Week Five: Value
1. Check out how these artists use value!
Click on their names to learn more!
Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) – Georgia O’Keeffe was an American painter originally from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin! She used many different values in her flower and desert paintings. Click on her name to learn more about her. |
Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) – Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer which means she wanted to record what was going on around her by taking pictures of it. There are many values of light and dark in Dorothea Lange’s photographs. Click on her name to watch a short cartoon video about Dorothea Lange. |
Chuck Close (1940-present) – Chuck Close is an American painter who used value so carefully his paintings looked like photographs. However, when Chuck Close was in an accident and wasn’t able to use his hands as well, he had to change his entire painting style. That’s when he started using a grid to creating paintings. They are still realistic, they just don’t look like a photograph. Also, Chuck Close’s paintings are HUGE – they would take up an entire wall at Lakeshore! Click on his name to hear Chuck Close talk about himself and his art. |
2. How can you use value in your art? Try out one of the mini-projects below!
Value Landscape
1. Draw 3-4 different wavy horizontal lines. 2. Color the foreground (bottom section) darkest using a pencil, marker, or crayon. 3. Color the middle ground (middle section(s)) slightly lighter as you go up with the same color. 4. Color the background (top section) the lightest value or keep it white. |
Value Balloon Creature
1. Make whatever kind of animal you’d like. If you want a monkey you can follow the steps in the picture below. If you want to make a dog, watch the video below. 2. Outline your balloon animal with a washable marker. 3. Dip a cotton ball/swab or a paint brush into water and spread the marker ink to create lights and darks of the color. |
3. Share what you've created with Mrs. Janke
I'd love to see what you're creating at home! Email me at [email protected] or upload a photo of your art to artsonia.com/class. Find the access code on your at home learning checklist and upload your photo under "Extra Art". Miss you! -Mrs. Janke