Value

Value is the range of lightness and darkness within a picture.

Categories of Values
  • Tint: Adding white to a color
  • Shade: Adding black to a color
  • High-Key: Where a picture is all light values
  • Low-Key: Where a picture is all dark values.
  • Value Contrast: Where light values are placed next to dark values to create strong contrast.
  • Value Scale: A Scale that shows the gradual change in value from its lightest value, white, and to its darkest, black.