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Do you ever get confused about tonal values? Here is a free poster to help you make sense of them with a value study.

I created this post to discuss how an artist can think technically about achieving an intended value key discussed in the previous post. This method helps to simplify an overwhelming number of values into a more workable structure at early stages of a painting (a digital one in this case). The loose renderings below are quick head studies from my imagination as they might be lit for dramatic and compositional purposes. I began with this basic head drawing which indicates some of the major…

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Meybis Ruiz Cruz on Instagram: "Day3 Demo @lagaleriaroja workshop. This time using a simplified value structure approach to render, to make a study more manageable Step1. Create a value structure using only two grays, one for shadows and another one for mid tones. Step2. Blend and enrich values within the previous structure (you’ll need some darker shadow and I between grays. Step3. Add color to your base, or on top using overlay as blending mode: keep in mind some color variation;) Step4…

The New Masters Academy Beginners Program helps aspiring artists start their artistic journey on the right foot. Your expert instructors will gently guide you to an understanding of drawing fundamentals. In this sixth lesson of the series, renowned illustrator and educator, Mark Westermoe, will teach you the time-honored practice of plaster cast drawing. You will […]

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Value study