Lesson: Elements of Art 3

Instructions

  1. On page 3 of your zine, draw a color-centered picture using your theme.
  2. On page 4 of your zine, draw a value-centered picture using your theme.

Sketchbook

  1. Use the Prompt Generator.
  2. Describe what value means in artwork.
  3. What is a hue?

Color and Value

Hue is the base color with no black or white added. Red is a hue, pink is a tint made by adding white, and burgundy is a shade made by adding black.

Color
What we see when light reflects off an object. Color includes hue, the color name, and saturation.
Value
The lightness or darkness of a color, such as shading from bright white through grays to deep black.
Colorful poster illustrating the element of art color
Purple poster illustrating the element of art value
Seven-step value scale from white through progressively darker red tints to red