Value
Value can be used to discuss the importance of elements - bringing a subject to the front of the image as the most immediate item through the proportions of value in the image.
Values can create contrast - light on dark or dark on light, or using complementary colours to bounce off one another - and therefore create interest.
Values can also create harmony and balance in an image - using colours that sit closely together on the colour wheel to make a monochrome or analogous relationship that is pleasing to the eye as the colours naturally sit well together.
Similarly to size and position on the page, value helps to make the illustration read the way that the creator intended.
Value is a technique used to control the eye of the viewer. It can be used in conjunction with these other compositional methods; having an illustration with considered value may not be enough to control the viewer or to construct an effective translation of the message - considering value and cropping, overlapping, line of sight, balance, depth and size would reinforce this dictation of how the image is read.
Value can also be used to create tone and atmosphere, using a very dark palette can make a scene appear moody and mysterious, whereas an illustration flooded with light values would seem more ethereal.
Value can be used to discuss the importance of elements - bringing a subject to the front of the image as the most immediate item through the proportions of value in the image.
Values can create contrast - light on dark or dark on light, or using complementary colours to bounce off one another - and therefore create interest.
Values can also create harmony and balance in an image - using colours that sit closely together on the colour wheel to make a monochrome or analogous relationship that is pleasing to the eye as the colours naturally sit well together.
Similarly to size and position on the page, value helps to make the illustration read the way that the creator intended.
Value is a technique used to control the eye of the viewer. It can be used in conjunction with these other compositional methods; having an illustration with considered value may not be enough to control the viewer or to construct an effective translation of the message - considering value and cropping, overlapping, line of sight, balance, depth and size would reinforce this dictation of how the image is read.
Value can also be used to create tone and atmosphere, using a very dark palette can make a scene appear moody and mysterious, whereas an illustration flooded with light values would seem more ethereal.
Examples
Tin Tin
Herge's illustrations for TinTin are an excellent example of how colour can be used in different ways:
Creates atmosphere in his scenes - stormy, murky to suit the adventure/ pace of the narrative.
Herge used complementary colours to balance the values in his frames. So that the image wouldn't be over saturated by the blue value of a sea, he would introduce the complementary orange in the rest of the scene to play against this.
Herge often used the same scheme throughout his panels of comic for consistency.
Herge's illustrations for TinTin are an excellent example of how colour can be used in different ways:
Creates atmosphere in his scenes - stormy, murky to suit the adventure/ pace of the narrative.
Herge used complementary colours to balance the values in his frames. So that the image wouldn't be over saturated by the blue value of a sea, he would introduce the complementary orange in the rest of the scene to play against this.
Herge often used the same scheme throughout his panels of comic for consistency.
Peter P. Plasencia
Not always about colour but also about values.
Plasencia understands the rules of value and plays with these in his illustrations. Though only using black and white monochrome shades, Plasencia manages to enchant the viewer by highlighting areas of focus and interest in his drawings.
I find his illustrations really inviting because there is so much detail that is hidden within the mid-tones. Plasencia almost flirts with the viewer by showing a little, but not revealing everything. There's tiny things that you don't see at first glance, but have to take a closer look to realise.
In the above image, the characters are the focal point of interest. They have been drawn in the darkest value of black and are positioned on top of the lightest value of white in the image, creating a huge area of contrast. This draws the eye immediately.
The rest of the scene is mostly drawn in mid-tones (the ship, the people on the ship, the water), with dark values accentuating features (ropes, chains on the boat) and light values knocking block areas of into the background. The line of sight follows the ropes up to the boat slowly, investigating the rest of the scene and decoding the story behind it.
Plasencia uses value to describe shape and shade too, Value can be used to comment on weight and power, such as the heaviness of the dark/mid-tone water or the power of the protagonists dressed in black.
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