Understanding value
David Shevlino
Values are one of the three most fundamental principles in painting and drawing. In this short video, David Shevlino explains what values are, how to see them, why they are so important and what exercises you can use to get to grips with them.
In this Raw Umber's Alla Prima portrait painting video, Lizet Dingemans will be painting a single 1-hour pose of Byuka using oil paints.
In this third video of our new 5-part cast drawing series, Patrick covers values, typical pitfalls and mistakes faced by beginners, and how to make your drawing three-dimensional.
Watch a time lapse of Alastair Brown painting onions alla prima and listen to him talk about his approach and give hints and tips about techniques, tools, and materials.
