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Value and Contrast

Value is the lightness or darkness of a hue or neutral color.

A value scale shows the range of values from black to white and light
to dark.

Contrast is the difference between two or more elements (value,

color, texture) in a composition. Contrast is also the difference
between the lightest and darkest parts of a picture.
In the space below, complete your own value scale that shows a
range from light to dark with your pencil. If you finish early,
experiment with creating a value scale to show the range of one or two
colors.