Value in Paintings; An Important Element of Color

The above is my painting,Outdoor Market and an image of the painting in gray scale (values). The painting is predominantly middle and light values; it has some dark values. The values contribute to a light sunny day and atmosphere.

Value is an important element of color. It is so important that many books and artists consider it a separate element in art. My teacher taught it as an element of color. His view is correct in my opinion. If you alter value, you alter other color elements, i.e intensity. Value in art is white, black and grays. On computer programs, it is called gray scale mode. Value can describe objects, shapes and space. It includes emotional aspects, atmosphere, gloom, happiness and dramatic moods. Value is used to model forms. It is recommended that the focal point in a painting have the lightest light and darkest dark. Paintings should have a dominant value, i.e. dark, middle tones, light.

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The Baroque Era of Art

One of my favourite eras of art is the Baroque era. This era was during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The artists painted images that expressed emotions, i.e. fear, misery, happiness. They were often inspired by dramatic plays. Baroque artists tried to involve viewers as witnesses and not just as onlookers. Artists painting during this era include El Greco, Velazquez, Ribera, Caravaggio, Annibale Carracci, Rubens, Rembrandt, Vermeer and many more. The above painting, The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus, was painted by Rubens around 1618. Rubens shows us brutality and fear. The women’s faces and postures reflect their dread. Even the rearing horses add to the overall scene of terror and aggression.

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Linear Perspective, Color Approach in My Painting, "Covered Bridge"

This is an image of my painting, Covered Bridge, and the image in gray scale (values). The painting is in 2 point linear perspective. I prevented the viewer’s eyes moving immediately into the background using a number of techniques. The front of the bridge is almost parallel to the viewer; very close to 1 point perspective. There are light values on the front roof and on the front left inside of the bridge. There are also trees at the back of the bridge. These elements reduce the competition of the background with the foreground. The sunlight strikes the right side of the bridge and therefore the local color is at the front of the bridge. The color approach is contrast of color temperature. This approach is similar to impressionism. Although my painting is primarily middle values, there are more dark values that you would normally see in paintings by the impressionists.

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