Value Scales Exercise

This exercise helps you draw a range of values. We will practice different shading techniques: graphite blending, colored pencil blending, colored pencil hatching, ink pen hatching, ink pen crosshatching, ink pen scribbling, ink pen stippling 
   You'll need:
  • Plain white drawing paper (8.5"x11")
  • Drawing Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Tortillon (blending stick)
  • Colored Pencils (Purple, Blue, Orange, Yellow)
  • Ink Pen 

Borders

VIDEO DEMONSTRATION OF BORDERS
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MEASURING THE BORDERS
  •  1/4" BORDERS ON FOUR SIDES
  • LONG SIDE MARKS AT:
    • 1/4"
    • 1 1/2"
    • 1 3/4"
    • 3"
    • 3 1/4"
    • 4 1/2"
    • 4 3/4"
    • 6"
    • 6 1/4"
    • 7 1/2"
    • 7 3/4"
    • 9"
    • 9 1/4"
  • USE THE RULER WIDTH TO MAKE THE VERTICAL MARKS IN THE WIDE SPACES ONLY
  • LABEL THE SMALL SPACES:
    • PENCIL BLENDING
    • COLORED PENCIL BLENDING
    • COLORED PENCIL HATCHING
    • INK PEN HATCHING
    • INK PEN CROSSHATCHING
    • INK PEN SCRIBBLING
    • INK PEN STIPPLING
  • YOUR NAME IS IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER BORDER AREA

Pencil Blending

VIDEO DEMONSTRATION OF PENCIL BLENDING
Pencil Blending should not have any visible pencil lines left when finished. The values should be equally different from each other across the value scale.
  • START WITH BOX 3 (THIRD FROM LEFT)
    • LIGHTLY FILL THE BOX IN ONE DIRECTION
    • LIGHTLY FILL THE BOX IN A SECOND DIRECTION
    • LIGHTLY FILL THE BOX IN A THIRD DIRECTION
    • BLEND WITH TORTILLON
  • BOX 2 (SECOND FROM LEFT)
    • USE 5 LAYERS OF LIGHT PRESSURE FILLING THE BOX
    • BLEND WITH TORTILLON
  • BOX 1 (LEFT MOST BOX)
    • USE 7-8 LAYERS OF LIGHT PRESSURE FILLING THE BOX
    • BLEND WITH TORTILLON
  • BOX 4 (FOURTH FROM THE LEFT)
    • USE 3 EXTRA LIGHT LAYERS
    • BLEND WITH TORTILLON
  • BOX 5 (FIFTH FROM THE LEFT)
    • USE 2 EXTRA LIGHT LAYERS
    • BLEND WITH TORTILLON
  • BOX 6 (THIRD FROM THE RIGHT)
    • USE 1 EXTRA LIGHT LAYER
    • BLEND WITH TORTILLON
  • BOX 7 (SECOND FROM THE RIGHT)
    • USE THE TORTILLON ONLY - LIGHT PRESSURE
  • BOX 8 (RIGHT MOST BOX)
    • LEAVE EMPTY

Colored Pencil Blending

VIDEO DEMONSTRATION OF COLORED PENCIL 
Using two complementary colored pencils, like purple and yellow.
Box 1 is seven layers of purple.
Box 2 is 6 purple, 1 yellow.
Box 3 is 5 purple, 2 yellow.
Box 4 is 4 purple, 3 yellow.
Box 5 is 3 purple, 4 yellow.
Box 6 is 2 purple, 5 yellow.
Box 7 is 1 purple, 6 yellow.
​Box 8 is 7 yellow.

Colored Pencil Hatching

VIDEO DEMO OF COLORED PENCIL HATCHING

Use four colored pencils: purple, blue, orange, yellow.
Hatching is a shading technique using parallel lines.
​The lines in these boxes are close but not touching and go in the same direction.

Box 1 is all purple.
Box 2 is half purple, half blue.
Box 3 is all blue.
Box 4 is 2/3 blue, 1/3 orange.
Box 5 is 2/3 orange, 1/3 blue.
Box 6 is all orange.
Box 7 is half orange, half yellow.
Box 8 is all yellow.

Ink Pen Shading Techniques

VIDEO DEMO OF INK PEN SHADING TECHNIQUES
Use the ink pen from the supply bag.
For each value scale, try to create a consistent amount of value that matches the pencil blending value scale at the top of the page.

Hatching is a series of parallel lines that travel in the same direction and do not touch.

Crosshatching is two sets of hatching lines that cross over each other.

Scribbling is an irregular curving mark that haphazardly fills the space.

Stippling is a single dot mark (not a dash - go slowly and softly).