
Value is the lightness or darkness of a color. In these examples, you can see that is evident.
This work by Kenneth Garrett shows a good example of value contrast. He uses different values of the color red in the sky to show the light from the sun, which is in the process of rising or setting. You can really get a sense of the relationship between the light and dark areas. The value in this piece is minimized, which means that the range of values creates a subtle effect. You can hardly tell where the colors change because it just blends right into a different value instantly.

This photograph is by Bill Romerhaus. Unlike the work above, this is in high-contrast. The values of blue in this work are very bold and you can tell that there are many different values between the white of the water in the tide to the dark blue of the water at the deepest point of the tide. The arrangement in the amount of variation in light and dark areas is known as the value pattern. In this work, it really gives the work of art a different emotional feeling. For example, you get an intense feeling of fear in this painting, because you get a sense of the wave crashing down. This is evident because of the light value of the blue. It gives the viewer a sense of motion that the wave is crashing down at an intense speed. If the white was not quite as bright, I do not think it would create such an emotional feeling in this piece.
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