Color concept
Value
The light-dark dimension of color, central to drawing, painting, contrast, and readability.
Core concept Artist and design terminology future
What it is
Value describes how light or dark something appears. Artists often use value to build form and contrast before thinking about hue.
Basics
- A color can change value while keeping roughly the same hue.
- Strong value contrast improves readability and structure.
- Value studies can work entirely in greyscale.