Values are, without a doubt, the most vital consideration when you’re creating an image. The full extent of the role that values play in making believable paintings and strong imagery can’t be overstated. They’re the most vital element for conveying solidity, atmosphere and readability within your work.
Much has been said and written on this point in art training, and quite rightly so. It’s almost always the number one area for making improvement in beginner artworks.
When speaking of value, simplicity is important for strengthening our imagery, but this can often be hard to understand and achieve. Here, we’ll go through the basics.
1 THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER VALUES
One simple way to see just how important values are is to isolate them out, as I’ve done in this image. On the
