5. Value

Ready to use, no prep: teach the element of value with 23 illustrated slides, from the 9-step value scale to shading spheres and cubes step by step. Students practice graphite, charcoal, hatching and stippling, then use value for depth, mood and emphasis.

Ready to use. No prep. Simply beautiful.

Open the file and start teaching. This Value deck is fully finished and classroom-ready, with nothing to build, edit or rearrange, so you can spend your time with students instead of making slides. Every slide is designed in a rich artistic style, with botanical borders, elegant vintage lettering and detailed sketchbook-style illustrations. The drawings and illustrations inside the deck inspire students with new ideas for their own artwork. Professional, polished and as beautiful as the art you teach.

Value is the skill that makes drawings look real. This deck builds it in order: see value, understand light, shade simple forms, then pick a technique.

What’s inside

What is value? The 9-step value scale High key, middle key and low key; value contrast Light source and shadow; the five-part value system Step-by-step: shading a sphere, a cube, cylinders and cones Creating value with graphite and with charcoal Hatching and cross-hatching; stippling and scribble values Value and edge control Value in observational drawing, portraits and figures Value creates depth, mood and emphasis Value in color, fashion and ceramics Value Study Challenge

Ways to use it

Teach a shading unit before still-life or portrait drawing Have students make a value scale and technique chart alongside the slides Assign the Value Study Challenge as an observational drawing

What you get

23-slide PowerPoint (.pptx), 16:9 widescreen Two title slides: one branded, one plain for classroom use An illustrated definition slide Slides are high-resolution images and are not editable

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