Lesson 6 of 12 · 10 min

A value scale

Value is how light or dark something is. Getting values right matters more than getting lines right.

1. 1Draw a row of five boxes.
2. 2Leave the first one white. Make the last one as dark as your pencil goes.
3. 3Fill the middle three so each step looks evenly darker than the last.
4. 4Squint at it. Squinting hides detail and shows you values.