VALUE RANGE












TONALITY

Is the picture predominantly light or dark?




CONTRAST

Are the contrast in value great or small?


Great contrast


Small contrast

SEPARATION

• Do the values merge one into the other, or are they separate?

• Are the boundary lines blurred or distinct?

CHARACTER OF DARK AREAS

• Is there a single flat surface or are they subtly varied?

EMOTIONAL CONNOTATION

• How does the value affect the mood of the painting?

CHIAROSCUR0

• Italian: “light and dark”

• manipulation of light and dark to create the illusion of volume on a two-dimensional surface

• a type of modeling where a more convincing and subtle representation of reality can be created by imitating a wider range of light intensities