The definition of Value according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary is:
the relative lightness or darkness of a color, the relation of one part in a picture to another with respect to lightness and darkness.
When people think of value they usually think of the range between black and white. Well, color has a value too. I will show you how you can do this by showing you a little trick I figured out. In my video I explain this too, but, color a piece of paper with the colors of the rainbow, for time sake, I found a picture online:
I took a picture of it instead of just copy and pasting it to show you my trick. Now change the mode on your camera to "black and white" now take a picture again:
Are you surprised by what colors are dark and which are lighter? I know I am always surprised that red is dark. But, it makes sense if you heard in my video that when adding red to a lighter pigment like yellow, it dominates the yellow. So, if you are painting an image and you do not think you got the value right and know you need to add some lightness to the image, take a picture in "black and white" mode with your camera. That will show you if you need to add more value and where and how.
Like last time, I kept walking by the painting I am showing you in the video and I realized I need to add more. So next week, I will keep working on the orange to get it just right before I work on the slice.
I also wanted to add the link to the article I talk about in the end of the video about the history of paint. It is very interesting and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Also do not forget to watch the video here:
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