J06 - How to Use a Value Map

Intermediate |5 Pages - 8 Illustrations

OK! So your drawing subject is lightly sketched. You now want to add shading. But, how do you know where to add each of those light, medium, and dark values? A little tool called a value map is used by many accomplished artists to figure out the correct placement of values in drawings (or paintings)!

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