painting, by learning how to establish value in color, so to convey a realistic sense of light!

Color maestro, Carol McIntyre, shares exercises to help painters in seeing colors as values. She believes it is s trained skill.

3 Watercolor value exercises to help you improve the quality of your paintings. One of the biggest factors that differentiates a novice and an experienced watercolor artist is the translation of values in their work. An experienced watercolor artist knows how to portray values accurately. In this article you'll find 3 value exercises to help you improve.

Learn all about tonal values in painting and drawing and how to create a sense of light and dark in your own paintings. Tonal value scale