Colour scale

Posts about value art element written by Karen

In celebration of the incredible extension of FF Good we created a A1 sized colour scale poster using four Pantone colours (Pantone Violet, Pantone Green, Pantone Orange 021 and Pantone 806) displaying all 96 styles. The design is a nod to Erik van Blokla…

VALUE DEFINITION: VALUE is the darkness or lightness of a color of greyscale. Value can be use on a 2D SHAPE to make it appear as a 3D FORM. This is called SHADING. Here is an example of shapes before and after adding Value with pencil. When you create value, it should be Smooth, Even, and have Contrast. Take a S.E.C. to check your values. This worksheet is a wonderful way to practice your value scales in a variety of ways. You can print it or make your own scales... Most beginner artists…

Value study

What Does Colour, Hue, Value, Tone, Shade and Tint Mean When Talking About a Painting

“Colorist: A Practical Handbook for Personal and Professional Use” is written by Shigenobu Kobayashi. It’s a useful guide to help you make a conscious decision about the color sch…

Before we start to look at this week’s Technique Tuesday topic of Tonalism, we’re going to start with a mini discussion of two basics that are important to understand when talking about…

Effectively using color means your graphs clearly communicate your data. This post shows how. We summarize and apply visualization research to real-world examples. You can make graphs like these with Plotly’s web app, or APIs for Python, MATLAB, and R. For users who want to securely share graphs and data within a team, or create interactive dashboards, contact us about Plotly on-premise. In other Plotly news: We’ve released maps for our Python API. We’ve released a free version of our…