DRAWING AND SHADING WITH TONES AND VALUES in Pen and Pencil Drawings

Drawing Relative Tones and Values

To study values it is best to commence in the house, as the subject you are about to draw can be made simple. Out of doors things are necessarily complicated in light and shade, for everything continually varies.

Drawing and Painting of Tones & Values

Learn all about the addition of values to both black and white as well as color drawings and paintings.

Tones Studies & Exercises for Better Understanding of Light and Shades

Learn about tones by doing the following tones exercises & studies.

Drawing Values and Tones with the Following Drawing Lesson Full of Techniques

Learn how to draw values and tones in objects, shapes, and figures with the following drawing tutorial

How to Draw Values and Tones in Objects

Drawing Lights, Darks, Mid-Tones and Color on 3-Dimensional Shapes and Objects by Learning How to See Values and Tones with the Following Drawing Lesson

How Artists See - Value Scales to Shapes of an Apple

There are a couple of fundamental things that artists must learn in order for their drawings and paintings to look good. Value Scale and Seeing Shapes are two very important fundamental skills to practice and master to make your artwork amazing.

The Importance of Value & Tone in Painting

Little did I know that my drawing background would give me a good foundation in tone, otherwise known as value. Value is how light or dark that color is.

Tone Drawing with Pencil

Also known as 'Value drawing'. Drawing without using line and depending purely on tone, and interpeting what you see in terms of tonal values and textures. Includes many different methods.

Value Drawing is the Secret to Making Your Art Realistic

Becoming skilled in Value Drawing is the secret to making your drawings POP with realism.

How Do I Create Tone In My Pencil Drawings? - To be able to add tone to your pencil drawing, you need to have the correct equipment. A soft pencil such as 3B or 4B can create a wide range of tonal effects. You also need a putty rubber to be able to highlight areas.

Learning to Draw : Adding Tone to Your Drawings - But we do live in a tonal world. What is tone you may say? Well tone is degree of a lightness or darkness that surface is reflecting. A bit like seeing the world as a black-and-white photograph, there is no colour in tone. Just different degrees of darkness or lightness.