Sketching-People

Chapter Eight
VALUE
Light’s vibrant energy is what creates the subtle shades
on a form for our eyes to see. Light can make anything
beautiful when it illuminates an object’s best qualities
and hides its flaws in the mystery of shadow.
As light plays into a scene, it takes on different
characteristics and helps to create mood.
You can orchestrate the values to control
the mood you want to create, and design the
light and shadows to best convey your idea.
“I never saw an ugly thing in my life:
for let the form of an object be what
it may—light, shade, and perspective
will always make it beautiful.”
– John Constable
ADDING VALUE
Value adds interest to a drawing
because it gives a sense of shape,
form and light. Shading needs to
be used logically to help define
the three-dimensional forms.