Understanding "VALUE" in Charcoal Drawing

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[@MesserCreations]

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[@StClair008]

Tone and value are the same thing. This video gives a confusing definition and makes it seem that tone is intensity. There are three important properties: hue (color), value (tone) and intensity (brightness/dullness). Charcoal is about value since it only uses one color with the same intensity.

[@MesserCreations]

Thank you for your feedback. I know these two terms are used interchangeably a lot. Different artists say different things, so let me clear the air. I use a method where I bring out different intensities of black using tonal values with soft, medium, and hard rated charcoals to accentuate the value scale. This is why I defined tone the way I did. I don’t agree with the idea of value and tone meaning the same thing regarding a monochromatic charcoal drawing. To me tone can be seen in charcoal drawing as a correlation to value. When you have a darker tone you get a lower value. When you have a lighter tone you get a higher value. At the end of the day both of these terms stem from “color theory”. A theory by definition is “an idea that is suggested or presented as possibly true but is not known or proven to be true.” So having said that I think we should all be able to interpret these terms individually, and in a way that works for each of us so we can create the best art we can. I hope that makes sense, cheers! 😊

[@runestone2011]

Tone is not the same as value. Shade (adding blacks), tone (adding greys) and tint (adding whites) all individual parts of values. The proper term for intensity is saturation.