Elements of Art: Value, Basics Every Beginner Artist Should Know

This video explains VALUE, one of the Elements of Art. Topics include using value as a means of creating dramatic lighting and contrast, how to create subtlety with value, and fostering an illusion of a broad range of greys. Examples from both art history and contemporary art are shown to illustrate how value works. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Alex Rowe and Cat Huang.

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Clara Lieu was an Adjunct Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design from 2007-2020. Her artwork has been exhibited at the International Print Center NY, the Currier Museum, Childs Gallery, the Davis Museum, and more. Lieu received an artist fellowship from the MA Cultural Council, has written for the NY Times, and lectured at Brown University, the NAEA conference, and in Vancouver & China. She has been profiled in Artsy, Hyperallergic, KPCC, & WBUR.

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[anawieder]

I'm really digging the range of art mediums and era's you're showing here; painting, installation, photography, contemporary, baroque, excellent!!

[oliverferns]

love Prof. Clara's new hairstyle 🤣

[sonnet]

I’m loving all of these Elements of Art videos😍 So far I’ve watched color, value, space (all of my favorite things) then I’ll check out composition. I love that you share all of these artists with us too. It’s like we’re in a real live art class. Chris Van Allsburg’s drawings just took me to another place where I felt like all thing are possible through magic or something lol ty guys so much for another great stream!

[Marnige]

I thought i was imaginating things when I was seeing colour in Chris van allsburg artworks. It felt great to hear Prof. Lieu had the same idea!

[cereal]

I think something very important to know about values, is, that values are relative, in a way. It depends on what level of lightness is paired with the level of darkness.

[anawieder]

I desaturate my paintings with instagram all the time to check the tonal contrast. I do think that colors do have an inherent value range. Red is generally darker than yellow. Purple is inherently darker than red. You can subvert these natural ranges to make a dark yellow ochre, or a very light lavender, but they do have their own inherent value identities

[ashleybrock]

Bummed I missed the live on this one. Nana's work was great, would love to see the series continue!

[marettahamman]

Stephen King's 'House on Maple Street' is one of his most underrated story, and it's based on one of the Chris von Allsburg paintings featured in this video!