Art 1110
Foundation Design
Grey Scale
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Value (sometimes also referred to as tone) is a term that describes the relative lightness and darkness of a color. This project will give you an opportunity to get a sense of the subtleties between greys as they smoothly transition from white to black while also giving you some more experience with handling gouache and brushes.
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Procedure:
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1. On a sheet of 11 x 14" bristol placed horizontally, measure 5" from top and bottom; 1 1/2" from the sides. This will give you a narrow horizontal rectangle measuring 11" long x 1" high.
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2. Then measure 1" increments within the rectangle so that you have 11 1" x 1" boxes.
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3. Beginning with pure white (the paper) and your very darkest dark in the boxes at either end.
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4. At this point you may use the scale below for reference, or try to find the values on your own
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Start with "black", white, and a middle value grey, then work from white to middle and black to middle
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Due Tuesday 9/26
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