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So what I am understanding about the issue of the value of the local colours vs value of light and shadow, is that for the purposes of light and shadow in the overall composition, the local colour values can be kind of ignored, but when it comes to distinguishing the local colours for the purposes of the illustration as a whole, then we can apply those light and shadow decisions to the local colour. Is that more or less correct?
Addendum:
This was really a level up of my understanding:
2-Values: Decide what is more important: Objects or Lighting
3-Values: Decide how to prioritize the information of both Objects and Lighting
Additional Values are used to further clarify the statement being made:
A Fourth Value can help separate within light or within shadow, or can be used to create separation of particular objects to help drive our focus
A Fifth Value could be used to prioritize important plane changes within light or shadow
It really depends on what you want to communicate.
And the bit about "Whispering". Why are you whispering? What's the effect on what you are communicating? Does it add to the overall story or does the viewer miss it? Whisper only if you mean to.
Great demos!
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Let’s take a look at your still life setups and how you chose to simplify them into 2 or 3-value thumbnails.
I’ll look through your submissions and offer guidance on managing detail, separating values clearly, and prioritizing focal areas.
I changed some values to help with the composition. I’m not really sure if I succeeded.
Did some more practice on still life using online references. Overall, I think I'm making more decisions on what value to use, but could improve on simplifying the shapes and ignoring the small details.
The one with the pears was 3 values, but my mid value disappeared in the lighting I guess.
So what I am understanding about the issue of the value of the local colours vs value of light and shadow, is that for the purposes of light and shadow in the overall composition, the local colour values can be kind of ignored, but when it comes to distinguishing the local colours for the purposes of the illustration as a whole, then we can apply those light and shadow decisions to the local colour. Is that more or less correct?
Addendum:
This was really a level up of my understanding:
2-Values: Decide what is more important: Objects or Lighting
3-Values: Decide how to prioritize the information of both Objects and Lighting
Additional Values are used to further clarify the statement being made:
A Fourth Value can help separate within light or within shadow, or can be used to create separation of particular objects to help drive our focus
A Fifth Value could be used to prioritize important plane changes within light or shadow
It really depends on what you want to communicate.
And the bit about "Whispering". Why are you whispering? What's the effect on what you are communicating? Does it add to the overall story or does the viewer miss it? Whisper only if you mean to.
Great demos!
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That sounds right to me. In other words, as we simplify to two or three values for a notan study, we prioritize the shapes made by light and shadow, and group the value of local colors with the closest light or dark value. This helps us see the overall light and dark values of the composition as a whole.
Finally watching the critiques - the last couple of months have been crazy. Thank-you Stan for your input. I will be practicing this more. A lot more.
thankkskssss yoooo, my exams are over, I have a lot of work gonna send them all in couple of days, heheheheheheh.... I am gonna work like machine in this breakkkk... I will redo all the shading assignments as said and send a lot of tonal studies. they are not good looking or something but they are a lot.
Thank you Stan for critique. I am so happy you choose mine. While doing the assignment I was confused. You have cleared my doubts. In the video you had mentioned about the fruit that looked like kiwi, well that is a fruit found in Cambodia called Logan.
Thank you Stan, for the critique. Yep, I did compose and took that photo and later made an omelette out of it (minus a tomato and a chilly).. glad that you liked it. Very grateful for yours and Rachel’s feedback. Thanks, again.
