e-Video Class - How to Use Value For Dramatic Light In A Composition - Mexican Sunset - Acrylic

         Value Lessons & Painting Class 

Upon purchasing this class you will receive an automatically generated email Order Confirmation containing the links for downloading the class materials and the information for accessing the video lessons.

What Is Value In Painting?

Discover the hidden secrets to creating a

path of light in your paintings!

Introduction to using Value in Painting

The Mexican Sunset Landscape Study is - Training the new artist to 'see' and use values relative to composition.

In regards to composition and creating original paintings, this online painting class is dedicated to the study of light versus shadow. In this artistically important class, students learn about value and light and how it can be used as a pathway of light to create movement through a painting.

Students gain a better understanding for the concepts of Value and Contrast, as well as explore the role they play to create drama and movement in a painting. 

The instructors have developed a step by step process for separating values to show the effects of light on a subject and how the viewer's eye is moved through the composition using light.

How is the class presented?

• Step by step video lessons
• Written text lessons
• Step photographs 
• Instructor feedback and critiques upon request
• Access to the Videos 24/7
• Downloadable class materials

Lesson Outcome

• Learn how to use value to create a path of light in a painting
• Learn how color glazes create depth and dimension
• Learn about layering transparent color for dynamic optical effects
• This class is presented with several well written and detailed text lessons, excellent video tutorials, a wide variety of painting exercises, value scales and color charts to enhance the whole learning experience.
• This class will change the way you look at light.
• Complete one painting - 'The Mexican Sunset' painting by  Artist Linda D. Wise.

If you are really serious about learning to paint and you want to know why you should understand Value...Then this value study might be one of the most important art classes you'll ever take.

Here is why...

• Find out how a better understanding of light and tonal contrast will have a huge impact on your paintings!
• Discover why your paintings lack drama, pizzazz and the 'WOW' factor!
• Learn why your paintings might be looking flat and dull.
• It's because you're not effectively using 'value' in your work!

Are You Ready To Push Your Painting Skills To The Next Level?

Artist and teacher Sharon Hamilton will help you understand the value scale as you learn to see the differences between increments of light and dark. As artists we can never know too much about the concepts of light and value.