Tone refers to the degree of lightness or darkness in an area, ranging from bright white to deepest black. How dark or light an object appears depends on its surface properties, color, texture, and lighting. Students are assigned to complete two sustained tonal drawings using a range of values, a page on an artist who works in black and white using tonal range, and additional tonal sketches in their sketchbook using various media.

1. Tonal DrawingsTone refers to the degree
of lightness or darkness
of an area. Tone varies
from the bright white of a
light source through
shades of grey to the
deepest black shadows.
How we perceive the
tone of an object
depends on its actual
surface, lightness,
darkness, colour and
texture.

2. Tonal Range …

4. Sharon Field

5. Anita Taylor

6. Benedict Carpenter

7. Edward Weston

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Deadline: 2nd
October
This week……
-Complete 2 sustained A2 tonal drawings
-Complete a page on an Artist who works in black and
white and uses a good range of tone in their Art work
Extra: Create observational tonal drawings in your
sketchbook in a range of media
(Take further Photographs to draw from if needed)