In my continual pursuit to “ improve my craft,” I recently watched an instructional DVD. The artist discussed the benefits of painting a preparatory value study of the chosen subject matter. The idea is to determine the range of values (degrees of light and dark of each color) of the chosen image by painting the subject, not in color, but in a range of grays. The grays should correspond to the values of the colors in the subject. The first image is my value study, which I numbered in reference to the gray scale. The second painting is the image with colors that are the value of each gray. This practice, naturally, takes time on the front end, but would save time with color application because the artist would have a definite idea about color application. No time would be wasted experimenting with color choice. Eric Rhodes said it well. ‘The expression “Practice makes perfect”is a lie. Practice makes permanence. Be sure to practice correctly.’ When it comes to values, I have a lot of unlearning to do.
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