The document discusses value, contrast, and the use of light and dark tones in artworks. It defines value as the continuum from light to dark tones, and explains that harder pencils like H pencils make lighter lines while softer pencils like B pencils make darker lines. It also defines high key as works with mostly light values, low key as works with mostly dark values, low contrast as works with mostly middle values, and high contrast as works with extreme light and dark values and few middle tones. Examples are given of works demonstrating these concepts.

1. VALUE

2. VALUE
THE LIGHT
AND DARK
OF ANY
WORK OF
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4. Value Scale

5. Value Scale
• A Continuum of values going from light
values to middle to dark values

6. Drawing Pencils

7. Drawing Pencils
• “H” pencils make lighter value lines.

8. Drawing Pencils
• “H” pencils make lighter value lines.
• “H” means hard - The higher the number, the harder the
graphite.

9. Drawing Pencils
• “H” pencils make lighter value lines.
• “H” means hard - The higher the number, the harder the
graphite.
• “B” pencils make darker value lines.

10. Drawing Pencils
• “H” pencils make lighter value lines.
• “H” means hard - The higher the number, the harder the
graphite.
• “B” pencils make darker value lines.
• “B” means soft - The higher the number, the softer the
graphite.

11. Drawing Pencils
• “H” pencils make lighter value lines.
• “H” means hard - The higher the number, the harder the
graphite.
• “B” pencils make darker value lines.
• “B” means soft - The higher the number, the softer the
graphite.
• “HB”,”H”,”B” and “F”
pencils have a medium value.

12. Pencil Scale
6B 4B 2B B HB H 2H 4H 6H
Softer and Darker Harder and Lighter

13. High Key

14. High Key
• Paintings containing
mostly light values

15. High Key
• Paintings containing
mostly light values
• Creates positive
feelings; spontaneous.

16. Low Key

17. Low Key
• Painting containing
mostly dark values

18. Low Key
• Painting containing
mostly dark values
• Creates dark and
somber feeling;
seriousness

19. Low Contrast

20. Low Contrast
• Art that has
mostly middle
values with few
light and dark
values

21. Low Contrast
• Art that has
mostly middle
values with few
light and dark
values
• Creates a
calm, serene
effect

22. High Contrast
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23. High Contrast
• Art that has mostly
light values and dark
values but few middle
values
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24. High Contrast
• Art that has mostly
light values and dark
values but few middle
values
• Creates very
dramatic effect; eye
catching
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