Thursday, October 11, 2007

Value and Tone



Value and Tone

a.degree of lightness or darkness in a color.
b.the relation of light and shade in a painting, drawing, or the like.
a quality of color with reference to the degree of absorption or reflection of light; a tint or shade; value.
10.that distinctive quality by which colors differ from one another in addition to their differences indicated by chroma, tint, shade; a slight modification of a given color; hue: green with a yellowish tone.
11.Art. the prevailing effect of harmony of color and values.

they show value and tone because of the lights/darks that create the image, such as the tree outline

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