Beginner’s Guide to Light and Shadow for Artists

If you are just starting out in painting, one of the first areas I suggest you learn is how light and shadow work. It influences almost everything we do as artists – the colors we use, our compositions, our brushwork, how we render form and so on. It is also one of the few aspects of art … Read more

What Is Value in Art and Why Is It So Important?

Value in art has various meanings, but for the purpose of this post, we will be referring to value in relation to color theory. Value in art is essentially how light or dark something is on a scale of white to black (with white being the highest value and black being the lowest value). It … Read more