Creating The Value Scale

Creating the value scale was a bit of a task with a pencil. I had never really done something like this before so it became a bit of a challenge for me to get the shades how I wanted.

However, I did my best with it and got, what I feel, was the best shading possible.

Unfortunately, I was hit with a nasty ear infection and body cold that kept me bedridden for the week so I didn't have the strength to go out and get acrylic paint for the second part of the assignment. I fully understand that a grade reduction is necessary  but I wanted to at least get the strength to get up and do part of it so I can get partial credit.

I have to be honest, I watched the videos and I didn't really find much about them interesting. The only thing I found remotely interesting was the idea of all the different colors you can make by just mixing them together.

There is one other thing actually. When I was a kid, I remember having an art teacher who always tried to tell us students that black was "the absence of color". Well, from the looks of everything, including the video, I see that that is a load of crock.

Black isn't the absence of color, it's the over-presence of color.