{"id":11977,"date":"2021-06-11T19:11:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T01:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/?p=11977"},"modified":"2022-05-16T08:11:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T14:11:43","slug":"how-to-paint-values","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/how-to-paint-values\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Paint Values: The 1st Fundamental of Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Learning how to paint values is the most important fundamental you need to know to create realistic art. If you want to paint without limitations, then you need to understand how to paint values.At Evolve Artist, we teach student artists <a href=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/the-curriculum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a simple method for creating realistic paintings<\/a> and how to paint values is the first of four fundamentals taught in the Evolve Artist method.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Evolve's Four Fundamentals of Art: Values, Edges, Perception, Color \" data-id=\"12034\" width=\"629\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"354\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Four Fundamentals of Art: Values, Edges, Perception, Color\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1-YT-Values-Slide-DNA.png\" data-width=\"629\" data-height=\"354\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"\">Value is the first fundamental of art taught in the Evolve Artist method.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Value is how light or how dark something is.\" data-id=\"12035\" width=\"629\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"354\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Definition of Values in Fundamentals of Art\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2-Slide-Values-Definition.png\" data-width=\"629\" data-height=\"354\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To create art without limitations, you need to understand values.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"t-1607198867041\">What is value?<\/h2>\n<p>Value is how light or how dark something is. It has two determining factors:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>what it&#8217;s made of and<\/li>\n<li>how the light interacts with it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"t-1607198867042\">How to Paint Values to Create Form: White Cube, Gray Cube<\/h2>\n<p>When we look at the following image, our brains immediately tell us that we&#8217;re looking at a white cube and a gray cube.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A photo of a white cube and a gray cube depicts values in art.\" data-id=\"12037\" width=\"629\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"354\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Values depicted in photo of white cube and gray cube\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/4-YT-Values-Slide-Cubes.png\" data-width=\"629\" data-height=\"354\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">At first glance, this image looks like a white cube and a gray cube.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, look at the same image, but this time without the values:<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two gray hexagons: without value, images lack form\" data-id=\"12038\" width=\"765\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Flat Gray Cubes: Image without Values\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/5-YT-Values-Slide-Gray-Cube-Flat.png\" data-width=\"765\" data-height=\"430\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Without values, images lack form.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As you can see, these images no longer look like cubes. They look like flat hexagons.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Adding values to these gray hexagons add form and make them look like cubes\" data-id=\"12039\" width=\"629\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"354\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Values Flat Gray Hexagons to 3D Cubes\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/5-6-YT-Values-Slide-Cubes.gif\" data-width=\"629\" data-height=\"354\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Values are essential in creating form in your paintings.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Without that second component of value, &#8220;how the light interacts with it,&#8221; we can\u2019t recognize the object that we want to create. That&#8217;s how important values are.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image of white cube is made up of three values of gray\" data-id=\"12041\" width=\"765\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"White Cube Three Gray Values\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/7-YT-Values-Slide-Cube-Values.png\" data-width=\"765\" data-height=\"430\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The \u201cwhite\u201d cube in this image is, in reality, made up of three values.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Your brain wants to tell you that the cube on the left is &#8220;white.&#8221; In reality, it is made up of three values.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A photo of a white cube and a gray cube depicts values in art.\" data-id=\"12037\" width=\"765\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Values depicted in photo of white cube and gray cube\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/4-YT-Values-Slide-Cubes.png\" data-width=\"765\" data-height=\"430\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The values in this image cause us to perceive these cubes as having form.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you look closely at the \u201cwhite\u201d cube, you can see how dark the shadow is on the right plane. And yet, our brains still tell us that the whole cube is white. That&#8217;s pretty incredible. When our brains process these values, they perceive these cubes as having form (in other words, they don&#8217;t look flat anymore). The cubes look three-dimensional. There&#8217;s an illusion that&#8217;s happening, and in order to learn how we can create that illusion ourselves, we need to understand how to see values.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Evolve Artist uses a Four-Value Scale\" data-id=\"12042\" width=\"765\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Four Value Scale vs 11 Value Scale\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/8-YT-Values-Slide-Value-Scales.png\" data-width=\"765\" data-height=\"430\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Evolve Artist\u2019s Four-Value Scale<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"t-1607198867043\">Evolve Artist\u2019s Four-Value Scale<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Artists will often use a value scale for matching their values in art. You may have seen a 9-value scale, a 10-value scale, or 11-value scale, but that&#8217;s usually overkill. It over-complicates the process if you want to gain a fundamental understanding of values. Here&#8217;s why: the mark of a master is not in how complicated they make it, but in how simple they make it seem. We are much better off starting with a simpler, four-value scale, and this is how Evolve teaches.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Simplify Values with Evolve's Four Value Scale\" data-id=\"12043\" width=\"765\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Value Scales Simplified to Four Values\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9-YT-Values-Slide-Value-Scales-X.png\" data-width=\"765\" data-height=\"430\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Evolve\u2019s Four-Value scale simplifies value.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In reality, there is an infinite range of values and our eyes can see about a thousand steps of those values. The value scale simplifies this infinite range into just a few components.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"t-1607198867044\">How to See and Simplify Values: Light &amp; Shadow&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">You might be wondering, \u201cHow do we match all of those values if we only have four values to pick from?\u201d Answer: we don&#8217;t. This is essential. We don&#8217;t match value to value. If we did, we would just be complicating the process again, trying to match each individual value. With only four values to choose from, we have no choice but to simplify, processing the values with a greater understanding of how this all works. Imagine looking at someone&#8217;s face for all of its beauty and complexity and saying, oh, that&#8217;s simple. There&#8217;s nothing to it. That is mastery. That is understanding. And that&#8217;s what you want to pursue so that you can create art without limitations.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Look at the kind of work that you can create with a simple understanding of how to paint values:<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vacant Shadows Painting by Evolve Artist Student\" data-id=\"12044\" width=\"375\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"211\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Vacant Shadows Painting Evolve Artist\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/10-YT-Values-Slide-Vacant-Shadows-Painting.png\" data-width=\"375\" data-height=\"211\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A painting by a student of Evolve Artist using vacant shadows.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This is a &#8220;vacant shadows&#8221; painting. Look at how all of these shadows are just one value. It&#8217;s just the tone of the canvas and all of the lights have been painted in. That is simplicity. And you cannot do that without a true understanding of values.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"How to paint values using Evolve Artist's four-value scale uses two shadows and two lights.\" data-id=\"12045\" width=\"629\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"354\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Value Scale with Two Shadows and Two Lights\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/11-YT-Values-Slide-Value-Scale.png\" data-width=\"629\" data-height=\"354\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The four-value scale assigns two values for shadow and two values for light.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"t-1607198867045\">How to Paint Values to Capture Form<\/h2>\n<p>So, how do you simplify values? Remember that second component of value: &#8220;how light interacts with it.&#8221; Light and shadow play a critical role in determining the value of a subject.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Values in image of two cubes simplified using shadows and lights\" data-id=\"12047\" width=\"765\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Two Cubes in Shadows and Lights\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/12b-YT-Values-Slide-Cubes-L-S.png\" data-width=\"765\" data-height=\"430\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Simplify values by breaking it down into light and shadows.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image of white and gray Cubes broken down into four values\" data-id=\"12046\" width=\"765\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"White and Gray Cubes in Light and Shadow\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/12a-YT-Values-Slide-Cubes-L-S-2.png\" data-width=\"765\" data-height=\"430\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In this image, the \u201cwhite\u201d and \u201cgray\u201d cube are broken down into just four values.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Start by breaking your reference image down into light and shadow and make it so that you can only assign the two darkest values to your shadows and the two lightest values to your lights.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Many examples of Evolve Students' work using the four value scale\" data-id=\"12048\" width=\"629\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"354\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Student Paintings Using Four Value Scale\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/13-YT-Values-Slide-Student-Paintings.gif\" data-width=\"629\" data-height=\"354\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Evolve Artist students\u2019 work using the four-value scale.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The paintings above are the results of our students\u2019 work in the Evolve program, painting with only four values. See how three-dimensional they look? Then, once you start adding values for highlights and reflections, you&#8217;re going to be amazed with the level of realism that you can put into your work. In summary, if you want to gain a fundamental understanding of value, simplify your reference image into only four values. Simplicity creates powerful impressions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" id=\"t-1623424310491\">How to Paint Values to Create Depth<\/h2>\n<p>Now you can also use values to create depth&#8211;to create a depth of field, to make something feel like it&#8217;s receding off into the distance, and to make something else feel like it&#8217;s coming forward. This photo is an example:<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Objects further away are closer in value to the background\" data-id=\"12058\" width=\"765\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Value Creates Depth \" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/14a-YT-Values-Slide-Depth-0.0.png\" data-width=\"765\" data-height=\"430\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Evolve Artist\u2019s Daniel Folta in a photo showing how depth is created by value.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When you look at the mountains in this photo, you can see how they get lighter and lighter as they recede into the distance. They&#8217;re becoming lighter because they are becoming more like the sky. Think about the amount of atmosphere in between the camera and that mountain way in the back. What we&#8217;re seeing here is that the further away an object is, it will become closer in value to the background or the overall environment that it&#8217;s in. The second thing we can learn from this is that objects that have more contrast grab our attention. They pull more forward while things that have less contrast recede into the distance.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo shows that high contrast pulls forward and low contrast pushes back\" data-id=\"12059\" width=\"629\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"354\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Values Create Depth in Contrast\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/14b-YT-Values-Slide-Depth-0.01.png\" data-width=\"629\" data-height=\"354\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Objects with less contrast recede into the distance.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">So how do we apply these concepts of depth of field into our paintings? Look at this painting, <em>The Bohemian<\/em>, by Bouguereau:<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dark and Light Values Depicted in Foreground and Background of Bouguereau's &quot;The Bohemian&quot;\" data-id=\"12061\" width=\"629\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"354\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Values show depth in Bouguereau\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/15a-YT-Values-Slide-Depth-1.2.png\" data-width=\"629\" data-height=\"354\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dark and light values in the foreground and background of Bouguereau\u2019s <em>The Bohemian<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Now, see how it is broken up into its background and its foreground. Let\u2019s take the brightest and darkest values in the background and put them next to each other and also do the same for the foreground.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Can you see the difference in contrast between the foreground and background? The foreground has high contrast and the background has low contrast. Not only are the buildings small, but the values are telling us that they are far off in the distance and that the girl is up front.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If I took that background and without increasing the size of the buildings, just increased the contrast, look at how it pulls forward:<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Increased contrast in Bouguereau's painting changes focal point\" data-id=\"12062\" width=\"765\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Values show depth in painting with Increased Contrast\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/15b-YT-Values-Slide-Depth-2.png\" data-width=\"765\" data-height=\"430\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Increased contrast in the background of Bouguereau\u2019s <em>The Bohemian<\/em> alters the focal point of the painting.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The building is now competing for attention with the girl&#8217;s face.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When we go back to what Bouguereau had originally done, you can see how the focus is all on the girl. Our eyes can relax and we can soak in this painting because of that nice value relationship.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Value creates depth in comparison of varied contrast in background of painting\" data-id=\"12066\" width=\"629\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"354\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Values show depth comparison in contrast\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/17-YT-Values-Slide-Depth-5.png\" data-width=\"629\" data-height=\"354\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A comparison of varied contrast in the background of Bouguereau\u2019s <em>The Bohemian<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you&#8217;re struggling to see this painting for its values, because of the color, here it is in black and white:<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Black and white comparison of contrast in background to create depth\" data-id=\"12063\" width=\"765\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Values create depth black and white painting\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/16-YT-Values-Slide-Depth-34.gif\" data-width=\"765\" data-height=\"430\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The use of values changes the perception of depth in an image as seen here in Bouguereau\u2019s <em>The Bohemian<\/em> in black and white.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">You can see how the buildings fall away as the values become more muted and the contrast is decreased the further you look into the background.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"t-1607198867047\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There&#8217;s your crash course on values, the first of the four fundamentals that we teach in the Evolve Artist method. If you found this post insightful and you want to get more content like this, then check us out on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/evolveartist\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"outline: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> and follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/evolveartist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. And if you are serious about wanting pro-level art skills, then check out Evolve Artist. We have a program that is designed for you. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Happy painting!<\/p>\n<p>This post is a part of our Fundamentals of Art series. Subscribe to receive a notification for the second fundamental of art: edges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning how to paint values is the most important fundamental you need to know to create realistic art. If you want to paint without limitations, then you need to understand how to paint values.At Evolve Artist, we teach student artists a simple method for creating realistic paintings and how to paint values is the first [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":12070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":"<div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p>Learning how to paint values is the most important fundamental you need to know to create realistic art. If you want to paint without limitations, then you need to understand how to paint values.<br><br>At Evolve Artist, we teach student artists <a href=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/the-curriculum\/\" target=\"_blank\">a simple method for creating realistic paintings<\/a> and how to paint values is the first of four fundamentals taught in the Evolve Artist method.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fba59393\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-12034 tcb-moved-image\" alt=\"Evolve's Four Fundamentals of Art: Values, Edges, Perception, Color \" data-id=\"12034\" width=\"629\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"354\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Four Fundamentals of Art: Values, Edges, Perception, Color\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1-YT-Values-Slide-DNA.png\" data-width=\"629\" data-height=\"354\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fdb942c2\"><\/span><p 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tve_no_icons tve-jump-scroll\" data-target=\"#t-1607198867041\" jump-animation=\"smooth\" data-element-name=\"Number Level 1\" data-level=\"0\" data-css=\"tve-u-60bf900b349cb9\"><span class=\"tve-toc-disabled\">1<\/span><\/div><a href=\"#t-1607198867041\" class=\"tve-toc-anchor tve-jump-scroll\" jump-animation=\"smooth\">What is value?<\/a><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve-toc-heading tve-toc-heading-level0 tve_no_icons\" data-tag=\"H2\" data-css=\"tve-u-60bf900b349b29\" data-element-name=\"Heading Level 1\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve-toc-number tve-toc-number0 tve_no_icons tve-jump-scroll\" data-target=\"#t-1607198867042\" jump-animation=\"smooth\" data-element-name=\"Number Level 1\" data-level=\"0\" data-css=\"tve-u-60bf900b349cb9\"><span class=\"tve-toc-disabled\">2<\/span><\/div><a href=\"#t-1607198867042\" class=\"tve-toc-anchor tve-jump-scroll\" jump-animation=\"smooth\">How to Paint Values to Create Form: White Cube, Gray Cube<\/a><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve-toc-heading tve-toc-heading-level0 tve_no_icons\" data-tag=\"H2\" data-css=\"tve-u-60bf900b349b29\" data-element-name=\"Heading Level 1\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve-toc-number tve-toc-number0 tve_no_icons tve-jump-scroll\" data-target=\"#t-1607198867043\" jump-animation=\"smooth\" data-element-name=\"Number Level 1\" data-level=\"0\" data-css=\"tve-u-60bf900b349cb9\"><span class=\"tve-toc-disabled\">3<\/span><\/div><a href=\"#t-1607198867043\" class=\"tve-toc-anchor tve-jump-scroll\" jump-animation=\"smooth\">Evolve Artist\u2019s Four-Value Scale<\/a><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve-toc-heading tve-toc-heading-level0 tve_no_icons\" data-tag=\"H2\" data-css=\"tve-u-60bf900b349b29\" data-element-name=\"Heading Level 1\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve-toc-number tve-toc-number0 tve_no_icons tve-jump-scroll\" data-target=\"#t-1607198867044\" jump-animation=\"smooth\" data-element-name=\"Number Level 1\" data-level=\"0\" data-css=\"tve-u-60bf900b349cb9\"><span class=\"tve-toc-disabled\">4<\/span><\/div><a href=\"#t-1607198867044\" class=\"tve-toc-anchor tve-jump-scroll\" jump-animation=\"smooth\">How to See and Simplify Values: Light &amp; Shadow&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve-toc-heading tve-toc-heading-level0 tve_no_icons\" data-tag=\"H2\" data-css=\"tve-u-60bf900b349b29\" data-element-name=\"Heading Level 1\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve-toc-number tve-toc-number0 tve_no_icons tve-jump-scroll\" data-target=\"#t-1607198867045\" jump-animation=\"smooth\" data-element-name=\"Number Level 1\" data-level=\"0\" data-css=\"tve-u-60bf900b349cb9\"><span class=\"tve-toc-disabled\">5<\/span><\/div><a href=\"#t-1607198867045\" class=\"tve-toc-anchor tve-jump-scroll\" jump-animation=\"smooth\">How to Paint Values to Capture Form<\/a><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve-toc-heading tve-toc-heading-level0 tve_no_icons\" data-tag=\"H2\" data-css=\"tve-u-60bf900b349b29\" data-element-name=\"Heading Level 1\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve-toc-number tve-toc-number0 tve_no_icons tve-jump-scroll\" data-target=\"#t-1623424310491\" jump-animation=\"smooth\" data-element-name=\"Number Level 1\" data-level=\"0\" data-css=\"tve-u-60bf900b349cb9\"><span class=\"tve-toc-disabled\">6<\/span><\/div><a href=\"#t-1623424310491\" class=\"tve-toc-anchor tve-jump-scroll\" jump-animation=\"smooth\">How to Paint Values to Create Depth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve-toc-heading tve-toc-heading-level0 tve_no_icons\" data-tag=\"H2\" data-css=\"tve-u-60bf900b349b29\" data-element-name=\"Heading Level 1\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve-toc-number tve-toc-number0 tve_no_icons tve-jump-scroll\" data-target=\"#t-1607198867047\" jump-animation=\"smooth\" data-element-name=\"Number Level 1\" data-level=\"0\" data-css=\"tve-u-60bf900b349cb9\"><span class=\"tve-toc-disabled\">7<\/span><\/div><a href=\"#t-1607198867047\" class=\"tve-toc-anchor tve-jump-scroll\" jump-animation=\"smooth\">Conclusion<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-divider tve-vert-divider\" data-style=\"tve_sep-1\" data-color-d=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" data-css=\"tve-u-60bf900b349d10\" data-thickness-d=\"1\"><hr class=\"tve_sep tve_sep-1\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fba7cd1d\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-12035 tcb-moved-image\" alt=\"Value is how light or how dark something is.\" data-id=\"12035\" width=\"629\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"354\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Definition of Values in Fundamentals of Art\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2-Slide-Values-Definition.png\" data-width=\"629\" data-height=\"354\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fba7ea22\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper wp-caption-text thrv-inline-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">To create art without limitations, you need to understand values.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><h2 class=\"\" id=\"t-1607198867041\">What is value?<\/h2><p>Value is how light or how dark something is. It has two determining factors:<\/p><ol class=\"\"><li class=\"\">what it's made of and<\/li><li class=\"\">how the light interacts with it.<\/li><\/ol><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><h2 id=\"t-1607198867042\" class=\"\">How to Paint Values to Create Form: White Cube, Gray Cube<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p>When we look at the following image, our brains immediately tell us that we're looking at a white cube and a gray cube.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbaa70a3\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-12037\" alt=\"A photo of a white cube and a gray cube depicts values in art.\" data-id=\"12037\" width=\"629\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"354\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Values depicted in photo of white cube and gray cube\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/4-YT-Values-Slide-Cubes.png\" data-width=\"629\" data-height=\"354\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper wp-caption-text thrv-inline-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">At first glance, this image looks like a white cube and a gray cube.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p>Now, look at this image, this time without the light shining on it:<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbac3e83\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-12038\" alt=\"Two gray hexagons: without value, images lack form\" data-id=\"12038\" width=\"765\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Flat Gray Cubes: Image without Values\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/5-YT-Values-Slide-Gray-Cube-Flat.png\" data-width=\"765\" data-height=\"430\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper wp-caption-text thrv-inline-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Without values, images lack form.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">As you can see, these images no longer look like cubes. They look like flat hexagons.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbaebff6\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-12039\" alt=\"Adding values to these gray hexagons add form and make them look like cubes\" data-id=\"12039\" width=\"629\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"354\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Values Flat Gray Hexagons to 3D Cubes\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/5-6-YT-Values-Slide-Cubes.gif\" data-width=\"629\" data-height=\"354\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper wp-caption-text thrv-inline-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Values are essential in creating form in your paintings.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">Without that second component of value, \"how the light interacts with it,\" we can\u2019t recognize the object that we want to create. That's how important values are.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbb0ad3b\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-12041 tcb-moved-image\" alt=\"Image of white cube is made up of three values of gray\" data-id=\"12041\" width=\"765\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"White Cube Three Gray Values\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/7-YT-Values-Slide-Cube-Values.png\" data-width=\"765\" data-height=\"430\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbb0b79c\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper wp-caption-text thrv-inline-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The \u201cwhite\u201d cube in this image is, in reality, made up of three values.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">Your brain wants to tell you that the cube on the left is \"white.\" In reality, it is made up of three values.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbb1beb0\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-12037 tcb-moved-image\" alt=\"A photo of a white cube and a gray cube depicts values in art.\" data-id=\"12037\" width=\"765\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Values depicted in photo of white cube and gray cube\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/4-YT-Values-Slide-Cubes.png\" data-width=\"765\" data-height=\"430\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbb1c693\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper wp-caption-text thrv-inline-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The values in this image cause us to perceive these cubes as having form.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">If you look closely at the \u201cwhite\u201d cube, you can see how dark the shadow is on the right plane. And yet, our brains still tell us that the whole cube is white. That's pretty incredible. When our brains process these values, they perceive these cubes as having form (in other words, they don't look flat anymore). The cubes have the illusion of looking 3-dimensional, and in order to learn how we can create that illusion ourselves, we need to understand how to see values.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbb2ef8a\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-12042\" alt=\"Evolve Artist uses a Four-Value Scale\" data-id=\"12042\" width=\"765\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Four Value Scale vs 11 Value Scale\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/8-YT-Values-Slide-Value-Scales.png\" data-width=\"765\" data-height=\"430\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper wp-caption-text thrv-inline-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Evolve Artist\u2019s Four-Value Scale<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><h2 id=\"t-1607198867043\" class=\"\">Evolve Artist\u2019s Four-Value Scale<\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\">Artists will often use a value scale for matching their values in art. You may have seen a 9-value scale, a 10-value scale, or 11-value scale, but that's usually overkill for when you're learning. It over-complicates the process if you want to gain a fundamental understanding of values. Here's why: the mark of a master is not in how complicated they make it, but in how simple they make it seem. We are much better off starting with a simpler, four-value scale, and this is how Evolve teaches.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbb3f499\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-12043\" alt=\"Simplify Values with Evolve's Four Value Scale\" data-id=\"12043\" width=\"765\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Value Scales Simplified to Four Values\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9-YT-Values-Slide-Value-Scales-X.png\" data-width=\"765\" data-height=\"430\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper wp-caption-text thrv-inline-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Evolve\u2019s Four-Value scale simplifies value.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">In reality, there is an infinite range of values and our eyes can see about a thousand steps of those values. The value scale simplifies this infinite range into just a few components.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-columns\" style=\"--tcb-col-el-width:629.195;\"><div class=\"tcb-flex-row v-2 tcb--cols--1\"><div class=\"tcb-flex-col\"><div class=\"tcb-col\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><h2 id=\"t-1607198867044\" class=\"\">How to See and Simplify Values: Light &amp; Shadow&nbsp;<\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\">You might be wondering, \u201cHow do we match all of those values if we only have four values to pick from?\u201d Answer: we don't. This is essential. We don't match value to value. If we did, we would just be complicating the process again, trying to match each individual value. With only four values to choose from, we have no choice but to simplify, processing the values with a greater understanding of how this all works. Imagine looking at someone's face for all of its beauty and complexity and saying, \"Oh, that's simple. There's nothing to it.\" That is mastery. That is understanding. And that's what you want to pursue so that you can create art without limitations.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Look at the kind of work that you can create with a simple understanding of how to paint values:<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbb5c41a\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-12044 tcb-moved-image\" alt=\"Vacant Shadows Painting by Evolve Artist Student\" data-id=\"12044\" width=\"375\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"211\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Vacant Shadows Painting Evolve Artist\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/10-YT-Values-Slide-Vacant-Shadows-Painting.png\" data-width=\"375\" data-height=\"211\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbb5e4d7\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper wp-caption-text thrv-inline-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">A painting by a student of Evolve Artist using vacant shadows.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">This is a \"vacant shadows\" painting. Look at how all of these shadows are just one value. It's just the tone of the canvas and all of the lights have been painted in. That is simplicity. And you cannot do that without a true understanding of values.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbb77008\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-12045 tcb-moved-image\" alt=\"How to paint values using Evolve Artist's four-value scale uses two shadows and two lights.\" data-id=\"12045\" width=\"629\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"354\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Value Scale with Two Shadows and Two Lights\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/11-YT-Values-Slide-Value-Scale.png\" data-width=\"629\" data-height=\"354\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbb78adb\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper wp-caption-text thrv-inline-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The four-value scale assigns two values for shadow and two values for light.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><h2 id=\"t-1607198867045\" class=\"\">How to Paint Values to Capture Form<\/h2><p>So, how do you simplify values? Remember that second component of value: \"how light interacts with it.\" Light and shadow play a critical role in determining the value of a subject.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbb8dc24\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-12047\" alt=\"Values in image of two cubes simplified using shadows and lights\" data-id=\"12047\" width=\"765\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Two Cubes in Shadows and Lights\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/12b-YT-Values-Slide-Cubes-L-S.png\" data-width=\"765\" data-height=\"430\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper wp-caption-text thrv-inline-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Simplify values by breaking it down into light and shadows.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbb9c33a\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-12046\" alt=\"Image of white and gray Cubes broken down into four values\" data-id=\"12046\" width=\"765\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"White and Gray Cubes in Light and Shadow\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/12a-YT-Values-Slide-Cubes-L-S-2.png\" data-width=\"765\" data-height=\"430\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper wp-caption-text thrv-inline-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">In this image, the shadows have been darkened to show the separation between light and shadow.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">Start by breaking your reference image down into light and shadow and make it so that you can only assign the two darkest values to your shadows and the two lightest values to your lights.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbbb0281\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-12048\" alt=\"Many examples of Evolve Students' work using the four value scale\" data-id=\"12048\" width=\"629\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"354\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Student Paintings Using Four Value Scale\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/13-YT-Values-Slide-Student-Paintings.gif\" data-width=\"629\" data-height=\"354\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper wp-caption-text thrv-inline-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Evolve Artist students\u2019 work using the four-value scale.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">The paintings above are the results of our students\u2019 work in the Evolve program, painting with only four values. See how three-dimensional they look? Then, once you start adding values for highlights and reflections, you're going to be amazed with the level of realism that you can put into your work. In summary, if you want to gain a fundamental understanding of value, simplify your reference image into only four values. Simplicity creates powerful impressions.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><h2 dir=\"ltr\" class=\"\" id=\"t-1623424310491\">How to Paint Values to Create Depth<\/h2><p>Now you can also use values to create depth--to create a depth of field, to make something feel like it's receding off into the distance, and to make something else feel like it's coming forward. This photo is an example:<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbbd34b8\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image tcb-moved-image wp-image-12381\" alt=\"Objects further away are closer in value to the background\" data-id=\"12381\" width=\"369\" data-init-width=\"1908\" height=\"209\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Objects further away closer in value to background\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/14a-YT-Values-Slide-Depth-0.0.png\" data-width=\"369\" data-height=\"209\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-17c0e8ac91d\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-inline-text wp-caption-text\">Evolve Artist\u2019s Daniel Folta in a photo showing how depth is created by value.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">When you look at the mountains in this photo, you can see how they get lighter and lighter as they recede into the distance. They're becoming lighter because they are becoming more like the sky. Think about the amount of atmosphere in between the camera and that mountain way in the back. What we're seeing here is that the further away an object is, it will become closer in value to the background or the overall environment that it's in. The second thing we can learn from this is that objects that have more contrast grab our attention. They pull more forward while things that have less contrast recede into the distance.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbc09041\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-12383\" alt=\"Photo shows that high contrast pulls forward and low contrast pushes back\" data-id=\"12383\" width=\"369\" data-init-width=\"1907\" height=\"209\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Values Create Depth in Contrast\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/14b-YT-Values-Slide-Depth-0.01.png\" data-width=\"369\" data-height=\"209\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-inline-text wp-caption-text\">Objects with less contrast recede into the distance.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">So how do we apply these concepts of depth of field into our paintings? Look at this painting, <em>The Bohemian<\/em>, by Bouguereau:<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbc212a9\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-12061\" alt=\"Dark and Light Values Depicted in Foreground and Background of Bouguereau's &quot;The Bohemian&quot;\" data-id=\"12061\" width=\"629\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"354\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Values show depth in Bouguereau\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/15a-YT-Values-Slide-Depth-1.2.png\" data-width=\"629\" data-height=\"354\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper wp-caption-text thrv-inline-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Dark and light values in the foreground and background of Bouguereau\u2019s <em>The Bohemian<\/em>.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">Now, see how it is broken up into its background and its foreground. Let\u2019s take the brightest and darkest values in the background and put them next to each other and also do the same for the foreground.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Can you see the difference in contrast between the foreground and background? The foreground has high contrast and the background has low contrast. Not only are the buildings small, but the values are telling us that they are far off in the distance and that the girl is up front.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">If I took that background and without increasing the size of the buildings, just increased the contrast, look at how it pulls forward:<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbc415cb\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-12062\" alt=\"Increased contrast in Bouguereau's painting changes focal point\" data-id=\"12062\" width=\"765\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Values show depth in painting with Increased Contrast\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/15b-YT-Values-Slide-Depth-2.png\" data-width=\"765\" data-height=\"430\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper wp-caption-text thrv-inline-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Increased contrast in the background of Bouguereau\u2019s <em>The Bohemian<\/em> alters the focal point of the painting.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">The building is now competing for attention with the girl's face.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">When we go back to what Bouguereau had originally done, you can see how the focus is all on the girl. Our eyes can relax and we can soak in this painting because of that nice value relationship.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbc59454\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-12066 tcb-moved-image\" alt=\"Value creates depth in comparison of varied contrast in background of painting\" data-id=\"12066\" width=\"629\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"354\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Values show depth comparison in contrast\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/17-YT-Values-Slide-Depth-5.png\" data-width=\"629\" data-height=\"354\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbc5b151\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper wp-caption-text thrv-inline-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">A comparison of varied contrast in the background of Bouguereau\u2019s <em>The Bohemian<\/em>.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">If you're struggling to see this painting for its values, because of the color, here it is in black and white:<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-179fbc6b71a\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-12063\" alt=\"Black and white comparison of contrast in background to create depth\" data-id=\"12063\" width=\"765\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Values create depth black and white painting\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/16-YT-Values-Slide-Depth-34.gif\" data-width=\"765\" data-height=\"430\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper wp-caption-text thrv-inline-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The use of values changes the perception of depth in an image as seen here in Bouguereau\u2019s <em>The Bohemian<\/em> in black and white.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">You can see how the buildings fall away as the values become more muted and the contrast is decreased the further you look into the background.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><h2 class=\"\" id=\"t-1607198867047\">Conclusion<\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\">There's your crash course on values, the first of the four fundamentals that we teach in the Evolve Artist method. If you found this post insightful and you want to get more content like this, then check us out on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/evolveartist\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tve-froala\" style=\"outline: none;\">YouTube<\/a> and follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/evolveartist\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">If you are serious about wanting pro-level art skills, then check out Evolve Artist. We have a program that is designed for you. Join Evolve <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3kTlJcL\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Happy painting!<\/p><p><br><\/p>This post is Part 1 of our Fundamentals of Art series. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/how-to-paint-values\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/how-to-paint-edges-second-fundamental-of-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tve-froala\" style=\"outline: none;\">HERE<\/a>&nbsp;to read about edges,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/how-to-see-like-an-artist-third-fundamental\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tve-froala\" style=\"outline: none;\">HERE<\/a>&nbsp;to read about perception, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/how-to-simplify-color-4th-fundamental\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tve-froala\" style=\"outline: none;\">HERE<\/a> to read about color.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","tve_custom_css":"@media (min-width: 300px){[data-css=\"tve-u-60bf900b349c51\"] { --tve-toc-indent:15px; max-width: 500px; float: none; padding: 20px 15px 15px !important; margin-left: auto !important; margin-right: auto !important; --tcb-local-color-73dde:var(--tcb-skin-color-0)  !important; 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