Artistic Secrets to Painting Tonal Values
Color is probably one of the first things you notice when you look at a painting. But without at least minimal contrast showing light and dark values, even the brightest colors appear flat and boring. In fact,everyelement of your painting--composition, light and shade, texture ... it all starts with a strong foundation of tonal values.This book will give you a complete,workingunderstanding of how to use values to greatest effect, including how to:- use values to depict form, dimensionality and spatial relationships:- take advantage of the inherent drama of strong value contrasts:- use thumbnail sketches and underpaintings to "map out" values and composition :- use lights and darks as tools to draw the viewer into, and through, your picture:- use values to suggest movement and texture:Step-by-step demonstrations (in watercolor, oil and pastel) show value principles at work. You'll even find a chapter of "fix-it" tricks, along with revision demos that show how to enliven a lackluster image by adjusting values.