Your project for this course will be to create a digital sketchbook filled with value and color studies. Each study will build your skills in color and value, creating a personal reference library you can continue to use and expand as you grow. By completing each step, you’ll deepen your understanding of how values and colors work together, leading to more expressive and impactful artwork.

Project Steps:

Value Studies
Begin by focusing on values. Complete a series of grayscale studies, using values to create contrast and guide the viewer’s eye. Experiment with different reference images to see how varying values can shift mood and composition. Share your progress at this stage to get feedback and insights from others!
Color & Value Studies
Once you’re comfortable with values, start adding color to your studies. In these studies, you’ll practice keeping the structure of your values while bringing in color, learning how hue, saturation, and temperature work within the value framework. Post these studies as you finish them to get feedback and learn from different approaches.
Organize in a Digital Sketchbook
As you complete each study, save it to your digital sketchbook. By the end of the course, you’ll have a full collection of your progress and insights to look back on.

Sharing Your Work
Share each step of your project in the Project Gallery! Getting feedback on your progress along the way will not only improve your skills but also inspire other students to try new techniques. At the end, share your completed digital sketchbook or selected favorite studies for a final round of feedback and celebration of your journey.

Feel free to download my sketchbook here, to have as a reference or color inspiration!

Riso Chan

Painting is fun!

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