Value

Value means relative lightness and darkness whether in color or in black and white. It is easier to see value in black and white than in color. Value is considered in terms of a value scale ranging from white (the lightest) to black (the darkest) with several gradations in between. Light values in a work of art are called high-key dark values that predominates are low-key. Value contrasts may be used in painting and drawing to create effects of light and shadow. This technique is called chiaroscuro which literally means "light/dark"


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