In this step of adding values to my line drawing I used Photoshop to paint in the values with various greys. Sketching with pencil is usually the way I make a value sketch but when I am demonstrating online sometimes it is easier to use a drawing program like Photoshop.
This step gives me a good idea of where my darkest darks and the lightest lights will be in my painting. When I start my painting with color I know where all the values in the painting are before I start. This step also helps in adjusting any problem areas where it can easily be improved. I will use this value sketch during the painting process to keep the values similiar. The only difference will be my painting will be in color but the values should be similiar to my sketch above. Check back for the next step in painting a seascape.
Thanks, PJ Cook
Oh wow that's amazing. I can really understand what you are saying now and it really makes sense to me.
As I have said I am no artist and my understanding of art is limited to I like it or I don't.
Don't get me wrong I can look at a painting say and see the creativity and hard work that has been placed into it, but I don't understand the process of a painting.
I very much look forward to watching this painting grow before my eyes.
Thank you very much for what I now think will be very good art lessons and will give me a fresh understanding of the art I already know. Regardless of if I like it or not.
Much love
Lia
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Check back for next step in this seascape painting. Thanks