iamthenight. colormeblack

[aks9]

nice work on the studies! nice work with the shapes especially : )

i gotta say though: when doing value studies, i think its really important that the values you choose correspond as closely as possible to an approximation of the values in the piece you're studying. in these studies, you've used the exact same 3 values for light, neutral, and dark, irrespective of the actual values in the study pieces, not really matching them, making these more of a study in shapes and composition than in values.

for it to be a more effective value study in which you can get a better sense of how the relations of different values produce different effects, then as far as i know you have to be trying to get as close to the actual values as you can.

here's what i mean:




my examples aren't perfect but i hope you get the gist of what i'm trying to say. it applies especially to the white.
adding an adjustment layer set to black/white can help with seeing the values clearer to check if youre getting a match

i darkened the background too because if one of the values bleeds directly into the background it also breaks the shapes, the canvas limit is part of the composition, helps close off the pieces so it's important

hope thats helpful